LOADED MASHED POTATO CASSEROLE
This loaded mashed potato casserole is beyond delicious! Take classic mashed potatoes and kick them up a notch with this easy recipe.
Ingredients
- 3 lbs potatoes peeled and cut into bite size pieces
- 8 oz Bacon cooked and crumbled
- 1 Onion medium, chopped
- 1 teaspoon garlic minced
- ¼ cup butter
- 1 cup Sour Cream
- 4 oz Cheddar cheese shredded
- ¼ cup Green Onion/Scallions sliced
- As desired salt and pepper
- 1 tsp Oil for frying.
Instructions
- Begin by preheating the oven to 350 degrees F
- Boil the potatoes until a fork goes through the potatoes easily. Drain and transfer back into the pot.
- Add the ¼ cup butter and sour cream. Mash the potatoes.
- Add the oil for frying to a skillet, then and add the chopped onions and garlic. **Optional step, lightly salt the onions to help draw out the natural sugars to help with sautéing.
- Add ½ of the bacon crumbles and heat through. Add the skillet mixture to the mashed potatoes and mix all together.
- Transfer the potatoes to a lightly sprayed 9 x 7 baking dish.
- Cover the potatoes with the shredded cheese.
- Sprinkle the remaining bacon crumbles over the top.
- Bake in the oven for about 10 minutes or until the cheese is nicely melted and the bacon is crisped.
- Remove from the oven and let sit for a couple minutes.
- Garnish with the sliced green onions and enjoy.
Notes
1. Russet Potatoes are nice to use because of the starch content that makes a creamy mashed potato dish.
2. To save calories, omit the ¼ cup of butter that’s added before mashing.
3. Alternative baking dish sizes can be 9 x 9, 8 x 8, and 9 x 13. Depending on the size of dish you use will depend on how deep/thick the mashed potato casserole will be.
2. To save calories, omit the ¼ cup of butter that’s added before mashing.
3. Alternative baking dish sizes can be 9 x 9, 8 x 8, and 9 x 13. Depending on the size of dish you use will depend on how deep/thick the mashed potato casserole will be.
Nutrition
Calories: 568kcalCarbohydrates: 45gProtein: 15gFat: 37gSaturated Fat: 18gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 12gTrans Fat: 0.4gCholesterol: 87mgSodium: 462mgPotassium: 1135mgFiber: 5gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 725IUVitamin C: 47mgCalcium: 212mgIron: 2mg
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