Smoked Paprika & Garlic Cheesy Mashed Potatoes
These smoky, garlicky, cheesy mashed potatoes are irresistible! Smoked paprika and potatoes are a perfect pair, and in this recipe they make the most incredibly flavorful mash. Let this dish steal the show at your dinner table!
Ingredients
- 680 g (1.5 lb) 1.5lbs potatoes
- 1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 5 cloves of garlic
- 1.5 tsp smoked paprika
- 125 g (1 cup) strong cheddar cheese, grated
- Milk, just as much as needed to get your preferred texture
- Ground black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Boil the potatoes until soft.
- Meanwhile, lightly saute the garlic in olive oil on a low heat, until fragrant. Be very careful not to burn them. Just before you turn off the heat, add the smoked paprika and allow to cook into the oil and garlic.
- Mash or rice the potatoes to your preferred consistency, before adding the garlic and smoked paprika mixture. Use a spatula to get all of the infused oil out of the pan and into the potatoes.
- Add the butter, milk and cheese and stir over very low heat until melted and incorporated.
- Grind in some pepper and mix through.
- Serve!
Serving: 1g, Calories: 358kcal, Carbohydrates: 43g, Protein: 14g, Fat: 16g, Saturated Fat: 7g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g, Cholesterol: 36mg, Sodium: 261mg, Fiber: 5g, Sugar: 2g
