Mustard Mashed Potatoes

Mashed potatoes are an easy side dish, right? Sure...but they can get boring after a while. Even when enriched with butter, milk and generous amounts of salt and pepper. So I'm always happy when I learn of a new way to make them interesting. Here's one I should have thought of before. A bit of good quality Dijon mustard.

(And it's a perfect side dish for any meat that has a bit of mustard in the recipe. Like this rack of lamb or these easy chicken breasts.)

Mustard Mashed Potatoes
Makes six servings.

2 3/4 pounds medium-size Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled, quartered
6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) butter, room temperature
2/3 cup (or more) whole milk
3 tablespoons Dijon mustard

Cook potatoes in large pot of boiling salted water until very tender, about 25 minutes. Drain well.
Return potatoes to pot. Add butter and mash potatoes until almost smooth. Mix in 2/3 cup milk and Dijon mustard. Season to taste with salt and pepper.