Smokey Mashed Taters

So the other night I was thinking of a side to serve with grilled chicken.  I looked around and I had a lot of potatoes, so mashed potatoes it was going to be.  As I started peeling my potatoes, I began to think of how I could make them different.  As I raided my pantry, I went to my spice rack.  Smoked Paprika jumped out at me.  I just recently started using this spice in the past year.  I love it!  It's great to add that subtle smokey flavor to things.  So here is just a simple variation on mashed potatoes.  They were amazing....even my hubby liked them, and he can be very picky.

Our players today:
13.5 oz of potatoes (any kind will do, I had russet in the pantry.)
3 1/2 c low sodium chicken stock
2 T butter
2 T milk
2 T sour cream
1/4 tsp SMOKED paprika


Start by bringing your chicken stock to a boil. I use chicken stock because it's adds good flavor and you don't have to add a lot of salt later. Chop your potatoes into large bite sized pieces.

Boil until tender. Now I am very picky about mashed potatoes so I bought myself a potato ricer. They make amazing mashed potatoes. Mine is just the OXO brand.

You want to put small amounts of your potato chunks in and squeeze over a bowl. Here is a video you can watch on how to use a potato ricer. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3_MKCBGlCI


See, looks like rice when it comes out.

Once you have put all your potatoes through the ricer add your butter, stir until melted into the potatoes. Next add milk, sour cream and smoked paprika. The paprika will turn your mashed potatoes a light orange color, but it is extremely tasty!  I made this recipe for just me and Ty so it was about 2-3 large servings.  To make more just double your amounts.

Enjoy and happy cooking!