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Brown Butter Boursin Mashed Potatoes


Course Side, Side Dish
Cuisine American
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 12 people
Close up of a bowl of mashed potatoes with brown butter on top.

This viral recipe for Brown Butter Boursin Mashed Potatoes are the best way to upgrade your regular mash recipe. A creamy sauce made with brown butter, herbs, cream, and cheese.

Ingredients  

  • 4 lbs Russet or Yukon Gold Potatoes
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 1 cup salted butter
  • 10 fresh sage leaves
  • 2 teaspoons fresh thyme
  • 1 (5.3 oz.) package Boursin Garlic & Fine Herbs Cheese
  • cup heavy cream
  • 1 teaspoon salt plus more to taste
  • ½ teaspoon ground black pepper plus more to taste
  • 2 ounces Parmesan cheese about ⅓ cup finely grated, plus more for topping if desired

Instructions

  • Wash, peel, and dice the 4 lbs Russet or Yukon Gold Potatoes into 1" cubes and place in a large pot.
    Potatoes chopped on a cutting board.
  • Fill the pot with water to cover 1" about the potatoes and add 1 tablespoon salt and stir to season the water.
    Water being poured into a pot with potatoes.
  • Heat the pot over medium-high heat and cook until the potatoes are for tender, about 20 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, add 1 cup salted butter to a saucepan and brown the butter over medium heat.
    Butter in a pot ready to be melted.
  • Once the butter begins to brown, add in the 10 fresh sage leaves and 2 teaspoons fresh thyme to fry while the butter finishes browning. Once browned, remove from heat and set aside until ready to use.
    Herbs and brown butter in a small pot.
  • Drain the potatoes and leave them in the strainer.
  • Add 1 (5.3 oz.) package Boursin Garlic & Fine Herbs Cheese, ⅔ cup heavy cream, 1 teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon ground black pepper, and about ⅔ of the brown butter (reserving the sage leaves for topping) to the pot and stir over medium heat until the cheese has melted.
    Cream and cheese and herbs in a pot with brown butter to make cream sauce.
  • Add the potatoes back into the pot and mash with a potato masher until the desired consistency is reached.
    A masher mashing potatoes in a pot.
  • Stir in the finely grated 2 ounces Parmesan cheese and season with additional salt and pepper to taste.
    Parmesan grated into a pot of mashed potatoes.
  • Transfer to a serving dish and top with the remaining brown butter and herbs.
    Brown butter being poured over the top of a bowl of mashed potatoes.


Nutrition

Calories: 320kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 59mg | Sodium: 984mg | Potassium: 656mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 728IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 92mg | Iron: 1mg

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