Food Fruits & Vegetables Mashed Potatoes 8 Ways By Midwest Living editors Midwest Living editors Midwest Living's experienced editors create best-in-class travel, lifestyle, food, home and garden content you won't find anywhere else. We're loudly, proudly Midwestern, and we're passionate about helping our audience explore and create through award-winning storytelling. Midwest Living's Editorial Guidelines Updated on August 10, 2020 Trending Videos Love mashed potatoes? Here are recipes for classic mashed potatoes as well as mashed potatoes with add-ins like broccoli and cheese, horseradish, bacon and blue cheese, and Asiago cheese and sun-dried tomato pesto. 01 of 09 Creamy Horseradish Mashed Potatoes Sour cream, prepared horseradish and a splash of lemon juice spice up traditional mashed potatoes. View Recipe 02 of 09 Broccoli-Cheddar Mashed Potatoes A classic veggie mix meets potatoes in this recipe, which calls for adding fresh or frozen broccoli florets and cheddar cheese to creamy mashed potatoes. View Recipe 03 of 09 Hidden Roots Mashed Potatoes This rich mash is more than just a vehicle for gravy. It's a subtly sweet blend of parsnip, celery root and two kinds of potato, plus plenty of butter, sour cream and nutmeg. View Recipe 04 of 09 Bacon-Blue Cheese Mashed Potatoes Tangy blue cheese and salty bacon make traditional mashed potatoes even more indulgent. View Recipe 05 of 09 Perfect Mashed Potatoes The classic mashed potato recipe! Cooking tips: If you leave the skin on the potatoes, mash them with a potato masher rather than an electric mixer (because the skin will get caught in the beaters). If you want to use a potato ricer, wait to add the butter until after you've passed the potatoes through the ricer. View Recipe 06 of 09 Spicy Double-Smoked Mashed Potatoes The secret to these potatoes is boiling whole peeled garlic cloves along with the potatoes. Shredded smoked Gouda cheese and finely chopped chipotle pepper in adobe sauce add to the spicy flavor. View Recipe 07 of 09 Garlic Mashed Potatoes Quivey's Grove in Madison, Wisconsin, whips up this version of mashed potatoes that matches plenty of dairy richness with garlic, Parmesan, black pepper and green onion. View Recipe 08 of 09 Asiago Cheese and Sun-Dried Tomato Mashed Potatoes Shredded Asiago cheese and sun-dried tomato pesto (or basil pesto) give a flavor and color boost to mashed potatoes. View Recipe 09 of 09 Chipotle Smashed Potatoes This is the ultimate feel-good dish: two kinds of mashed potatoes with bacon. Cream cheese adds richness; chipotle chile brings a subtle smoky flavor. View Recipe Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit