Creamy Smashed Potatoes with Sour Cream
These ultra-comforting creamy smashed red potatoes with sour cream only need 3 ingredients (plus salt and pepper). These are quick, easy, and uncomplicated homestyle mashed potatoes. They’re fast enough for a weeknight dinner yet good enough for a holiday feast!
I love recipes that are very simple and highlight an ingredient. In this case, it’s the humble red-skinned potato.
These are not the TikTok sensation that everyone is calling smashed potatoes. By the way, I call those Crash Hot Potatoes and would credit that technique to Ree Drummond. The Pioneer Woman taught me that waaaayyyyyyy before TikTok was ever a thing. It’s absolutely brilliant.
But that’s not what we’re talking about today. Today is about smashed potatoes. Simple, 3-ingredient mashed red potatoes. The skin is on, and they’re roughly mashed or smashed to leave some texture. They’re mixed with butter and sour cream to make them smooth, creamy, and irresistible. These are very unfussy and a bit rustic. I love these smashed red potatoes with sour cream, and I know you will!
They’re vegetarian-friendly, gluten-free, and easy enough for a weeknight dinner. Yet, they’re luxurious enough to serve for Thanksgiving or alongside your candied carrots and glazed ham at Easter. They’re incredibly versatile and a staple in our home.
Ingredients
- Red potatoes. You can use any size of red potato to make these. You can also substitute any variety of thin-skinned new potatoes.
- Unsalted butter makes the potatoes smooth and rich.
- Sour cream adds a bit of tang and makes the potatoes silky. It’s also thick enough to help them keep their fluffy texture. Use full-fat sour cream, and don’t try substitutions. Sour cream is crucial in these smashed potatoes.
- Salt & Pepper. You’ll use salt in the cooking water. Then, season the smashed potatoes with salt and pepper.
How to Make Smashed Potatoes
Chop up your potatoes, but DO NOT PEEL THEM. They should be in uniform sized pieces so they cook evenly.
Now, put them in a pot and cover them with cold water. Then, salt them.
Boil them over high heat until they’re fork tender. It will take between 10 and 20 minutes, depending on the size of the pieces.
Strain them into a colander and let them dry while you melt the butter.
Add the butter into the same pot you boiled the potatoes in. Heat the butter until it’s almost melted. Then, remove it from the stove.
Dump the potatoes back into the pot of butter and start mashin’. Leave some small chunks. 🙂
Now, add the sour cream, salt, and pepper. Then, stir it up real good.
Taste them and add more salt and pepper if needed.
Serve while they’re warm!
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Creamy Smashed Potatoes with Sour Cream
Creamy smashed red potatoes with sour cream made with only 3 ingredients (plus salt and pepper). Quick and easy homestyle mashed potatoes.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: about 4 cups 1x
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Mash
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 2 pounds red potatoes
- 1 teaspoon salt (for salting the cooking water)
- 1 stick (4 ounces) unsalted butter
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- Salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
- Scrub the potatoes and cut them into uniform-sized chunks. Do not peel them!
- Place the cut potatoes into a pot, cover them with cold water, and add 1 teaspoon salt. Place on the stove over high heat and bring them to a boil. Boil them until they are fork-tender. This will take 10-20 minutes, depending on the size of the potato pieces.
- Drain the cooked potatoes in a colander. Leave them to dry in the colander while you melt the butter.
- Return the empty pot to the stove and add the butter. When it has almost melted, remove the pot from the stove eye and return the drained, still-hot potatoes to the pot. Use a potato masher to mash the potatoes into the butter. Mash until they reach your desired
- Add the sour cream, salt, and pepper and stir with a wooden spoon until everything is well combined.
- Taste and add more salt and pepper to your liking.
Notes
Best eaten fresh. Refrigerate leftovers for up to 3 days.
If you want creamier potatoes, you can add more sour cream.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: .5 cup
- Calories: 233
- Sugar: 1.6 g
- Sodium: 332.8 mg
- Fat: 15.7 g
- Carbohydrates: 20.1 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 4.3 g
- Cholesterol: 40.4 mg
