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Quick and Easy Mashed Rutabagas Recipe

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If you are looking for a flavorful dish that can substitute for mashed potatoes, this creamy mashed rutabagas recipe could be just what you are looking for.

Serve it up with any meat dish, or even serve it with this Chicken Legs recipe on top.

A casserole dish filled with mashed rutabagas. A melted square of butter is on top and parsley garnishes the dish

What are Rutabagas?

Have you tried rutabagas?

They are that bi-colored vegetable that looks a little like a turnip. Rutabagas are one of the more underused vegetables in my opinion. They have a robust flavor that adds so much to soups and stews.

You can cook rutabagas just like potatoes, and you would even mash them the same way.

Mashed rutabagas make a delicious side dish. Some of our other favorite side dishes are these Bacon Ricotta Scalloped Potatoes and this Turmeric Lime Cauliflower.

A dish of mashed rutabagas. A red napkin is under the dish. The rutabagas are garnished with chopped parsley

For the holidays, I am using rutabagas as a mashed side dish…they are so flavorful on their own, especially with some caramelized shallots and butter.

Go here if you want to see a handy index of all of our side dish recipes.

Mashed rutabagas in a dish

I would love to hear what you have created with this vegetable. Are you ready to make this mashed rutabaga recipe?

Shopping List:

  • Rutabagas
  • Shallot
  • Heavy cream
  • Butter
  • Parmesan (optional)
  • Scallions

How to make mashed rutabagas:

a whole rutabaga

Take your rutabagas and use a peeler to remove the outside peel. (Note the outer skin is thick.) Cut the rutabaga into pieces. This will allow it to cook quickly. Add the rutabagas to a pot with water.

boiling on the stove in water

Cover and bring to a boil until the rutabagas are soft. Drain the water. Add the rest of the ingredients to the pot. Take an electric mixer and whip the rutabagas until they are creamy.

More Side Dish Recipes to Try:

Things You Need To Make This Recipe:

  1. An electric mixer to whip the rutabagas up until they are creamy.
  2. A nice pot to cook the rutabagas in.

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Creamy Mashed Rutabagas

Creamy Mashed Rutabagas

Yield: 6 people
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 31 minutes
Total Time: 41 minutes

Easy, creamy mashed rutabagas recipe

Ingredients

  • 5 in large rutabagas, peels removed, chopped in large pieces
  • 1/2 shallot, minced
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • scallions, for garnish

Instructions

  1. In a pot, put rutabagas and add water to cover.
  2. Bring to a boil and cook until the rutabagas are soft.
  3. Drain water out of the pot and return rutabagas to the pot.
  4. In a small skillet, add butter and shallots.
  5. Over low heat, caramelize the shallots in the butter until they are golden brown.
  6. Add shallots, salt, and cream to the pot.
  7. Use an electric hand mixer to blend ingredients into a mash.
  8. Serve hot with scallions as the garnish on top.

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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 6 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving:Calories: 152 Total Fat: 11g Saturated Fat: 7g Trans Fat: 0g Unsaturated Fat: 3g Cholesterol: 33mg Sodium: 228mg Carbohydrates: 12g Net Carbohydrates: 0g Fiber: 3g Sugar: 7g Sugar Alcohols: 0g Protein: 2g
**If your gluten free flour blend doesn't include Xanthan Gum, please add 1/2 to 1 teaspoon! **Please note this nutrition information is calculated by a recipe plugin and is an estimate based on the ingredients used in this recipe.
© Sandi Gaertner
Cuisine: American
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  2. Elizabeth

    Oh my goodness yum! I sometimes mash carrots and rutabagas together for a side dish, but never thought of just mashing the rutabagas on their own – this sounds so lovely! I have the knives and forks the same as your spoon too – my husband bought them for me in Norway recently! They’re awesome. 🙂

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  4. Diane

    So wow! I never would have thought of this! What a fantastic way to bring Rutabegas back from obscurity! Poor things are often ignored. I admit guilt in this area of my garden. I will have to try this recipe and get them back on my garden plan!

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    • Sandi Gaertner

      I am so jealous you have a garden. We let ours go because of the drought this year. Hoping we get rain this winter so we can get it set up again.

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