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Mashed Potatoes with butter

Name: Mashed Potatoes with butter
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 10 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 lb russet potatoes peeled; 1 1/4 cups hot milk we used whole milk; 16 tbsp unsalted butter; 1 1/2 tsp salt (optional); 1 tbsp fresh parsley or chives (optional)

Russet potatoes boil until tender, then mash with hot milk, butter, salt, and fresh herbs.

Typical price

$3.04for 4 servings

$0.76 per serving$3.04 for 4

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40 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
10servings as written
$typical cost tier

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What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
Potatoes$0.99/lb typical	4 lb	$3.96Typical price
Milk$0.04/oz typical	11 oz	$0.42Typical price
Butter$0.40/oz typical	8 oz	$3.20Typical price
Fresh herbs (cilantro, parsley, basil)$1.49 each typical	a little	$0.02Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$7.61

Ingredients

4 lb russet potatoes peeled
1 1/4 cups hot milk we used whole milk
16 tbsp unsalted butter
1 1/2 tsp salt (optional)
1 tbsp fresh parsley or chives (optional)

Steps

Cut the peeled potatoes into 1-inch pieces.
Boil the potatoes in a large pot of salted water for 20 minutes, until tender.
Warm the milk and butter in a saucepan over low heat for 5 minutes.
Drain the potatoes thoroughly.
Mash the potatoes with the warm milk, butter, and salt until smooth.
Stir in the parsley or chives if using.

Swaps

Potatoes for Sweet potatoesabout $0.30/lb more at typical prices
Milk for Almond, soy or oat milkabout $0.01/oz more at typical prices
Butter for Margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices