No-Fuss Smashed Potatoes

We celebrated our daughter's birthday this past weekend. I told her that I would make a dinner for her birthday and asked her what she would like. She promptly told me that she would like to have pulled pork and buttered noodles. I thought that it was simple enough, but not everybody is a fan of buttered noodles in the house (that includes me).

Now I know that everybody likes potatoes in the family, so I wanted to make some potatoes with the meal. Although I didn't want just any old potato and I wanted something simple that wouldn't take a long time to make. While looking through Kraft Family & Food Winter 2006 magazine when I spotted the potatoes that I knew I would be making.

I adapted the potatoes a little to what I thought my family would enjoy. These potatoes were easy to make and very tasty. The recipe called for 5 cloves of garlic to be boiled along with the potatoes, I guess that is what caught my eye with this recipe. I have not seen a recipe where you boil garlic with potatoes so I knew it would make the flavor of  these potatoes a little more tastier, but yet it was simple to do. Sour cream, Parmesan cheese, and chives were also added for a wonderful flavor. So if you are looking for an easy side dish with a yummy taste I hope you try this.

No-Fuss Smashed Potatoes (Adapted from the Kraft Family & Food Winter 2006 magazine)


2 pounds red potatoes (about 5 medium), unpeeled, cut into chunks
5 cloves garlic, peeled
1/2 cup sour cream
1/4 cup Parmesan Cheese
1 tablespoon chives (I used dried but fresh would work great)
Salt to taste
Add potatoes and garlic to a large saucepan cook about 30 minutes or until tender. Drain, return to saucepan.
Mash potatoes with garlic with sour cream, Parmesan cheese, and chives until light and fluffy. Serve immediately. Enjoy!

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