Hatch Chile Cheddar Mashed Potatoes

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Preparation info
  • Makes

    4 to 5

    servings
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Barbacoa: The Heart of Tex-Mex Barbecue

By Brandon Hurtado

Published 2025

  • About

Cheesy. Tex-Mex. Potatoes. Three things that are awesome enough on their own, but together become an unstoppable force—like watching Captain Planet on a Saturday morning with a bowl of Fruit Loops and too much milk. Speaking of milk, we aren’t using any, because HWC is the unsung hero of these potatoes. And its sidekick is hatch chile cheddar, a creamy white cheddar infused with flavorful New Mexican green chiles. I recommend a tablespoon of kosher salt here, but generally speaking, mashed