Buttery Mashed Potatoes

  • 4

Ingredients

  • 4 large russet potatoes - (abt 3 1/4 lbs)
  • 6 tablespoons butter - (3/4 stick)
  • 1/2 cup whole milk - (about)
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

Preparation

Step 1

Pierce each potato several times with fork. Cook potatoes in microwave on high 8 minutes. Turn potatoes over and cook until tender, about 8 minutes longer.

Cut potatoes in half. Scoop potato flesh into bowl; discard skins. Add butter and mash potatoes well. Mix in milk and chopped parsley. Season potatoes to taste with salt and pepper.

This recipe yields 4 to 6 servings.

Using the microwave makes cooking the potatoes especially easy.