Crock Pot Mashed Potatoes
You will love this make ahead mashed potatoes crock pot recipe. Delicious creamy and fluffy mashed potatoes made right in your slow cooker.
Ingredients
- 2 pounds russet potatoes (peeled or unpeeled, and cut into 2 or 3" )
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 8 ounces chicken broth
- 1 stick unsalted butter (room temperature, cut into cubes)
- ½ cup sour cream
- ½ cup half and half (to soften the potatoes as needed)
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- optional ingredients: grated cheese, chopped chives or thinly sliced green onion.
Instructions
- Spray a 4 to 6-quart crock pot with nonstick spray.
- Add potatoes, garlic, and chicken broth. Cover and cook on low for 4 to 6 hours or until potatoes are very soft and mash with a fork easily. Stir the potatoes about halfway through cooking time.
- About 30 to 60 minutes before serving time, add the butter and stir until melted. Add sour cream, salt, and pepper. Slowly add in the half and half while using a hand mixer directly in the crockpot mix the potatoes until they reach your desired constancy. Adjust cream as needed.
- If using, mix in grated cheese and chives.
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- VARIATIONS: You can peel the potatoes or leave them unpeeled. Leaving the peel on is perfectly acceptable and results in a more rustic textured mashed potato. Make sure the potatoes are very clean before cutting. It's optional but you can add in grated cheese and chopped chives. Or, make them loaded mashed potatoes and top with grated cheese (instead of mixing in), cooked and crumbled bacon, and green onion.
- TOP TIPS: If you want to cut the potatoes in advance. you will need to submerge them in a bowl of water and keep in the refrigerator up to 1 day ahead of cooking. Drain when ready to use and place in the crock pot.
- SERVING SUGGESTIONS: Serve with gravy or butter. Salt and pepper as needed. Garnish with chopped chives, grated cheese, and even cooked and crumbled bacon if desired.
Nutrition
Calories: 307kcalCarbohydrates: 30gProtein: 5gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 12gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 54mgSodium: 563mgPotassium: 711mgFiber: 2gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 602IUVitamin C: 9mgCalcium: 66mgIron: 1mg
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