slow cooker mashed potatoes, sandy's
My mother in law made these for the holidays so that she had the oven free for the main dish...they were amazingly good. I am thinking that adding garlic to make garlic mashed, or bacon and cheese would make wonderful loaded mashed!
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prep time
cook time
method
Slow Cooker Crock Pot
yield
8 serving(s)
Ingredients
- 5 pounds medium russet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1" chunks
- 1 cup sour cream
- 12 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 1/2" cubes
- - kosher salt and fresh ground black pepper
- 1 1/2-2 cups milk, warm
How To Make slow cooker mashed potatoes, sandy's
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Step 1Toss potatoes, butter, 1 T salt and 1/2 t pepper in 6 qt crockpot. Add 1 c water (or chicken broth), cover and cook on high about 4 hours, until potatoes are tender (potatoes may have burned lightly in spots but that is ok). Remove lid, add sour cream and 1 1/2 c warm milk. Mash until mostly smooth. If they need thinned out, stir in remaining milk. Season to taste.
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Step 2Add in Ideas: 1. add garlic 1/2 way through cooking (the minced version) 2. add minced green onions at end of cooking and heat through (sour cream and onion mashed) 3. add a bag of cooked bacon (like in salad section, the soft kind) and cheese at the end of cooking and heat through, or top individual servings.
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