How to Make Instant Potatoes Better
How to Make Instant Potatoes Better: a few simple ways to make your bag or boxed mashed potatoes taste like they’re made from scratch. Creamy, fluffy, and so easy!
Servings: 8 people
Calories: 462kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup cream or half-and-half or whole milk, plus more to thin, if necessary
- ½ cup unsalted butter sliced into 8 pats
- 2 cups broth vegetable or chicken
- 1 (8 oz) bag instant mashed potatoes we used Idahoan Buttery Homestyle Mashed Potatoes*
- 2 (5.3 oz) boxes Boursin cheese we used the Garlic & Herb variety
- ¼ teaspoon salt plus more to taste, if desired
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Place cream/milk and butter into a large microwave safe measuring cup and heat until the cream is warm and the butter has melted. Set aside.
- Place broth into a large microwave safe bowl and bring to a boil in the microwave. Once boiling, carefully remove from the microwave, sprinkle on instant potatoes, then pour in warm cream/butter.
- Use a fork to gently fluff and stir everything together.
- Once combined, crumble in Boursin, season with salt and pepper, then gently stir until the Boursin has melted.
- Stir in more cream, if necessary, until desired consistency is reached, taste and re-season, then enjoy!
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Notes
*Results may vary if another brand of potatoes is used.
Nutrition
Serving: 1scoop | Calories: 462kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 38g | Saturated Fat: 25g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 103mg | Sodium: 580mg | Potassium: 344mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 1309IU | Vitamin C: 23mg | Calcium: 57mg | Iron: 0.4mg
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