Creamy Mashed Potatoes with Cottage Cheese and Cream Cheese
Rich, creamy mashed potatoes made with cottage cheese and cream cheese for extra flavor and smoothness. The perfect comfort side dish for any meal.
Servings 6
Ingredients:
- 3 lbs Russet Potatoes
- 1 tbsp Kosher Salt divided (plus more to taste)
- 1 cup Prairie Farms 4% Small Curd Cottage Cheese
- ¼ cup Prairie Farms Whole Milk warm
- 6 tbsp Prairie Farms Unsalted Butter softened
- 4 tbsp Prairie Farms Cream Cheese softened
- freshly cracked Black Pepper and chopped Chives for serving (optional)
Directions:
- Wash and peel potatoes, then cut into 1” pieces.
- Place potatoes in large pot, cover with about 1” of cold water. Add two teaspoons of kosher salt and bring to a boil. Boil potatoes for about 15 minutes, or until a fork can easily pierce them.
- While the potatoes boil, blend cottage cheese and warm milk in a blender, food processor, or with an immersion blender until smooth. Set aside.
- Drain potatoes well and return to pot. Add remaining salt and softened butter. Mash potatoes with a potato masher or ricer until smooth.
- Stir in blended cottage cheese and softened cream cheese until creamy and well combined.
- Taste and add more salt as needed. Serve hot with freshly cracked black pepper or chopped chives, if desired.
