Awesome Mashed Potato Casserole Food

THE CREAMIEST, BUTTERIEST, TASTIEST MASHED POTATOES EVER

Steps:

• For the mashed potatoes: Add the potatoes and 1 tablespoon salt to a large saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil and cook over medium-high heat until fork-tender, about 15 minutes. Drain the potatoes and set aside to dry.
• Whip together the cream cheese and butter in a large bowl with a hand mixer on medium speed until thoroughly blended, about 2 minutes. Add the still-warm potatoes alternating with the half-and-half. Whip until blended. Add in the pepper and garlic and season with salt to taste.
• Grease a 9-by-14-inch glass baking dish with butter and pour the potato mixture into it. Bake right away, or cover and refrigerate for up to 2 days.
• When ready to bake and serve, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• For the topping: Pour the melted butter over the potato mixture and bake until bubbly and slightly golden, about 45 minutes. Garnish with the chives and parsley. The potatoes can be kept warm in a 200-degree oven or tented with foil until ready to serve, up to 2 hours.

MASHED POTATO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Place the potatoes in a large saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer until tender. Drain; place potatoes in a large bowl. Add the cream cheese, sour cream, milk, onion, garlic salt and salt; beat until blended., Transfer to a greased 2-qt. baking dish. Drizzle with butter; sprinkle with paprika. Cover and bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until heated through.

THE BEST MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Add potatoes; cook until tender but still firm. Drain and return to stove over low heat to dry for 1 to 2 minutes.
• Add butter, Parmesan cheese, chives, cream cheese, garlic, salt, and pepper. Use a potato masher to mash until smooth, and serve.

MASHED POTATO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Lightly grease a 9-inch-by-13-inch baking pan.
• In a large pot, bring the potatoes, 4 quarts water and 2 tablespoons salt to a boil. Boil potatoes until fork tender, about 20 minutes. Drain.
• Mash potatoes with 10 tablespoons butter, sour cream, 1 teaspoon salt, and pepper. Mash in the chives. Taste and adjust seasoning, if necessary. Spread potatoes into the prepared pan. Cover and refrigerate for up to three days.
• In a small bowl, combine the remaining 4 tablespoons butter, bread crumbs and cheese. Mix together until it forms coarse crumbs. Crumbs can be refrigerated for three days.
• Heat the oven to 400 degrees. Sprinkle crumbs over the top of the potato casserole and bake until golden and crisp, 30 to 40 minutes.

EASY MASHED POTATO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a casserole dish.
• Place potatoes into a large pot and cover with salted water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, about 20 minutes.
• Drain potatoes; reserve water for mashing, if necessary. Add sour cream, cream cheese, onion salt, garlic powder, and pepper; beat until creamy. Pour into the prepared dish. Cover with Cheddar cheese, parsley, and paprika.
• Bake, uncovered, until cheese is bubbly, about 35 minutes.

MASHED POTATO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Peel, chop, and boil (about 20-25 minutes) the potatoes. Drain.
• Mix (preferably with a hand mixer) with cream cheese, sour cream, and seasonings.
• Mix in two handfuls of shredded cheese.
• Pour into a greased pan and top with more shredded cheese.
• Cook at 350F until heated (about 30 minutes).

GOURMET MASHED POTATO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Boil potatoes in salted water to cover until tender.
• Mash or rice potatoes.
• Whiles still hot, add sour cream, cottage cheese, onion, butter or margarine, pepper and salt, and mix well.
• Place in casserole.
• Sprinkle parmesan on top.
• Bake in preheated 325 degree oven for 30 minutes.
• Recipe easily doubled.

AWESOME MASHED POTATO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Peel and quarter potatoes.
• Add to pot of boiling salted water.
• Cook until tender but still firm.
• Drain and return to stove for 1 to 2 minutes to dry out.
• Add butter, 2/3 of parmesan,cream cheese, chives, garlic, and salt and pepper mix well until smooth.
• Place potato mix into lightly buttered casserole dish and top with remaining parmesan.
• Bake in 350 degree oven for 20 minutes.

