Garlic Smashed Potatoes

Name: Garlic Smashed Potatoes
Prep time: 1 h 23 min
Cook time: 1 h 23 min
Total time: 1 h 23 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 59 milliliters chopped fresh chives; 1 garlic bulb; 79 milliliters milk; 1 teaspoon chopped fresh oregano leaves or 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano leaves; 907 grams medium Yukon Gold or russet potatoes; 1 teaspoons salt; 2 Tbsps olive or vegetable oil

You can never have too many side dish recipes, so give Garlic Smashed Potatoes a try. This recipe makes 1 servings with 1020 calories, 23g of protein, and 32g of fat each. This recipe covers 40% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up chives, garlic bulb, oregano leaves, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour and 23 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and vegetarian diet.

Instructions

Heat oven to 375F. Pierce potatoes with fork to allow steam to escape.

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Potato

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Oven

Cut 1/4-inch slices from top of garlic bulb to expose cloves. Carefully remove most of the paperlike skin, leaving bulb intact and cloves unpeeled. Wrap garlic in aluminum foil.

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Clove

Garlic

Wrap

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Aluminum Foil

Bake potatoes and garlic about 1 hour or until potatoes are tender.

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Potato

Garlic

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Oven

Heat oil and oregano over medium heat 2 to 3 minutes or until oregano is fragrant; remove from heat.

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Oregano

Cooking Oil

Open garlic packet to cool.

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Garlic

Cut potatoes in half; carefully spoon potatoes into large bowl. Save skins for another use or discard. Separate garlic cloves and press the cloves slightly to squeeze garlic out into potatoes; discard skin.

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Garlic

Potato

Clove

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Bowl

Add oil mixture and salt to potatoes.

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Potato

Salt

Cooking Oil

Mash potatoes until no lumps remain. Beat in milk in small amounts (amount of milk needed to make potatoes smooth and fluffy depends on kind of potatoes). Beat vigorously until potatoes are light and fluffy. Stir in chives.

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Potato

Chives