These 3-ingredient garlic mashed potatoes are made simply, and you can use them as a base for customizing with other ingredients. Add more butter, mix in cream, or include black pepper and other seasonings.

These creamy, indulgent mashed potatoes are packed with tangy, garlicky goodness thanks to a single secret ingredient: gournay cheese. It’s a soft, spreadable cream cheese that’s most often flavored with garlic and herbs, though it can be jazzed up with everything from caramelized onions to black truffle and sea salt, too.

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If you’re going to chop and boil potatoes, might as well add another vegetable to the pot. Parsnips look like white carrots, have a nutty flavor, and mash well. You can omit salting the mashed potatoes if you use salted butter.

For a dish with so few ingredients and two main techniques (boil and mash), there are a surprising number of ways to prepare mashed potatoes. Good mashed potatoes should be creamy and rich without being too heavy.