Mashed Potatoes ~ Loaded!!!

I love making food from scratch. Mashed potatoes being one of them. I can take one large potato and make 3 servings of mashed potatoes, loaded mashed potatoes! Yummy!!

Garlic and Scallion Potatoes

1 large russet potato
2 tbsp unsalted butter
2 tsp minced garlic
2 tbsp chopped scallions
1 cup milk
2 tbsp bacon bits*
1/2 cup shredded parmesan cheese*
salt
pepper

Taking one large potato, and chop into equal pieces and cook in water until potato is tender (using fork, pick up piece and if it goes throw easily or starts to separate, its good) Drain potato and set aside. Using same pot place butter and let melt a little. Add minced garlic, cook for a minute, then add scallions, cook for another minute. Then add potato back to the pot, take masher and start mashing!!! In the middle of your mashing add milk, continue mashing. Next add salt and pepper. *Optional and to make this loaded, add bacon bits and cheese.


Regular Loaded Potatoes

1 large russet potatoes
2 tbsp unsalted butter
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup sour cream
1/4 bacon bits
1/2 shredded cheese (your choice)
2 tbsp scallions*
salt
pepper

Start the same as recipe above. Once potato are drained and set aside, add butter to pot and let melt for about a minute. Add potatoes, start mashing, add milk and sour cream during the mashing process. Once potato is creamy add rest of ingredients.


Lemon Pepper Potatoes

1 large russet potato
2 tbsp unsalted butter
1 cup milk
2 tbsp lemon pepper seasoning

Same as RLP recipe, once potato is creamy add seasoning. Its a head turner, but its pretty good.




With all my mashed potato recipes, I rinse and scrub the potato first. Then cut into equal pieces, or as equal as I can. I do not peel my potatoes......I am very lazy, and I like the skin in my potatoes. If you don't, feel free to peel.

Bon Appetit!!! :)