Garlic Cream Cheese Mashed Potatoes

Mashed potatoes might be on of my most favorite things ever. And garlic might be one of my most favorite things ever. These mashed potatoes were super creamy and amazing! This recipe was adapted from Coco and Ash.

2lbs potatoes
10 large garlic cloves (peeled)
8oz cream cheese
1/2 cup butter
1 1/4 cup milk
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper

Peel the potatoes and cut into big cubes. Fill a large pot with water and place the potatoes and garlic in the pot. Bring to a boil then continue to boil for 25 minutes or until the potatoes are tender. Drain the potatoes and garlic of the water then add the cream cheese, butter, 3/4 cup milk, salt and pepper. Mash with a potato masher and add the remaining milk as you mash. Once the potatoes have reached your desired constancy, serve.

Salt and Vinegar Potato Wedges

One of the reasons I love these potato wedges is that it was easy to make them salt and vinegar style for Gray and I but leave the others plain for the kids who might not be so down with the vinegar part. They were super easy to make and a great side dish. This recipe is from Macheesmo.

2 lbs red potatoes (cut into wedges)
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp coarse salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
2 tbsp red wine vinegar

Heat oven to 400. Toss the potatoes in the olive oil, salt and pepper. Lay on a sheet pan lined with foil. Bake for 25 minutes, flipping half way through. Brush on the desired amount of vinegar. Serve.

Grilled Ranch Red Potatoes

We love to grill potatoes. It's such an easy side dish when grilling and this recipe just came out of having some ranch seasoning in the pantry and wanting to use it up! They were delicious!

8-10 red potatoes 

3 tbsp olive oil

1 1/2 tbsp ranch seasoning

Wash the red potatoes. Cut each potato in half. Toss the potatoes with olive oil and ranch seasoning. Grill on each side until fork tender.

Parmesan Roasted Potatoes

Roasted potatoes of any kind are one of my favorite side dishes to make. They are pretty hard to screw up and a million ways to season them! I made these one night when we were having Meatball Sandwiches and they were the perfect side.

8-10 large red potatoes
2 tbsp olive oil
1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
1/2 tsp italian seasoning
1/4 tsp salt

Heat oven to 400.  Wash and cut the potatoes into quarters. Toss with olive oil, parmesan, italian seasoning and salt.  Spread out on a greased sheet pan and roast for 15 minutes then flip and roast for 15 more minutes.  

Garlic Sour Cream Mashed Potatoes

I love mashed potatoes. I could eat them every day I think! For so long my oldest hated anything potatoes but now he finally likes them and he loves mashed potatoes. I tried this recipe a while back and everyone enjoyed them! This recipe is adapted from Le Creme De La Crumb.

2 lbs potatoes
1/2 cup sour cream
1/3 cup heavy cream
2 tsp garlic powder
5 tbsp butter
salt and pepper to taste

Peal the potatoes and cut into chunks. Bring a large pot of water to a boil, place the potatoes into the boiling water and cook until the potatoes are fork tender. Drain the potatoes and place in a large mixing bowl.  Add the sour cream, heavy cream, garlic powder and butter. Mash the potatoes until they reach the desired consistency. Serve hot. 

Easy Ranch Potato Wedges

These little potato wedges are the perfect side dish to burgers or sandwiches. They were so yummy and quick to throw together on a crazy week night. 

4 baking potatoes
2 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp ranch seasoning mix

Heat oven to 425. Wash the potatoes then cut into wedges. Toss in olive oil and ranch seasoning.  Grease a sheet pan then lay out the potato wedges.  Cook for 30 minutes, flipping halfway through.

Buttery Scored Potatoes

This might be one of my new favorite ways to make potatoes! It's so simple and they turned out really well. This is a great and simple way to impress your dinner guests! Recipe is adapted from Leesh & Lu's Recipe Box.

4 large potatoes
4 tbsp melted butter
1/2 tsp garlic salt
paprika

Heat oven to 350. Scrub potatoes then slice length ways. Cut the potatoes into tiny squares but do not cut all the way through, leave the very bottom still intact so they hold together. Place skin side down on a lined baking pan. Brush with 2 tbsp of melted butter then sprinkle with garlic salt and paprika. Bake in the oven for 50-70 minutes or until the potatoes are fork tender. Remove from oven and brush with the remaining 2 tbsp of melted butter.

Loaded Mashed Potato Casserole

I've been wanting to make a potato casserole for forever and finally did it.  I adapted a recipe from Chef in Training.  I love potatoes so I thought this was great!

