While you can't be the classic taste of mashed potatoes, some of the easy recipes for Thanksgiving I'm sharing today are a twist on the traditional recipe we all love. Here is a list of Thanksgiving Mashed Potato Recipes that would be a perfect addition to your turkey meal and celebration.
It wouldn't be Thanskgiving without mashed potatoes on the side of your plate, right? It's one of my favorite side dishes.
This recipe collection for Thanksgiving Mashed Potato Recipes was inspired by my Company Mashed Potatoes Recipe. That includes cream cheese, sour cream, heavy cream...I think you get where I'm going. It's a fancier version of traditional mashed potatoes and it's really, really good.
A few of them are also the perfect Thanksgiving Make Ahead Side Dish...which is always a plus in my book!
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What are the Best Potatoes for Mashing?
The answer to this question is not that easy. Everyone has their preference! According to Bonappetit's website, they say the rich texture from Yukon Gold potatoes makes the creamiest mashed potatoes.
I like to use russet potatoes which are a high-starch potatoes. They always produce a fluffy potatoes for me.
How can I make my Mashed Potatoes Better?
There are a few ways to make mashed potatoes better:
- Milk - adds richness to the potatoes.
- Heavy Cream - for Thanksgiving or special occasions, I like to use a combination of milk and heavy cream.
- Butter - this goes without saying that butter not only makes everything taste better, but it really does add flavor to the potatoes.
- Salt - you really do need to season the potatoes. Wait until after their cooked and mashed to add it. Taste the potatoes as well. Start with a little and then after tasting, add more if needed.
- Sour Cream - not only does it go on top of a baked potato, but it's great in whipped mashed potatoes.
- Cream Cheese - I love adding cream cheese. The first time I tried it, I was skeptical, but it really adds a richness to the potatoes.
Try my Company Mashed Potatoes Recipe where I use all of the above ingredients to make the best Thanksgiving potatoes ever!
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Storage and Reheating Tips
- Store any leftover mashed potatoes in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
- Most mashed potato recipes can be reheated either in the microwave or in an oven.
- These ingredients don't stand up well to freezing.
Top Recipe Tip
Never use a food processor to mash the potatoes.
Tried any of my recipes? Let me know in the comments!
Thanksgiving Mashed Potato Recipes
The Best Mashed Potatoes in the world are just 3 ingredients (plus salt and pepper) and so simple, they barely even need a recipe.
Browned Butter Mashed Potatoes are in a realm of their own with irresistible garlic and parmesan flavours.
Finely chopped fresh parsley and green onion combined with some sour cream and butter make for an incredible savory mashed sweet potatoes.
Bacon-Green Onion Mashed Potatoes are wonderfully creamy and buttery with extra flavor from crumbled bacon and green onions.
Our small-batch red skin mashed potatoes serves 4-5 people. They’re made with butter, milk, and cream cheese. So creamy and easy to make!
Cheesy Mashed Potatoes are fluffy and creamy and loaded with 3 kinds of cheese.
These french onion mashed potatoes are a fun twist for the holidays. Caramelized onions, gruyere cheese and potatoes are the key ingredients.
This creamy casserole is loaded withv mashed potatoes, cheese, and bacon.
The cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and bourbon make for a unique blend give this traditional holiday favorite a new twist.
The Olive Oil, Kale, and Herbs help to create a great comfort food for your Thanksgiving talbe.
Adding feta cheese allows you to change up the flavors of this traditional side dish.
Yukon Gold Potatoes, bacon, butter, scallions and cream. Who can say "no" to that?
The smoked gouda makes for the perfect side dish.
Coarse salt and chives make this rustic recipe the ideal side
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