Can you believe Five Minute Microwaved Mashed Potatoes? It’s true! Micro for 5 minutes, add your favorite toppings or ingredients and you have mashed spuds.
Nothing like mashed potatoes in 5-8 minutes without the boiling water. One-pot clean up, easy and quick.
I like to add some butter, maybe a little chicken broth, you can do sour cream, chives, herbs, cheese, bacon, cream, or milk. Pretty much anything you want.
This is just the basic recipe but use your imagination.
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Everybody loves mashed potatoes and with this recipe, they're quick and easy!
- 8 red potatoes cut into bite size pieces
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1/2 cup liquid you can use cream, milk, broth, or a mix of both
- 1 tablespoon butter
- salt
- ground black pepper
- Options
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Prepare your spuds. Just wash good and cut in bite-size pieces. Place in a microwavable bowl, one that you will be serving in, and add the water and cover with plastic wrap.
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Cook on high for 3-5 minutes, remove plastic wrap and stir. Put the saran wrap back on and cook another 2-3 minutes until the spuds are soft.
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Now, the spuds are done. What do you with them is up to you. Butter is a must to me but you can go lighter if you want. Add some liquid the 1/2 cup -- either broth, cream, milk, and of course salt and pepper. Then use a fork or potato masher to smash them up.
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Now they are done -- NOW WHAT? -- Sour Cream? Bacon? Cheese? Scallions? Herbs? Onion? Anything you want.
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After adding all your flavors, you can return to the microwave covered in the plastic wrap for just 1 minute until heated and serve. But many times the potatoes are hot enough and any extras will heat up with any additional cooking time.
Enjoy Five Minute Microwaved Mashed Potatoes!
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Recipe based on one by SarasotaCook
Photo by Boomette