Sour Cream and Onion Mashed Potatoes

Mashed potatoes in a bowl garnished with chives

Sour Cream and Onion Mashed Potatoes

These sour cream and onion mashed potatoes with chives combine the classic flavor of sour cream and chive baked potatoes with the popular sour cream and onion potato chip. They're also easy to make vegan with a few swaps.

Course Side Dish

Cuisine American

Keyword dairy-free, mashed potatoes, potatoes, sour cream and chive, sour cream and onion, vegetarian

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 25

Total Time 35

Servings

Calories 257kcal

Author Sherri Hall

Equipment

Ingredients

2 ½ pounds Yukon gold potatoes
4 tablespoons butter (use plant-based butter for a dairy-free/vegan option)
¼ cup milk, whole or 2% (use plant-based milk for a dairy-free/vegan option)
½ cup sour cream (use plant-based sour cream for a dairy-free/vegan option)
1 tablespoon dried chives
1 teaspoon onion powder
⅛ teaspoon white pepper
fine sea salt to taste

Instructions

Peel and cube potatoes so that they are uniform in size.
Add the potatoes to a 4-qt. pot and cover with one inch of cold water.
Bring to a boil and then reduce the heat to a maintain a simmer. Cook until potatoes are tender all the way through (approximately 15-20 minutes). Be careful not to overcook or the potatoes will become too starchy.
Drain the potatoes in a colander and then return them to the pot.
Add butter and milk. Mash with a potato masher until lumps are gone.
Stir in sour cream, chives, onion powder, white pepper and kosher salt.

Notes

The nutrition information shown is an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator. Accuracy is not guaranteed. Information shown should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

Nutrition was calculated using the original ingredients. The vegan option will change the calculation.

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