4 ingredient Butter Mashed Potatoes in just 4 steps?! Yes please! These will definitely be on my Thanksgiving table.
Difficulty: Level 1 (easy peasy)
Hands On Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 30 minutes Total Time: 45 minutes Servings: 8-10
These potatoes come together in only 4 steps using only 4 ingredients! Crazy easy. Mashed potatoes are the ultimate comfort food. Am I right? Especially when they’re super Buttery Mashed Potatoes, just like my dad made them all growing up. Butter is the secret ingredient to make these taste absolutely incredible! I have never made potatoes any other way. It would not be Thanksgiving without some perfect mashed potatoes! Obviously you are going to want to make these because they are super easy to put on your Thanksgiving table. You barely even have to stress about them.
4 ingredient Buttery Mashed Potatoes
Ingredients
- 8 large russet potatoes
- 3/4 cup 1.5 sticks butter
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 tsp salt
Instructions
- Step 1: Peel potatoes
- -Cut potatoes in half for faster cooking (optional)
- Step 2: Boil potatoes for 20-30 minutes until they are tender. Drain water.
- Step 3: Add butter, salt and milk to potatoes.
- Step 4: Using a potato masher, mash potatoes until they reach a perfect consistency.
- -Taste as you go, you may want to add more salt. If potatoes seem too dry, add a little milk or a little butter.
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We love mashed potatoes! These sound yummy! Do you ever mix it up and add garlic or sour cream?
I have never thought to put sour cream in my mashed potatoes! Once in a while I’ll put in garlic. But sour cream…I am definitely going to have to try that! Sounds AMAZING! Thanks for the suggestion 🙂
Comfort food at its finest! Anything with 1.5 sticks of butter is going to be good. 🙂 Looks delish!
Butter makes the world go round right?! Lol thank you!
I love mashed potatoes and these sound amazing!! Thanks for sharing your recipe!
Me too! Thanks Lindsay!
I love mashed potatoes! Yumm!
They’re the best 🙂
Mashed potatoes are my absolutely favorite! Thanks for sharing the recipe! I might go and give it a try!
Yay! They’re my favorite too! I hope you enjoy 🙂
Mashed potatoes are my favorite side dish. I’m actually in charge of making mashed potatoes for Thanksgiving.
They are like the best side dish ever. What a fun assignment for Thanksgiving!
YES please…I’ll be making these next week…thanks for the easy, peasy recipe
YAY! I’m all about the easy peasy recipes 🙂
I love mashed potatoes but you got me in when you said easy peasy!
Right?! Especially when you’re making them along with the rest of Thanksgiving dinner. I’m all about the easy recipes 🙂