This recipe for Thyme-Infused Mashed Potatoes is perfect for almost any holiday feast yet simple enough to whip up for any weeknight meal! The key is infusing the butter with flavor and aroma using several fresh thyme sprigs. This adds a subtle hint of extra flavor that permeates the whole dish and makes these mashed potatoes ultra-irresistible. I'm so excited to share this recipe with you, so let's dig in!
Ingredients
The best part about this recipe is that you only need five ingredients and about 20 minutes of hands-on time to put it together. The total list of ingredients is below:
- Russet Potatoes
- Milk
- Butter
- Fresh Thyme Sprigs
- Kosher Salt
One part of this recipe that helps save some time is to add your cubed potatoes to cold, salted water and then bring that to a boil over high heat for 10 minutes. This helps cook the potatoes more evenly, and you are less likely to end up with lumpy mashed potatoes. Saving time and making smoother mashed potatoes is a total win-win in my book!
What really elevates this recipe is melting the butter with a couple sprigs of thyme in the pan the potatoes were cooked in. This may sound super simple, but the butter picks up the thyme flavor and distributes it throughout the whole dish. It's relatively subtle, but it adds so much to it and really takes everything up to the next level.
Serving Suggestions
These potatoes are practically begging to be served at your next holiday feast! Christmas, Thanksgiving, Easter, you name it - these absolutely should have a spot at the table!
As mentioned above, these are easy enough to make on any given weeknight, yet there's no reason NOT to include them with weeknight meals. These would be particularly good served with my recipe for Red Wine Braised Pot Roast and Gravy. Or give my recipe for Smothered Bacon Jam Pork Chops a try! Serve these with my recipe for Whole Roasted Chicken - Publican Style as well. These potatoes really compliment the juicy and lemony roasted chicken flavors.
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Recipe
Thyme-Infused Mashed Potatoes
Equipment
- Large, 3 or 4 Quart Pot
- Strainer or Sieve
- Potato Masher
Ingredients
- 2 Quarts Cold Water 8 Cups
- 6 Large Russet Potatoes Peeled and cut into large cubes
- 1 Cup Milk Room Temperature
- 8 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter 1 Stick
- 2 Sprigs Thyme
- 2 Teaspoons Kosher Salt Plus more to taste
Instructions
- Add peeled and cubed potatoes to salted, cold water in a large, 4 to 6 quart pot. Bring to a boil over high heat and boil for 10 minutes.
- Remove from heat and drain water, reserving potatoes.
- Return the pot back to the stove and add butter to melt. Add several sprigs of thyme and allow to infuse for 5 minutes.
- Remove the thyme sprigs, and add potatoes back to the pot. Mashing the potatoes into the butter to your desired consistency.
- Add room temperature milk ¼ cup at a time, stirring well until you reach your desired consistency. Adjust salt to taste and serve warm.
Paula says
Perfect mashed potatoes. Love the addition of thyme