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14 Ingredients You Need To Start Adding To Your Mashed Potatoes By Holly Riddle Nov. 25, 2025 7:40 am EST

Mashed potatoes are, at their core, utterly simple. Spuds, butter, milk, salt, pepper. Yet, despite their simplicity (or maybe because of it), they're frequently the star of the show at many a holiday gathering. They're the perfect starchy side to soak up an array of sauces, whether you're just topping them with gravy or you're using them as a base for goulash, beef stroganoff, or a number of other hearty, comforting dishes.

However, if you've mastered the basics of a good bowl of mashed potatoes (because, even as easy as they seem, there are a lot of mistakes you can make with mashed potatoes), you may be hungering for something more. You might want to take

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