
How To Make Mashed Potatoes au Gratin
Fresh chives thrown in with mozzarella and cheddar cheese make for a tasty addition to this creamy mashed potatoes au gratin!
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1lbrusset potatoes,peeled and cut into large cubes
- ¼cup2% milk
- 8ozcream cheese,(½ package), softened
- 3tbspbutter,or more to taste
- 1¼cupswhite cheddar cheese,shredded, divided
- 1¼cupsmozzarella cheese,shredded, divided
- 1¼cupsfresh chives,chopped
Instructions
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Place the potatoes into a large pot and cover with salted water, then bring to a boil.
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Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer for about 20 minutes, until potatoes are soft and it can easily be insert with a fork into them. Drain the water and pour potatoes into a large mixing bowl.
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
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Stir the milk, cream cheese, and butter into the potatoes. Mix with an electric mixer on medium speed until creamy; do not overmix.
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Add ¾ cup of Cheddar cheese, ¾ cup of mozzarella cheese, and chives. Mix with a mixing spoon.
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Pour mixture into a large baking dish or 4 individual ramekins and top with the remaining cheddar cheese and mozzarella cheese.
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Bake in the preheated oven for 10 to 15 minutes until cheese on top is melted. Turn the oven’s broiler on high and brown the top of the cheese for 2 to 3 minutes.
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Serve and enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories:Â 797.71kcal
- Fat:Â 62.52g
- Saturated Fat:Â 37.28g
- Trans Fat:Â 0.85g
- Monounsaturated Fat:Â 16.41g
- Polyunsaturated Fat:Â 2.46g
- Carbohydrates:Â 26.74g
- Fiber:Â 1.85g
- Sugar:Â 4.51g
- Protein:Â 34.33g
- Cholesterol:Â 200.84mg
- Sodium:Â 1063.66mg
- Calcium:Â 850.36mg
- Potassium:Â 711.68mg
- Iron:Â 1.66mg
- Vitamin A: 589.93µg
- Vitamin C:Â 15.21mg
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