Smashed Potatoes

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 1 lb red potatoes
• water, to cover potato
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt, for boiling (don't increase salt for more servings)
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons cream cheese
• 2 tablespoons sour cream
• 2 tablespoons cream or 2 tablespoons half-and-half
• 1 egg
• 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 dash fresh ground pepper
• minced chives or parsley
• paprika
• 1 dash italian seasoning (optional) or 1 dash onion powder (optional) or 1 dash garlic powder (optional) or 1 dash steak seasoning (optional)

Recipe

• 1 wash potatoes and remove eyes and bad spots. do not peel. cut in half or large chunks. if using garlic, peel clove and place in pot with potatoes.
• 2 cover with salted water and bring to a boil. cook on medium-low for 20 minutes or until potatoes are fork-tender.
• 3 drain potatoes and put back into pot. add remaining ingredients and mash in the pot using a hand-held potato masher.
• 4 add additional milk, salt and pepper as needed. add optional spices if desired.
• 5 top with paprika and either parsley or chives.