Mashed Potatoes with Russet Potatoes & Macaroni Recipe
Mashed Potatoes with Russet Potatoes & Macaroni served with cheddar cheese, melted butter and freshly chopped chives. Best way to use leftover mashed potatoes.
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Cook Time15 minutesmins
Total Time30 minutesmins
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Russian
Servings: 4
Calories: 166kcal
Author: Love Keil
Ingredients
5 Potatopeeled & cut into small pieces
1 ½cup pastacooked according to the package
5 tablespoonsbuttercut into cubes
½ cupmilkwarm
salt & pepper to taste
1tablespoonfresh chivesfinely chopped
sharp cheddar cheeseoptional for garnish
Instructions
Cook pasta following instruction on the package.
Put potato into a cooking pot, add water and season with 2 teaspoons of salt. Bring it to a boil and cook for about 10-15 minutes or until potatoes are soft when pocked with a fork.
Carefully drain water from the pot, add butter and milk to potatoes, mash with potato masher until fluffy texture (to make mashed potato extra fluffy use hand mixer).
Taste mashed potatoes, if needed season more with salt to taste, then add cooked pasta.
Serve with melted butter, freshly cracked black pepper, cheddar cheese and freshly chopped chives. Enjoy!
Notes
Tip - this recipe is perfect for using Thanksgiving leftover mashed potatoes. You will need about 3 ½ cups of mashed potatoes. Hi! All content & images are copyright protected. Please do not use my images without prior permission. If you want to republish this recipe, please re-write the recipe in your own words, or simply link back to this post for the recipe. Thank you.