Description
Creamy mashed potatoes with roasted garlic elevate comfort food to a sophisticated side dish. Fragrant roasted garlic infuses rich, smooth potatoes with deep, mellow flavor that delights your palate and complements any main course.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 3 pounds Russet potatoes or Golden Yukon (peeled and quartered)
- 1.5 cups (360 milliliters) heavy cream
- 1 cup (100 grams) Parmesan cheese, shredded
- 4 tablespoons (56 grams) butter, salted
Roasting and Flavoring:
- 2 heads garlic
- 4 tablespoons (60 milliliters) olive oil
- 3 tablespoons (4 grams) fresh thyme
Seasoning:
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Black pepper, freshly ground
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F for roasting garlic.
- Trim the top off garlic heads, exposing the cloves inside.
- Drizzle exposed garlic cloves with olive oil and wrap completely in aluminum foil.
- Roast garlic in the oven for 45 minutes until soft and caramelized.
- Allow roasted garlic to cool, then gently squeeze cloves out of their skins.
- Combine roasted garlic cloves with olive oil in a small mixing bowl.
- Prepare potatoes by peeling and cutting into uniform quarter-sized chunks.
- Place potato chunks in a large pot, covering with cold water by 1-2 inches.
- Bring potatoes to a rolling boil over high heat, cooking for 15-20 minutes until fork-tender.
- Thoroughly drain potatoes, ensuring no excess water remains.
- Transfer potatoes to a large mixing bowl and mash until smooth.
- Return empty pot to stove, adding heavy cream, mashed potatoes, Parmesan cheese, and butter.
- Simmer mixture on low-medium heat for 5 minutes, stirring continuously until cheese melts and ingredients incorporate.
- Transfer to serving dish, drizzle with garlic-infused olive oil.
- Garnish with fresh thyme, cracked black pepper, and additional salt to taste.
Notes
- Roast garlic slowly and carefully to prevent burning, ensuring a sweet, mellow flavor that transforms the potatoes.
- Use starchy potatoes like Russet or Yukon Gold for the creamiest, fluffiest mashed potatoes with the best texture.
- Allow potatoes to steam dry after draining to help them absorb cream and butter more effectively, creating a richer final dish.
- For a lighter version, substitute heavy cream with milk or Greek yogurt and use less butter while maintaining the roasted garlic’s intense flavor profile.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Category: Dinner, Appetizer, Snacks
- Method: Roasting
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 463
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 217 mg
- Fat: 36 g
- Saturated Fat: 16 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 18 g
- Trans Fat: 0.3 g
- Carbohydrates: 28 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 9 g
- Cholesterol: 63 mg