Easy Thanksgiving Recipes – Crock Pot Mashed Potatoes
Originally posted on November 17, 2008
These potatoes are delicious and rich.
They’re definitely not the kind of mashed potatoes that you’d make and eat every week.
You could make them every week, though, because they are very easy to prepare.
But then, you’d probably gain ten pounds between now and Easter.
These Crock Pot mashed potatoes are part of my easy Thanksgiving menu.
Crock Pot Mashed Potatoes
Ingredients:
- 5 pounds Yukon Gold potatoes, cubed
- 8 oz low fat cream cheese, softened
- 8 oz low fat sour cream
- 5 oz evaporated skim milk (1 small can)
- 1 small onion, diced
- Salt & pepper, to taste
- Milk & butter
Instructions:
- Add potatoes to a large pot of water. Bring to a boil and cook until tender, about 15 minutes. Drain and mash.
- In the meantime, saute onion in a small skillet until onion is translucent. If you skip this step, the onions will be crunchy in your finished potatoes.
- In a medium bowl, combine cream cheese, sour cream, evaporated milk, onion, salt, and pepper until blended. Add to mashed potatoes and mix well.
- Transfer mashed potato mixture to the crock pot. We use a 6-quart crock pot, and the potatoes totally fill it.
- Can be cooked on low up to 4 hours. Re-moisten with milk and butter if needed.
Crock Pot mashed potatoes are part of my Thanksgiving menu
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