Creamy Mashed Potatoes with Basil Pesto

Preparation

Prep Time: 5min | Cook Time: 30min

1. Peel potatoes and then cut them up into about equal sizes.
2. Bring a pot of water to a boil and add your potatoes. Keep boiling and cook these for 30 minutes, until a fork slides easily into the potatoes. Drain the potatoes.
3. Put your potatoes that you drained back into the pot and put back on the burner, low heat. You are now going to just mash them with a spoon or potato masher.
4. Add your butter, cream cheese, milk, black pepper and salt and whip until creamy.
5. Combine basil, Parmesan Cheese, olive oil, garlic, pine nuts and salt in a food processor. Blend to a smooth pesto.
6. Stir in pesto to mashed potatoes.
7. Serve in bowl with additional pine nuts garnished on top.