Healthier Mashed Potatoes

6 ingredients
8 steps

Ingredients

  • 3 lbs red potatoes, unpeeled and cut into 1-inch pieces (about 8 medium)
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 12 teaspoon salt
  • 12-23 cup buttermilk
  • fresh ground black pepper
  • 2 tablespoons fresh chives, chopped, if desired

Directions

  1. 1
    In 3-quart saucepan, place potatoes; add just enough water to cover.
  2. 2
    Heat to boiling; reduce heat.
  3. 3
    Cover and simmer 15 to 20 minutes or until potatoes are tender; drain.
  4. 4
    In same saucepan, mash potatoes, oil and salt with potato masher just until lumpy.
  5. 5
    Gradually add buttermilk, mashing until combined but still lumpy.
  6. 6
    (Amount of buttermilk needed to make potatoes creamy depends on variety of potatoes.)
  7. 7
    Season to taste with pepper.
  8. 8
    Stir in chives.

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