Irish Cheddar and Chive Smashed Potatoes

JackieOhNo!'s Note:

From Wild Oats Natural Marketplace. Looks irresistible and had to post for safekeeping. Note: Since posting this, I have made this several times due to popular demand. It was the star of my Thanksgiving feast.

• Total Time: 30 mins
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 2 lbs organic red potatoes , scrubbed
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 tablespoons organic unsalted butter
• ½ cup organic milk , warmed
• 2⁄3; cup irish cheddar cheese , shredded
• ¼ cup chives or ¼ cup green onion , finely chopped
• salt & fresh ground pepper

Directions:

1. Cut potatoes into 2 inch chunks. Place in saucepan, cover with water and stir in 2 teaspoon salt. Bring to a boil over high heat, turn down to a simmer and cook for 15 to 20 minutes, until the potatoes are tender.
2. Drain potatoes, return to saucepan. Mash potatoes by hand to a coarse texture. Turn heat to low, stir milk and butter. Fold in cheese and chives and add salt and pepper to taste.

Reviews

[Realtor by day, Chef by night]

Very rich and tasty! We loved them. I did add a little extra cheese because we like lots of cheese. Is there ever enough cheese?!? I added the green onions when I mashed them so my daughter wouldn't really notice they were onions and it worked. She never even mentioned them. I'll be making this again. Thanks Jackie! Made for 123 tag.

[kellychris]

These were really good. I enjoyed that the amt. of cheese flavored it, but did not take away from the other flavors.Thanks for the recipe.