Smashed Potatoes And Cream Cheese

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 1/2 lbs small red potatoes or 2 1/2 lbs yukon gold potatoes
• 1/2 cup half-and-half
• 8 ounces cream cheese, plain or veggie, cut into pieces
• 10 chives, chopped (or 2 scallions)
• salt & pepper

Recipe

• 1 boil potatoes until tender, 15 minutes.
• 2 when potatoes are tender, drain them and return them to the hot pot to let them dry out a bit.
• 3 mash potatoes with half and half or milk using a potato masher.
• 4 add in the cream cheese and smash until the cheese melts into the potatoes.
• 5 then add the chives or scallions.
• 6 season with salt & pepper.