5-6 medium baking potatoes
1/3 cup sour cream
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup milk
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp chicken bouillon powder
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
2 cups cheddar cheese
6 slices bacon (cooked and crumbled)
3 tbsp green onion (sliced)

Peel and cube the potatoes. Boil in hot water until fork tender. Drain and add to a mixing bowl with sour cream, butter and milk and mash.  Stir in the salt, pepper, chicken bouillon powder, garlic powder, grated parmesan cheese, 1/2 cup cheddar, crumbled bacon and 2 tablespoons green onion. Pour into a greased 9x11 casserole dish and bake at 350 for 20 minutes. Remove and top with the remaining green onion. 

Dill Potato Salad

I was making this for a cookout with friends and ended up just kinda doing my own thing. I read so many potato salad recipes but none sounded just like what I was going for.  This actually turned out so so well! No one else in my family eats potato salad sadly, otherwise I would be making this all of the time!

5 lbs red potatoes (cooked and cut into quarters)
8 green onions (chopped)
1 1/2 cup mayonnaise
2 tbsp pickle juice
1 1/2 tsp garlic salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
1 1/2 tbsp dried dill

After the potatoes are boiled and cooked place them in a mixing bowl. In a separate bowl combine the mayonnaise, pickle juice, garlic salt, green onions, black pepper and dried dill. Stir well then pour over the potatoes and stir. Refrigerate for a minimum of 6 hours before serving.

Crock Pot Greek Potatoes

I love little fingerling potatoes so when I saw this recipe to make them in the crock pot greek style I just had to try them! I was really scared they would get to done but they actually turned out well and we really enjoyed them! This recipe is adapted from Damn Delicious.

3lbs fingerling potatoes
3 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp lemon juice
4 cloves garlic (minced)
1 tbsp dried oregano
1 tsp paprika
salt and pepper to taste
sprinkle of parsley

Lightly grease the inside of the crock pot. Stir the olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, oregano, paprika, salt and pepper together.  Stir in the potatoes then place into the crock pot. Cook on low for 4-5 hour or high for 2-3 hours. Serve sprinkled with parsley.

Broccoli Cheddar Mashed Potato Bake

I love mashed potatoes. I love broccoli. I love cheddar. I love them all together.  I make this a lot using left over mashed potatoes and it's delicious!!!

3 cups warm mashed potatoes
2 cups broccoli florets
1 cup cheddar cheese

Heat oven to 350.  Steam the broccoli until it's just tender. Stir together the mashed potatoes, broccoli and 1/2 cup cheddar cheese. Pour into a 9x9 baking dish. Top with remaining cheese and bake for 15 to 20 minutes. 

Crock Pot Red Skin Mashed Potatoes

I love mashed potatoes. I love easy. And this makes mashed potatoes so easy. This recipe is adapted from Creme De La Crumb.

2 lbs red potatoes (cut into 2 inch pieces)
1/2 cup sour cream
1/4 cup milk
3 tbsp butter
2 tsp minced garlic
1 tsp salt
1 tsp black pepper

Grease the sides of your slow cooker. Put the cut up potatoes in the crock pot and cook on low for 5 hours. Add sour cream, milk, butter, garlic, salt and pepper.  Use your hand mixture to beat the potatoes to desired consistency. Serve. 

Baked Dill Fries

I love dill. I love potatoes. I love the combination of dill and potatoes.  I might have made that obvious on here already.  I made these fries a few weeks ago and they were the perfect addition to our falafel burgers! The recipe is from Dizzy, Busy and Hungry.

4 medium potatoes
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp garlic salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1 tbsp cornstarch
1 tbsp dried dill weed

Heat the oven to 400.  Slice the potatoes into wedges. In a bowl toss them with olive oil, garlic salt, pepper, cornstarch and dill.  Layer them on a greased sheet pan. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes then flip and bake for 10 to 15 more minutes. 

Garlicky Baked Potato Wedges

These fries looked soooo good but the directions were...well...interesting.  But I gave them a shot and Gray flipped out over them.  They were so tender on the inside and had a nice coating on the outside.  They are  little more work than regular oven fries but totally worth it.  This recipe is from The Purple Foodie. 

8 garlic cloves (minced)
6 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
3 russet potatoes
3 tbsp cornstarch
1 1/2 tsp coarse sea salt
1 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper

Heat oven to 440.  Mix the garlic and olive oil together in a bowl and heat for 1 minute in the microwave.  Brush 5 tablespoons of olive oil onto a sheet pan.  Toss the potatoes in the olive oil and microwave for 2 minutes, stir and microwave for 2 more minutes. In a separate bowl whisk together the cornstarch, salt, pepper, garlic powder and cayanne. Sprinkle over the potatoes and coat well.  Layer the potatoes onto the pan and bake 30 to 40 minutes, flipping once.  Remove from oven and serve. 

