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Sour Cream and Chive Mashed Potatoes

No recipe image available.If you love baked potatoes slathered with butter, sour cream and chives you'll love these mashed potatoes flavored with the same toppings

Recipe Ingredients:

2 pounds baking potatoes, peeled and quartered
3/4 cup sour cream
3 tablespoons butter, cut into small pieces
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
1/4 cup snipped fresh chives

Cooking Directions:

  1. Place the potatoes in a large saucepan and add enough cold water to cover by 1-inch. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat, cover and cook 15 to 20 minutes, or until tender. Reserve 1/4 cup of the cooking water. Drain the potatoes.
  2. Return the hot potatoes to the pan. Mash with a potato masher until smooth. Add the sour cream, butter, salt, and pepper. Mash until fluffy, adding some of the cooking water if necessary. Stir in the chives.

Makes 4 to 6 servings.