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
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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
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I’m always looking for new ways to do potatoes. Thanks for the recipe.
Great flavors in this. Good for you too.
These sound good! Kale is a nice way to bring some freshness into mashed potatoes.
I can hardly wait to try this recipe. I love mashed potatoes but my Italian husband, not so much. Using olive oil and Italian spices with the kale will really win him over, I’m sure.
I know this is weird, but I love adding lemon to my garlic mashed potatoes.
OMG this looks amazing and the bonus is that its healthier with almond milk, kale and other veggies! I will have to try these as a I suffer from allergies… My favourite ingredient for mashed potatoes is garlic and green onions.
I’ve never tried adding kale to my mashed potatoes before,but it sounds interesting !
That looks so fluffy and good with the kale and herbs. I’ve been trying to add more kale into our diet into salads and stir frys.
I want to make the Olive Oil Mashed Potatoes with Kale & Herbs! These potatoes look delicious and a good way to get my kale!
This looks delicious. I have never tried kale so this would be a new experience for me.
I love mashed potatoes. These look so delicious.
They look so delicious, I have to try them!
This looks like a great side dish.
I have been really lovin’ potatoes lately! I’ve never made potatoes like this, oh, I want to try it!
Love the photos. I’m not a fan of kale but I do eat it once a year as it’s part of our traditional Christmas Eve meals. For this I’d chop it really tiny so that I don’t notice it LOL. I usually just add butter, a bit of milk and some garlic, sometimes I add cheese.
I’ve never tried kale in my mashed potatoes before, but these look so good!
I love mashed potatoes, but I never had it like this. This is one I definitely have to try
That sounds both delicious and healthy. Gotta try it!
I love mashed potatoes looking good
Would have to leave the Kale out in order to get my family to eat them but it sounds like a new way to try doing our potatoes!