Creamy Parmesan Mashed Potatoes

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 lbs potatoes, peeled or
• 3 lbs red potatoes, unpeeled (your choice)
• 1 1/2 cups half-and-half or 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1/4 lb unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, freshly grated
• 1 tablespoon salt, for boiling water,plus
• 2 teaspoons salt
• fresh ground pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 place potatoes in stock pot with 1 tbsp salt and enough cold water to cover.
• 2 bring to a boil and simmer potatoes for 25-30 minutes, or until tender.
• 3 drain and return to pot.
• 4 heat half-and-half and butter in a small sauce pan until butter is melted.
• 5 add warm mixture to potatoes, and mash with potato masher until smooth- (mine are never perfectly smooth) fold in sour cream, parmesan and mix well.
• 6 add salt and pepper to taste.
• 7 if the potatoes seem thick, you may add a bit more cream and/or butter until the texture suits your taste.