For more potato goodness to make around the holidays or anytime, check out my recipes for Oven Roasted Dill Potatoes, Company Potatoes, or my Candied Pecan Sweet Potato Casserole. I don’t know about you but I’m always on the lookout for another way to make mashed potatoes. I feel like I hit a wall sometimes, making them the same way over and over and then, inspiration hits. This time, inspiration hit me like a ton of potatoes…er, I mean bricks. I had some boiled and ready-to-be-mashed potatoes staring back up at me from their pot and they just begged for something…extra. But what? Then, it hit me. Why not make these like a twice-baked potato but instead of with baked potatoes, use mashed ones? Makes sense right? I thought so. So now, the mashed potatoes are not only amazing because that’s just their nature, but they are double, no triple amazing because they not only get mashed but they also get more flavor, cheese on top of cheese, and then baked another time until all that cheese is all bubbly and melted. Bam! (Are we still saying that?) The best mashed potatoes recipe on the face of the earth.
HOW CAN YOU CUSTOMIZE CHEESY MASHED POTATOES?
The only thing better than making these mashed potatoes is making them your own. There are so many variations you can try, but these are my top 8:
Italian style. In addition to the onion powder and garlic powder, add in a teaspoon or two of Herbs de Provence, an Italian seasoning or a quarter teaspoon each of basil, oregano, thyme, and rosemary. Top with Parmesan cheese and garnish with parsley.
French onion soup them. Hear me out…add in one or two sliced, caramelized onions (depending on how much you like onions) and a half cup of beef broth to your mashed potatoes. Cover your mashed potatoes with thin slices of Swiss or Gruyere.
WHAT OTHER DISHES GO WITH MASHED POTATOES?
If you’re thinking holidays (like I have been since about, oh the 4th of July), then boy are you in for a treat. I have ALL the dishes you’d ever want to round out your holiday meal, mashed potatoes with cream cheese included. French Onion Scalloped Potatoes Apple Pie Cinnamon Rolls Beef Broth Brown Gravy Easy Thanksgiving Stuffing Flaky Buttermilk Biscuits Healthy Cranberry Sauce Roasted Carrots Apple Slab Pie Easy Homemade Pumpkin Pie WHY DID MY MASHED POTATOES GET GUMMY? We’ve all been there — ready for a big spoonful of fluffy, cloudlike mashed potatoes only to find out they taste like the paste you maybe tried that one time in preschool. Why does that happen, when the last time you made them they turned out just perfectly? Well, it might just be that you overmixed them. That’s right, the more you mix, the more pastey they can become. If you want to use a beater or mixer, that’s fine just remember to stop when they are combined. A few lumps are fine! Otherwise, use a potato masher or even a food ricer to get your mashed potatoes the consistency that you prefer. No glue needed! HOW LONG WILL MASHED POTATOES KEEP IN THE REFRIGERATOR?If you have any leftovers, cover the top of your casserole dish with plastic wrap or a tight-fitting lid. Or transfer your remaining casserole to another container that does have an airtight lid. You can store them in the fridge for up to 4 days.
