Papas con Chile (Cheesy Mashed Potatoes Recipe)
These cheesy mashed potatoes, aka "Papas con Chile", are Tex-Mex style mashed potatoes loaded with lots of cheese, chilies, and spicy chorizo, so good!
Servings: 6
Calories: 244kcal
Ingredients
- 1 pound red or yellow potatoes I used yellow here
- 6 ounces chorizo
- 2 jalapeno peppers chopped
- ½ red bell pepper chopped
- 1 shallot or small white onion chopped
- 1-2 cloves garlic minced
- ½ cup shredded yellow cheddar cheese
- 2 tablespoons cream cheese
- 1-2 tablespoons crema or sour cream
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Chopped cilantro for serving
Instructions
- Quarter the potatoes and set them into a pot of salted water. Be sure they are covered. Bring the pot to a boil and boil the potatoes about 15 minutes, or until they are tender enough to break apart with a fork. Drain and set into a large bowl.
- While potatoes are cooking, heat a large pan to medium heat. Add chorizo and cook about 5 minutes, or until cooked through. Set into the large bowl.
- To the pan, add peppers and shallot/onion. You should still have the oils from the chorizo, but if needed, add a dash of olive oil. Cook about 5 minutes to soften.
- Add garlic and stir. Cook another minute. Into the mixing bowl it all goes.
- Add cheddar cheese, cream cheese and crema or sour cream. Just add half the crema at first, then add more in to your desired creaminess. Mash it all up with a masher or stir with a large fork.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Serve with sprinkled cilantro and serve.
Nutrition
Calories: 244kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 41mg | Sodium: 443mg | Potassium: 500mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 530IU | Vitamin C: 28.3mg | Calcium: 106mg | Iron: 3mg