Mashed Potatoes with Mushrooms and Onions

Name: Mashed Potatoes with Mushrooms and Onions
Prep time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Makes 4 servings
Ingredients: 2 pounds baking potatoes, peeled and cut into quarters; Salt and black pepper to taste; Salt and black pepper to taste; 5 tablespoons butter; ½ cup sour cream, or more to taste; ½ pound button mushrooms, trimmed and chopped; 1 large onion, chopped

Preparation info

Makes
4
servings

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
40 min

Appears in

The Best Recipes in the World

By Mark Bittman

Published 2005

About

Once not only a staple but a main course, this is one of those side dishes many people can’t get enough of. Serve with something light and lean, like plain broiled fish.

Ingredients

2 pounds baking potatoes, peeled and cut into quarters
Salt and black pepper to taste
5 tablespoons

Side dish
Main course
Gluten-free
Microwave
Eastern Europe
Vegetarian

Method

Boil the potatoes in a pot with salted water to cover until soft, at least 15 minutes. Meanwhile, put 2 tablespoons of the butter in a skillet over medium-high heat. When it’s foam subsides, add the onion and mushrooms, along with a large pinch of salt and a sprinkling of pepper, and cook, stirring occasionally, until they soften and brown, 10 to 15 minutes. Both onion a