Grilled Dill Red Potatoes

In the summer this is our favorite side dish!  We grill a lot and these are so quick and simple to put together.  You will be surprised by how delicious these are!

6-8 Red Potatoes
1/4 cup Olive Oil
1/4 tsp Salt
1/4 tsp Pepper
1/2 tsp Dried Dill

Wash the potatoes and slice in half.  Toss in olive oil, salt, pepper and dill.  Grill over medium heat, flip when they start to brown on one side.  Continue to grill until they are fork tender. Remove from grill and serve. 

Creamy Mashed Potatoes

Let me start by saying this is a Pioneer Woman recipe. Really, I should just end it right there, shouldn't I? Of course they are great. I did slightly adapt them.

5 pounds Potatoes
3/4 cups Butter
8oz Cream Cheese (Softened)
1/2 cup Milk
1/2 tsp Lawry's Seasoned Salt
1/2 tsp Black Pepper

Peel the potatoes and cut into fourths or sixths. Bring water to a boil, place potatoes in and boil for 30 minutes. Drain potatoes and mash. Add 1/2 cup butter. Add cream cheese. Mash until melted. Stir in seasoning salt and pepper. Pour into a greased dish. Cut the remaining butter into chunks and put on top. Bake at 350 for 20 to 30 minutes.

Herbed Potatoes and Green Beans

This is a great recipe!!!! I have adapted for our taste some and we love it. I have made it several times now and it's alway delicious. I found it over at Stephanie Cooks, if you have never checked out her blog, you should! She had great recipes!

Cooking spray
12 ounces potatoes (diced)
1/2 pound green beans (trimmed)
Chicken broth (at least 2 cups)
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp onion powder
pinch of Paprika
salt and pepper to taste

Spray a large nonstick skillet (that has a lid) with cooking spray. Place the potatoes in the skillet over medium heat. Flip once they are golden brown and continue cooking until browned on all sides. Pour in enough chicken broth to cover the potatoes, place lid on and cook until the liquid has mostly absorbed. Add more broth until halfway up the potatoes, top with the green beans then add all the spices and re-cover. Once the green beans are steamed remove the lid and up the heat. Cook until the broth has thickened into a sauce. Stir to coat vegetable and serve.

Maple Mashed Sweet Potatoes

These potatoes go with the Bacon Rosemary Chicken but they would be a great addition to lots of meals! Super easy, tons of flavor and ready to impress your guests! This recipe is from Cassie Craves.

3 medium or 2 large sweet potatoes (peeled and cubed)
4 tbsp maple syrup (divided)
1/2 cup brown sugar
3 tbsp unsalted butter
3 tbsp heavy cream or half and half
1/4 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp salt

Boil the potatoes with 2 tablespoons of maple syrup for 20 minutes. White the potatoes are boiling, melt the remaining ingredients over medium heat in saucepan. Bring to a boil. Continue to cook for 5 minutes to thicken it, stir often. Drain potatoes, return to pan and mash with a potato masher. Slowly add and stir in the maple mixture. Add as much or as little as you like until you get the desired consistency for the potatoes. Serve right away.

Oven Roasted Sweet Potato Fries

I got the way to cook these from Gimme Some Oven. I use different seasoning though. That's the great thing about fries, you can season them the way you like them and try something new every week! Gray and I both love our sweet potato fries seasoned like this though.

2-3 sweet potatoes

2 tbsp olive oil

fresh black pepper to taste

1 tsp lowery's seasoning salt

1/4 tsp garlic powder

Heat oven to 450. Cut potatoes into skinny fries. Toss with olive oil and seasoning. Place in a single layer on a sheet pan. Bake for 20 to 30 minutes turning twice while cooking to ensure even baking.

New Potatoes with a Roasted Garlic Vinaigrette

This is one of my favorite new side dishes. They were soooo good and they seemed kind of fancy but are way easier than how fancy they seem to be! This recipe is from A Farm Girl's Dabbles.

3 tbsp olive oil (divided)
1 1/4 tsp kosher salt (divided)
1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper (divided)
7 garlic cloves (unpeeled)
3 lbs small red potatoes (quartered)
3 tbsp minced chives
2 tbsp white wine vinegar
2 tsp Dijon mustard

Heat oven to 400. Combine 1 1/2 tbsp olive oil, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp pepper, garlic, and potatoes. Spread over a lined sheet pan. Bake for 1 hour, flip after 35 minutes. Let stand for 5 minutes after coming out of the oven. After the potatoes come out of the oven remove the garlic and squeeze out the pulp into a bowl, combine the remaining ingredients and whisk well. Toss the potatoes in the vinaigrette. Serve warm.