MASHED POTATO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. Grease a 2-qt. casserole; set aside.
• Boil the potatoes until tender and mashable.
• Drain potatoes and return to pot.
• Mash potatoes with the butter, cream cheese, sour cream, milk, mustard, salt, pepper and garlic powder. Mash to desired smoothness.
• Stir in the chopped scallions and beaten eggs. Mix well.
• Pour into the casserole.
• Sprinkle with paprika.
• Bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes.

"EVERYTHING" MASHED POTATO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Place potatoes in a large saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until tender. Drain., In a large bowl, mash potatoes. Beat in the cream cheese, butter, milk, salt and pepper until fluffy. Transfer to a greased 3-qt. baking dish. Spread sour cream over the top. , Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 10 minutes. Sprinkle with the cheddar cheese, bacon and chives. Bake 5 minutes longer or until heated through and cheese is melted.

MASHED POTATO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Set oven to 325°F.
• Grease a 2-quart casserole dish.
• In a bowl, stir together cream cheese, garlic, pepper, chopped green onions (if using), salt, egg, and sour cream until smooth; set aside.
• Boil potatoes; drain.
• Mash potatoes until smooth.
• Add sour cream mixture, mix until smooth.
• Spoon into baking dish.
• Dot with butter and sprinkle with paprika.
• (At this point, potatoes can be stored in the fridge and baked later).
• Bake, covered for 25 minutes, (45 minutes if stored in the fridge).
• Uncover, after 25 minutes, and continue baking for 10 minutes more.
• If desired 1 cup grated cheddar could be sprinkled on top of potatoes the last 10 minutes of baking.

ABSOLUTE BEST POTATO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease a medium baking dish.
• To prepare the cheese sauce, melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in flour, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Mix in milk, and stir constantly until thickened. Mix in Cheddar cheese and Swiss cheese, and continue to stir until smooth. Reduce heat to low.
• Layer potatoes in the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Layer onion and ham over potatoes. Top with cauliflower. Cover with the cheese sauce.
• Bake covered 1 hour in the preheated oven. Remove cover, sprinkle with crushed cornflakes, and continue baking 10 minutes, until vegetables are tender and surface is bubbly and lightly browned. Allow to cool about 10 minutes before serving.

LOADED MASHED POTATO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter 2 large casserole dishes.
• Place potatoes into a large pot and cover with salted water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Drain and transfer to a large bowl.
• While the potatoes are cooking, place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until browned and crispy, 10 to 12 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels and crumble when cool enough to handle. Leave 2 tablespoons bacon drippings in the skillet and discard the rest.
• Add bell pepper and onion to the drippings; cook and stir over medium heat until tender, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat.
• Combine potatoes, hot milk, butter, salt, and pepper in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment; beat first on slow speed, then increasing to medium speed until fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Add Cheddar cheese, eggs, bell pepper-onion mixture, and bacon. Beat again at medium speed until cheese is in smaller pieces, about 3 minutes. Fill each of the prepared casserole dishes 2/3 full of potatoes.
• Bake in the preheated oven until heated through and potatoes have puffed up, 30 to 35 minutes.

MAKE AHEAD MASHED POTATO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a large pot of boiling water, cook potatoes for 20 minutes or until tender but not mushy.
• Drain and let cool slightly, peel.
• With a potato masher, mash until smooth, do not use an electric mixer, blend in cream cheese and butter until melted.
• Mix in onions, sour cream, parsley, marjoram, and salt and pepper to taste.
• Transfer to 8 inch (2 L) baking dish, smooth top.
• Sprinkle with crumbs, (Casserole can be prepared to this point, covered and refrigerated for up to 2 days or frozen for up to 1 week. Let thaw in refrigerator for 24 hours. Add 10 minutes to baking time.) Bake in 400 degree oven for about 20 minutes or until heated through and top is lightly golden.