Olive Oil Mashed Potatoes with Kale & Herbs
Skip the dairy for these Olive Oil Mashed Potatoes with Kale and Herbs. This flavorful side dish is great for holiday dinners or weeknight meals.
My Grandma June made the best family dinners. You could always count on her to put out a good spread of food. Two of her favourites were meat and potatoes. She said that was what her husband, Clarence, would always request. He was a beef farmer so you can guess what the meat typically was. As for the potatoes, his favorite way to eat them was mashed with butter. Good old-fashioned comfort food is what she would say. I always think of her whenever I make meat and potatoes for my family.
Grandma’s mashed potatoes were great, but very traditional. Don’t get me wrong – I loved her cooking. Sometimes, it’s fun to change things up a little. You can still keep the “bones” of a recipe, but add in a little zip to make it more interesting.
Ingredients
The full printable recipe card with measurements and instructions is found at the bottom of the post.
- Yellow potatoes – you don’t need to peel!
- Red potatoes – no need to peel!
- Chicken broth
- Unsweetened almond milk or milk
- Fresh herbs – I used fresh basil, thyme and sage.
- Sea salt
- Pepper
- Extra virgin olive oil
- Sweet onion
- Garlic
- Kale
How to Make Olive Oil Mashed Potatoes
Follow along to learn how to make olive oil mashed potatoes. They are the BEST!
- Step One: Add potatoes and chicken broth in a large microwave-safe bowl and cover. Microwave on high for 15 minutes or until soft when pierced with a knife. Mash. Stir in milk, herbs, salt and pepper.
- Step Two: Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat while the potatoes are cooking. Add onions and cook for 15 minutes, stirring frequently. Add in garlic and stir. Cook for 5 more minutes.
- Step Three: Add kale to skillet and cook for 2 minutes until wilted, stirring frequently. Add kale mixture to potatoes and stir to combine. Transfer to a serving bowl and serve hot.
I liked that I didn’t have to peel the potatoes. Leaving the skin on adds flavor and gives the dish a more rustic feel.
My kitchen smelled amazing while I was cooking this recipe. My whole family was salivating before dinner and couldn’t wait to try it.
Pair it with some roast beef and you have a hearty meal that would make my grandma proud. I know she would have loved this recipe. The flavors really pop.
If you’re in a dinner rut and want a recipe that is a bit “outside the box,” this is perfect for you to try. It makes for a beautiful presentation and a hearty side dish your family will love.
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Olive Oil Mashed Potatoes with Kale & Herbs
Ingredients
- 1 lb yellow potatoes cubed
- 1 lb red potatoes cubed
- ½ cup chicken broth
- ¾ cup milk or unsweetened almond milk
- 2 tbsp chopped fresh herbs
- sea salt and pepper to taste
- 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 large sweet onion quartered and sliced
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 4 cups fresh kale coarsely chopped
Instructions
- Add potatoes and chicken broth in a large microwave-safe bowl and cover. Microwave on high for 15 minutes or until soft when pierced with a knife. Mash. Stir in milk, herbs, salt and pepper.
- While the potatoes are cooking, heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onions and cook for 15 minutes, stirring frequently. Add in garlic and stir. Cook 5 more minutes.
- Add kale to skillet and cook for 2 minutes until wilted, stirring frequently. Add kale mixture to potatoes and stir to combine. Transfer to a serving bowl and serve hot.
Notes
Nutrition
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I’ve never seen a recipe like this but it looks delicious and nutritious
This looks great! I like adding roasted garlic, chives, and sour cream.
I would really enjoy this recipe! I love that it has the kale added and especially the fresh herbs.
Very healthy and tasty. I love mashed potatoes.
I love making potatoe salad with olive oil, it gives it a rich robust flavor.
Delicious Mashed Potatoes! Your post is awesome and thanks so much for sharing it with us at Full Plate Thursday. Hope you are having a great day and come back to see us real soon!
Miz Helen
My hubby is firmly against greens but I might just try this dish on him because I think I could pull it off. Sounds delicious, thanks!
That is definitely comfort food at it’s best Stacie. I think we’ll give it a try this week if I can find some Almond Milk in the stores. Thanks so much for the idea, pinned
Looks so good! Thanks for sharing at the #InspirationSpotlight party @DearCreatives Pinned & shared.
Mashed potatoes and Kale is one of our long time family favorites, but we never tried it with olive oil. Sounds yum.
This looks great! I would probably sub in vegetable stock, but I love the twist on an old classic!
Those look great. We’re both eating very low-carb but I think I can pull the same flavours into riced cauliflower!
This look delicious! I love adding kale to simple dishes. It packs so much flavor! Thanks for the great recipe idea!
W
What a great way to use kale. It looks absolutely delicious.
These mashed potatoes look really good. I love the idea of adding kale because it makes you feel less guilty about eating mashed potatoes. I would never have thought of adding almond milk. Looking forward to giving it a try. Thanks for the recipe.
The potatoes look really good. The idea of cooking them in the microwave is kind of weird, but it looks like they come out just as soft as if you had boiled them on the stove. I love garlic in my mashed potatoes but I never thought of caramelizing some onions to go in them.
I love the color that the kale and herbs added to these mashed potatoes! Looks delicious, I can’t wait to try it!
I hope this will get my kids to eat kale finally!