High-Protein Whipped Cottage Cheese Mashed Potatoes
By Recipes Worth Cooking Test Kitchen

Prep Time: 16 minutes
Cook Time: 26 minutes
Servings: 6
Difficulty: Easy
Cuisine: American

Description:
Creamy cottage cheese mashed potatoes with Yukon Golds, garlic, chives, and butter for a fluffy high-protein side dish.

Ingredients:
- 2.50 Pound Yukon Gold potatoes
- 1.25 Cup cottage cheese
- 0.75 Cup whole milk
- 4.00 Tablespoon unsalted butter
- 3.00 Clove garlic
- 2.00 Teaspoon kosher salt
- 0.50 Teaspoon black pepper
- 0.25 Cup chives

Instructions:
<ol><li>Put potatoes in a large pot, cover with cold water by 1 inch, and season the water generously.</li><li>Bring to a boil, then simmer for 18 to 22 minutes, until the potatoes are tender when pierced with a knife.</li><li>While the potatoes cook, warm milk, butter, garlic, 1 teaspoon kosher salt, and black pepper in a small saucepan until the butter melts. Remove the garlic.</li><li>Blend cottage cheese until smooth, adding 1 to 2 tablespoons of the warm milk mixture if needed to help it move.</li><li>Drain potatoes well and return them to the warm pot for 1 minute so extra steam can escape.</li><li>Mash or rice the potatoes, then fold in the warm milk mixture and blended cottage cheese until fluffy. Taste and season with more salt if needed.</li><li>Spoon into a serving bowl and finish with chives, more black pepper, and a small pat of butter if you like.</li></ol>

Notes:
<ul><li>A potato ricer gives the smoothest texture, but a hand masher keeps this weeknight-friendly.</li><li>Do not boil the potatoes after adding cottage cheese; gentle heat prevents the dairy from separating.</li><li>For make-ahead serving, reheat covered over low heat with a splash of milk and fold gently.</li></ul>

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