Make Ahead Red Skin Mashed Potatoes For Crock Pot Recipes

MAKE-AHEAD SLOW COOKER MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Place potatoes into a large pot and cover with salted water; bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until fork tender, 20 to 25 minutes. Drain water and place pot with potatoes back over medium heat until potatoes are dry, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Mash potatoes using a hand mixer until smooth. Stir in cream cheese, half-and-half, egg whites, chives, onion powder, salt, and pepper. Blend well.
• Spray a slow cooker insert with nonstick spray and add mashed potato mixture. Cut 1/2 cup butter into tablespoon-sized pieces and add to potatoes.
• Cook on Low for 2 1/2 hours, stirring once or twice during the cook time. Stir in remaining 1/4 cup of butter 1 tablespoon at a time and cook for an additional 30 minutes.

SLOW COOKER MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• In a large pot of lightly salted boiling water, cook the potatoes, garlic, and bouillon until potatoes are tender but firm, about 15 minutes. Drain, reserving water. In a bowl, mash potatoes with sour cream and cream cheese, adding reserved water as needed to attain desired consistency.
• Transfer the potato mixture to a slow cooker, cover, and cook on Low for 2 to 3 hours. Just before serving, stir in butter and season with salt and pepper to taste.

CROCK POT MASHED RED POTATOES

Steps:

• In a large pot of lightly salted boiling water, cook the potatoes, garlic, and bouillon until potatoes are tender but firm, about 15 minutes. Drain, reserving water.
• In a bowl, mash potatoes with sour cream and cream cheese, adding reserved water as needed to attain desired consistency.
• Transfer the potato mixture to a slow cooker, cover, and cook on Low for 2 to 3 hours.
• Just before serving, stir in butter and season with salt and pepper to taste.

MAKE AHEAD MASHED POTATOES FOR CROCK POT

Steps:

• Boil peeled potatoes until tender.
• Beat sour cream and cream cheese together.
• Add hot potatoes and beat until smooth.
• Add butter, chives, salt and pepper to taste.
• Place in greased two quart casserole.
• Dot with butter and sprinkle paprika on top.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.
• Serves 8-10.
• NOTE****this recipe can be made the day before dinner and refrigerated in crock pot.
• Then, on the serving day, just turn on crock pot at low setting and cook potatoes for about 2-3 hours, to be ready when the rest of the dinner is ready.
• You may add more butter, cream cheese or sour cream depending upon the consistency you prefer.

MAKE AHEAD RED SKIN MASHED POTATOES FOR CROCK POT

Steps:

• Boil red skin potatoes without peeling until fork tender Beat sour cream and cream cheese together (better than just dumping them in) Add mixture to hot potatoes and use potato ricer and/or masher Add butter, salt and pepper to taste Placed in greased crock pot liner, cover and refrigerate or keep out on porch Day of serving, dot with additional butter, rewarm on low setting for at least 2 to 3 hours (use high setting sparingly) Add cream cheese or sour cream to develop consistency, potatoes do get mushy the longer they are reheated 1/3rd cup of chopped chives

CROCK POT GARLIC SMASHED RED POTATOES

Steps:

• Halve or quarter potatoes as necessary to make similar size pieces.
• Place in a 4 to 6 quart crock pot.
• Add garlic, oil, salt and water; mix well to coat all potato pieces.
• Cover and cook on HIGH for 3-1/2 to 4-1/2 hours or until potato pieces are tender.
• With a fork or potato masher, mash potatoes and garlic.
• Stir in cream cheese until well blended.
• Stir in enough milk for soft serving consistency.
• Serve immediately, or cover and hold in slow cooker on LOW setting for up to 2 hours.
• I have used a 3 ounce piece of cream cheese, cubed, in place of the tub of cream cheese and chives and onions.