What’s Cooking in Gail’s Kitchen? The Chow Down: Garlic Smashed Potatoes! Now you, too, can have the same potato side dish at home which you often choose in popular eateries. It’s so incredibly easy you’ll find yourself wondering why you didn’t think of it before now. My simple recipe requires only three key ingredients: Idaho Russet Potatoes, Boursin Garlic Cheese, and of course, French Butter with sea salt. A sprinkling of bacon bits and fresh cut chives for garnish merely enhances an already phenomenal taste. With the holidays on the horizon, be kind to yourself. Keep it simple and WOW your friends and family without spending endless hours in the kitchen. You deserve it.
GARLIC SMASHED POTATOES
Ingredients:
2 large Idaho Russet Potatoes
5.2 ounces package Boursin Garlic and Herb Gournay cheese
2 tablespoons butter, salted
Bacon bits, for garnish
Fresh cut chives, for garnish
Instructions:
Peel potatoes and cut into chunks. Place potatoes in a 2-quart pan. Cover with cold water. Add about a teaspoon of salt. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and cook potatoes for 15-18 minutes or until tender when pierced with a knife. Empty pan of potatoes into a colander to remove water. Transfer potatoes back to the pan, add butter and Boursin garlic cheese. Cover for 2-3 minutes. Take a hand mixer and smash the ingredients together until slightly chunky. Potatoes will be stiff but creamy. Transfer potatoes to a serving dish. Top with bacon bits and fresh cut chives for garnish. Serve immediately with gravy, if desired.
Smashed potatoes are always a favorite! Adding the flavors from cheese, garlic and herbs must be a delicious plus 😉😋
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….oh, and don’t forget the gravy. 🤣
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Exactly 😉
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These sound great. Maybe I’ll get the ingredients for this and a nice steak to have with them this weekend.
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Oh, yes, with a garden salad on the side. 😍🍃
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Super! Smashing! I say, what a treat! 🤣😉😋 Bring on the tatties! 😋😋🤣
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Butter, gravy, and bacon. Yum-a-yum, yum. 😋🌿
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Delish!
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Ah-mazing. 😍🌿
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Every time I make these, they are a . . . . smashing success. 😉
Thank you for making Monday morning so tasty.
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There’s nothing quite like smashmouth mashed potatoes. 🍃🥔
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I’m with you.
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You got me, Gail! Lol Potatoes with additional garlic is always delicious. I only have to sort out which potatoes i can use. There is a potato ban in our house, since close to clerical cookery i had to eat potatoes all around the week. 😉 Thank you, and have a beautiful week! Michael
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Have a delicious week yourself. 🤣🌿
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Thank you very much, Gail! You as well! 😉 xx Michael
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Can’t take my eyes off the potatoes. Think they are so delicious!!
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Love at first bite. 😋🌿
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Would like to have it even 😋😋
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Great idea to use the Boursin for both flavor and creaminess! Time save too!
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It is completely off the chart, in flavor. 🍃🥔
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Great recipe for a delicious ‘Garlic-smashed potatoes! I am surely going to try this, Gail !😁
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Please enjoy. 🍃🥔😍
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I don’t generally use pre=prepared foods, but Boursin is still on my list. The flavor and texture are great. I know that theoretically, at least, you can duplicate it, but this is a case of why mess with a good thing?
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…and honestly, it’s worth the expense. 😍🍃🧀
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Wow! That looks amazing!
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I’m a potato-lover. Thanks very much. 🙏🏻🍃
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These look delicious!! It’s making me hungry just looking at them….
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Food has that affect on us, doesn’t it? 😜🍃
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A delicious side to anything on the grill. Yum
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Note to self: Get husband to refill the tank for the outdoor grill. 😜🍃
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What a divine combination.
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Yes, but everyone has to eat some so we all have garlic-breath. 😜🍃
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Outta th’ world!
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You said it best! 🌟🌟🌟
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👍😻
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Besides being delicious, the photo is good enough to eat. Beautifully styled — quite gifted photographer.
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Thanks very much, John. 🙏🏻🍃
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Seems like you got a lot of delicious there Gail!
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Potatoes made this way are incredible. 😋🍃🥔
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Oh man, love me some garlic smashed!! I’d sure myself tons of money,if only I’d make these at home!!
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I agree. So why is it things sound so much more appealing on the menu in a restaurant than at home? 😜
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Ummm, cuz I’m lazy!! 😉
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That would make me lazy, too. 🤣
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❤
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