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A white bowl with mashed potatoes with spinach and fresh parsley on top.
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Spinach Mashed Potatoes

Spinach mashed potatoes are creamy, cheesy, and flavorful! This easy recipe can be made with fresh spinach or frozen in about 30 minutes! They're loaded with spinach, garlic, cream cheese, cheese, and milk or cream!
Course Side Dishes
Cuisine American
Diet Gluten Free, Vegetarian
Prep Time 40 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 8 Servings
Calories 339kcal
Author Amy

Ingredients

  • 3 pounds potatoes
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1/3 cup butter
  • 4 ounces cream cheese
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic paste
  • 2 cups cheese
  • 6 ounces spinach

Instructions

  • Scrub, peel, and dice potatoes.
  • Cook potatoes.
    Instant Pot: Add diced potatoes, salt, and enough water to cover about half of the potatoes. Pressure cook on high for 10 minutes. Quick release and check to make sure the potatoes are soft enough they can easily be poked with a knife.
    Stove top: Add peeled and diced potatoes to a saucepan. Add enough water to cover the potatoes by an inch. Add salt. Turn the heat to high and bring the water to a boil. Reduce the heat to low enough to keep a gentle boil. Cover and cook for 15-20 minutes, or until the potatoes are tender enough to be poked with a knife.
  • Saute the spinach by setting a saucepan over medium heat. Add a tablespoon of olive oil. Add spinach and stir occasionally until wilted. The spinach will wilt quickly and reduce in size significantly.
  • Drain the potatoes. Return to the pressure cooker or pot. The heat from the pressure cooker will help absorb some of the water from the potatoes. Mash the potatoes with the potato smasher.
  • Add spinach, melted butter, room temperature cream cheese, warm cream, garlic paste, grated cheese, and salt and pepper to taste. Stir until the butter and cheese are melted and the cream cheese is incorporated. The steam from the hot potatoes will wilt the spinach. (See note for more wilted spinach).
  • Taste test and adjust salt and pepper as needed.

Notes

Potatoes: Yukon Gold or Russet potatoes are great varieties of potatoes for making mashed potatoes.
Spinach: 
  • Fresh or frozen spinach may be used. Thaw and drain frozen spinach before adding. 
  • For completely green mashed potatoes chop spinach in a food processor before adding it to the potatoes. You don't need to saute them. 

Nutrition

Calories: 339kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 33g | Saturated Fat: 20g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 97mg | Sodium: 460mg | Potassium: 192mg | Fiber: 0.5g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 3141IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 257mg | Iron: 1mg