Smashed Cream Cheese Potatoes

Name: Smashed Cream Cheese Potatoes
Ingredients: 6 -8 whole potatoes; 8 ounces cream cheese; 4 tablespoons butter; 4 tablespoons fresh chives; 2 tablespoons salt; 1/2 cup water (reserved from boiling potatoes)

6 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

6 -8 whole potatoes
8 ounces cream cheese
4 tablespoons butter
4 tablespoons fresh chives
2 tablespoons salt
1/2 cup water (reserved from boiling potatoes)

Directions

1

Boil the whole potatoes in salt water.
2

Remove them from the water and allow to dry (it will only take a couple of minutes) Do not pour out all the water. Save about 1/2 cup.
3

While they are drying, mix the rest of the ingredients and the 1/2 cup of the potato water. I use a hand mixer for this and that really helps.
4

Then, with a spatula or a wooden spoon, simply smash the potatoes. Just enough to break open to spud. Do not mash. Your goal is to have potato chunks.
5

Fold the cream cheese mixture in with the potatoes.
6

Season to taste.