These mashed potatoes made with yellow potatoes and sweet potatoes are creamy and full of flavor. You can choose to peel the yellow potatoes or leave the skins on since they have such a thin skin. I usually take the easy route and leave them unpeeled.
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Prep Time 5 minutesminutes
Cook Time 25 minutesminutes
Total Time 30 minutesminutes
Servings 6servings
Calories
Author Deborah Harroun
Ingredients
1poundyellow-fleshed potatoessuch as yukon gold, cut into cubes
1small sweet potato(about 1/2 pound), peeled and cut into cubes
1/3cupheavy cream
1-2tablespoonssour cream
salt and pepper
For topping: buttershredded Parmesan cheese and/or crumbled bacon
Instructions
Place both kinds of potatoes in a saucepan and add enough water to cover by 2 inches. Season with salt. Bring to a boil over high heat. Cook until all of the potatoes are fork-tender, about 15 minutes. Drain, then return to the pot.
Using a masher, coarsely mash the potatoes with the cream and sour cream. Season with salt and pepper.
Serve topped with butter, Parmesan or crumbled bacon.
Notes
adapted from Every Day with Rachael Ray November 2008