Broccoli and Cheese Smashed Potatoes

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  4.3 – 26 reviews  • Side Dish
Level: Easy
Total: 25 min
Prep: 5 min
Cook: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

  1. 1 1/2 pounds small potatoes (recommended: Yukon gold)
  2. 1 small head broccoli
  3. 1 cup whole milk
  4. 2 tablespoons butter
  5. 1 1/2 cups shredded sharp Cheddar
  6. Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

  1. Halve the potatoes and add to a large pot. Cover with water and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to medium-low and cook the potatoes for 10 minutes while you trim and chop broccoli into 1/2-inch dice. Add the broccoli to the potatoes and cook for 5 minutes more. Drain and return to the hot pot to dry. Stir in the milk, butter and cheese and mash until the cheese melts into potatoes and broccoli. Season with salt and pepper, to taste, and transfer to a serving bowl, to serve.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 of 4 servings
Calories 304
Total Fat 12 g
Saturated Fat 7 g
Carbohydrates 41 g
Dietary Fiber 7 g
Sugar 6 g
Protein 11 g
Cholesterol 32 mg
Sodium 846 mg

Reviews

Casey Hardy
I think this recipe is a good jumping off point. I’d have never thought about mashing broccoli and potatoes together and with a picky veggie eater in my house, she gobbled these down.

However the reasons I only gave it 3 ⭐️ is as follows:

1. Depending on the actual amounts of potatoes add milk or cream in small amounts, until you get the consistency you like. I dumped and got runny potatoes and had to thicken them with some instant.

2. Really bland! Like others said use sour cream, garlic, other seasonings, but needs a punch for sure!

3. Really, really drain and dry broccoli good or that will contribute to soupy potato issue and be sure not to overcook or you’ll have potatoes fit for St. Patrick’s Day (green).

I will attempt this recipe/method or mashing broccoli and potatoes together, but make the above adjustments.

I did make this with the pork chops and the timing she lined up went well to get both done, not in 30 minutes, but within a reasonable amount of time.

Connor Lester
She said you don’t have too peel the potatoes , but she didn’t tell you that you MUST remove the eyes.
Tiffany Hill
Great dish…..
Deborah Sanders
Try mixing cheddar and Swiss for a richer flavor
Jonathan Ellis
Pretty good… But mine are GREEN. I’m thinking I might have overcooked the broccoli and it blended in a bit too well.
Brandy Hendricks
Very good side dish. How can you go wrong with cheese and potatoes?! You can’t! Also, very simple to make and my 3 and 6 yr old gobbled it up!!
Stephanie Stephens
With a few variations, this recipe was delicious! I added 4 cloves of garlic to the boiling potatoes and probably used more than 1.5 cups of cheeese. 🙂 Also, I added splashes of milk as needed instead of one whole cup. I used frozen broccoli florets because I had them on hand. So good!!
Bryan Nelson
This was good, but I think it called for too much milk. I also had to add quite a bit of salt and pepper because I felt it was quite bland. I will alter next time with a different type of cheese or maybe even some bacon.
Kristen Brooks
I liked the basic idea of mixing mashed potatoes with broccoli, but I found that this had too much milk and was somewhat flavorless. I added smoked gouda, a few tsp. of garlic powder, and a little more butter and strained the potatoes to remove some of the milk.
Christina Lopez
It was very good, nice way to add some veggies into your dinner. It didn’t taste as good next day, though.

 

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