Mashed Potatoes & Salad can complete any meat dish. So next time you’ve got part of a meal, but need something else to seal the deal, pull up this recipe for mashed potatoes and summer-time salad.

Prep Time: 20 min   Cook Time: 45 min

Ingredients for Mashed Potatoes:

• 8 Potatoes (medium sized; cut into cubes)
• Seasoning (salt, pepper, garlic powder, creole seasoning, & Italian seasoning)
• Milk (1 cup)
• Butter (2/3 stick)
• Sour Cream (or Cream Cheese) about 8oz.

Directions for Mashed Potatoes:

1. After cutting all the potatoes into cubes drop them into a large pot of boiling water and boil them for about 35 minutes (or until soft).
2. Turn the stove heat to low and dump the potatoes into a strainer (to remove the water).
3. Add the butter to the hot pot and toss the potatoes back in. Mix well.
4. Mash them with a fork or cooking spoon, or an electric mixer.
5. Add the Milk and Sour Cream and mix well.
6. Add your seasonings a little at a time and then taste to know when its seasoned enough.
7. Continue to mix well and add more milk (to thin) or sour cream (to thicken).

Ingredients for Salad:

• Bag of pre-mixed Salad (mixed green)
• Strawberries (sliced thin and small)
• Candied Pecans
• Feta Cheese
• Raspberry Dressing (or something else that’s nice)

Directions for Salad:

1. Mix it all together in a bowl and serve with dressing.

Tips & Tricks:

• Serve with the Spinach & Feta Stuffed Chicken.
• Or, serve it alongside just about anything.

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