When we think of Thanksgiving, we automatically think of -- and start salivating over -- mashed potatoes: the creamy, buttery, pillowy dish that is one of our all time favorite comfort foods. Though mashed potatoes took an unjustly early exit in HuffPost Taste's Thanksgiving Side Dish Deathmatch and were rudely ranked a measly third place in the ranking of the best Thanksgiving sides, some of us (ahem) think they're the tops. Mashed potatoes are the perfect vessel for butter (we like to create a crater in our potatoes to hold a pool of melted butter), and at Thanksgiving they become a home for our favorite sauce of all time: gravy.
Whether you like them plain, smooth, lumpy, smashed, infused with flavor or loaded with accessory ingredients, we've got the recipe you need. We've also got tips to help keep you from ruining your mashed potatoes. Check out the recipes below to see how you can fancy up your potatoes with butter, horseradish, bacon and everything in between.
Buttermilk Bacon Blue Smashed Potatoes
Mashed Potatoes With Scallions And Lemon Zest
Cheesy Mashed Potatoes With Green Chile
Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes
The Best Creamiest Mashed Potatoes
Smashed New Potatoes With Garlic and Chives
Mashed Potatoes With Caramelized Onions And Goat Cheese
'The Very Best Mashed Potatoes'
The Best Damn Vegan Mashed Potatoes
Creamy Horseradish Mashed Potatoes
Caramelized Scallion Mashed Potatoes
Mashed Potatoes With Brown Butter, Goat Cheese And Sage
More Perfect Mashed Potatoes
Brown Butter Sage Mashed Potatoes
Red Mashed Potatoes
Buttermilk Blue Cheese Mashed Potatoes
Perfect Mashed Potatoes
Roasted Buttermilk Garlic Smashed Potatoes
Roasted Garlic Goat Cheese Mashed Potatoes
Skinny Chipotle Mashed Potatoes
Smashed Parmesan Potatoes
Brown Butter Mashed Potatoes With Rosemary
Mashed Potatoes Recipe With Bacon & Caramelized Onions (Low-Fat)
Mashed Potatoes With Greek Yogurt
Monica's Sour Cream And Chive Mashed Potatoes
