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Suggest a better descriptionTo prevent the white bubbles that form at the top of your pot when you cook potatoes cut them into 1” cubes and soak in water. If you do this overnight make sure you add salt and refrigerate. Otherwise just soak for about 30 – 45 minutes.
Once they have soaked, drain them in a colander and rinse thoroughly.
Now you are going to add the rinsed potatoes, the bouillon cubes and enough water to cover the potatoes to a 2½ – 3 quart crock pot. I also added 2 tablespoons of salt, but you don’t have to if you don’t want to. I just always treat potatoes like pasta and rice and season with salt from the beginning.
Cover and cook on high for 3 – 4 hours. They are done when fork tender.
Once they’re done, drain them in a colander and turn the crock pot to the warm setting.
VERY IMPORTANT
Using ?hot tap water, rinse out the inside of the crock pot. Make sure you wipe out any excess water before returning the potatoes to the crock.
Once you return the drained potatoes to the crock, add the butter and milk and mash them. I used an actual potato masher because we like lumpy potatoes. If your family likes smoother ones, by all means, use a hand mixer or immersion blender to whip yours.
Once they are to the consistency that you like, add the cream cheese and sour cream and continue mashing.
After that is well incorporated add the roasted garlic and scallions.
Once those are well incorporated taste the potatoes. Add salt and pepper as needed, making sure you taste along the way, to get the perfect seasoning to your mashed potatoes.
You can leave these on low for 2 – 3 hours during your holiday dinner. Just make sure you are stirring them every 30 minutes or so because you don’t want the top of the potatoes to dry out.
**NOTES**?
1.) I had my garlic roasting in a smaller crock pot while the potatoes were cooking.
2.) I’m sure it would be fine to cook these on low for 7 – 8 hours, but since Thanksgiving dinner is served in the early afternoon I cooked them on high.
3.) You could make these a day in advance and refrigerate them. Then put in a crock pot to heat them up and serve during your holiday dinner.
4.) If you wanted a more cheesy flavor, add parmesan or sharp cheddar cheese before adding the garlic or scallions.
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Serving Size: 1 Serving (2249g) | ||
Recipe Makes: 1 Servings | ||
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Calories: 2882 | ||
Calories from Fat: 1342 (47%) | ||
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Amt Per Serving | % DV | |
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Total Fat 149.1g | 199 % | |
Saturated Fat 86.9g | 435 % | |
Monounsaturated Fat 37.8g | ||
Polyunsanturated Fat 6.9g | ||
Cholesterol 433.8mg | 133 % | |
Sodium 1325.7mg | 46 % | |
Potassium 8120.4mg | 214 % | |
Total Carbohydrate 346.5g | 102 % | |
Dietary Fiber 23.6g | 94 % | |
Sugars, other 322.9g | ||
Protein 57.3g | 82 % | |
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Calories per serving: 2882
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