Recipe: Tasty Holiday slow cooker mashed potatoes

Holiday slow cooker mashed potatoes. Red potatoes are boiled with garlic and chicken bouillon, then mashed with sour cream and cream cheese. Then the potatoes are slow cooked for a couple of hours, allowing the flavors to meld. The slow cooker is your best friend for hands-off cooking, especially during the holidays.

Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes are velvety rich. This easy dish requires no boiling, just simply chop & season and let the crock pot do the rest! Make these one pot Slow Cooker Mashed Sweet Potatoes for the holiday, also keep them warm right in the same pot! You can cook Holiday slow cooker mashed potatoes using 11 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Holiday slow cooker mashed potatoes

1. Prepare 5 lbs of Yukon gold, baby red or russet potatoes.
2. Prepare 1 cup of Chicken stock.
3. Prepare 3 cloves of garlic minced.
4. You need 1 cup of half and half.
5. It's 1 stick of good quality butter sliced.
6. Prepare 1/4 cup of olive oil.
7. You need 2 teaspoons of salt.
8. It's 1 teaspoon of pepper.
9. You need 1/2 cup of sour cream.
10. You need 1 cup of or more Shredded white cheddar cheese (optional).
11. It's 1 Tablespoon of or more Parsley (optional).

Almost the entire holiday dinner can be prepared in the slow cooker, the ham, green beans, mashed potatoes and also these mashed sweet potatoes! Sour cream and cream cheese give richness to these smooth make-ahead potatoes. They are wonderful for Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner since there's no last-minute mashing required. Slow-Cooker Mashed Potatoes Recipe photo by Taste of Home.

Holiday slow cooker mashed potatoes step by step

1. Clean and peel potatos if desired. I leave it on and dice. Soak diced potatos in lightly salted water for at least 30 minutes. This is a optional step but preferred..
2. Rinse and drain potatoes. Spray non stick cooking oil in slow cooker and place potatoes in cooker along with garlic, butter, olive oil and broth..
3. Cook on high for 3 to 4 hours or till you can easily pierce with a fork. Make sure to stir once or twice while cooking. Then add in rest of ingredients and mash or use a hand mixer and blend till smooth and creamy..
4. Keep on warm till ready to serve and mix in a little extra butter, half and half or broth as needed for desired texture add salt and pepper to taste. Enjoy !.

Learn how to make mashed potatoes in the crock-pot with this easy Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes recipe. The ultimate creamy slow cooker mashed potatoes. This simple side dish recipe only takes a few minutes to prep and the slow cooker does all the rest! This will become your new favorite recipe. It's not a holiday dinner without mashed potatoes.