Garlic mash potato bake

30-60 minutes 4 servings 400 kcal or less comfort gruyère mains make ahead mash one-pot potato bake side dish

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Ingredients

1kg potato , quartered

butter , for frying

1 garlic clove , finely chopped

140ml pot single cream or milk

25g dried white bread crumbs

25g gruyère , grated

2 thyme sprigs, leaves stripped

Method

Cook the potatoes in a large pan of water for 15 mins or until soft. Drain well. Place the pan back on the heat. Melt a little butter and cook the garlic for 1 min to soften, then stir in the cream or milk and heat through. Return the potatoes to the pan and mash until smooth.

Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Spoon the mixture into a 20 x 30cm baking dish. Sprinkle the breadcrumbs, cheese and thyme over the top. Can be made up to this point the day before and stored in the fridge or frozen for up to 1 month. Cook for 15 mins until the crumbs are crisp and the cheese has melted. To cook from frozen, simply cook for 1 hr 10 mins.