Easy Garlic Cheddar Mashed Potatoes

These easy garlic cheddar mashed potatoes are garlicky, cheesy and super simple to make - a perfect vegetarian side dish for busy nights. They're also easy to make vegan with just a few swaps.

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These Garlic Cheddar Mashed Potatoes are incredibly easy to make and taste absolutely amazing.

That is, if you like garlic of course. 🙂

But then again, you wouldn't be making Garlic Cheddar Mashed Potatoes if you didn't like garlic, so let's face it - you'll love these!

And, you'll especially love the fact that this recipe is so simple to put together.

Using pre-shredded cheese, garlic powder instead of garlic cloves and dried parsley in place of fresh makes this dish super fast to make.

So, if you're in a hurry to get dinner on the table, make these Garlic Cheddar Mashed Potatoes for your side dish tonight!

How to make them

Get started by peeling and cubing the potatoes so that they are uniform in size.

Then place the potatoes in a large pot and cover with one inch of cold water.

Bring to a boil and then reduce heat to maintain a steady rolling boil.

Cook until potatoes are tender all the way through. Drain potatoes in a colander and return to pot.

Add butter (or vegan butter) and half-and-half (or plant-based alternative). Mash with a potato masher until lumps are gone.

Add cheddar cheese (or vegan cheese), garlic powder, salt and dried parsley.

Stir to combine.

More mashed potato recipes:

• Sour Cream and Onion Mashed Potatoes
• Mashed potatoes without milk
• Mashed potatoes with vegan cream cheese
• Mashed potatoes with nutritional yeast

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