Good Old-Fashioned Mashed Potatoes

Name: Good Old-Fashioned Mashed Potatoes
Ingredients: 2 lb. red potatoes; .67 c. half-and-half; 1/4 c. butter or margarine; 1/2 tsp. salt; 1/4 tsp. Pepper; 1/4 c. crumbled Stilton or shredded cheddar cheese

6 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

2 lb. red potatoes
.67 c. half-and-half
1/4 c. butter or margarine
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. Pepper
1/4 c. crumbled Stilton or shredded cheddar cheese

Directions

1

Place potatoes in large pot of salted water.
2

Cover and bring to a boil.
3

Remove cover, reduce heat, and simmer 15 to 20 minutes, until tender when pierced with a fork.
4

Drain well.
5

Heat half-and-half and butter in potato cooking pot.
6

Return potatoes to pot, remove from heat, and mash until smooth.
7

Stir in salt and pepper.
8

For cheese potatoes, place in shallow baking dish and top with cheese, bake at 350 degrees just until cheese melts.