Make Ahead Mashed Potatoes

By commercecook

I love these potatoes because they can be made the day before Thanksgiving. I have made changes from the original, looking for a plainer mashed potato casserole. But, I've included a list of what can be added as well.

Ingredients

• 8 medium potatoes
• 1 cup sour cream
• 8 ounces chive and onion cream cheese
• 1 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 4 tablespoons butter
• milk
• The original recipe calls for an additional 1/4 cup chives, 2 garlic cloves, minced, 1 1/2 teaspoon onion powder, and 1/2 to 1 cup sliced green onions. It also adds crumbled bacon on top.

Preparation

Step 1

1. Boil potatoes until tender.
2. Beat softened cream cheese and sour cream in a mixing bowl.
3. Add hot potatoes and beat until smooth, adding small amounts of milk as needed. (I prefer to use a ricer for the potatoes instead.)
4. Add butter, salt and pepper and beat until well-mixed.
5. Pour into either a casserole dish or crockpot.
6. Dot with additional butter. 7. Bake for 25 minutes in 350 degree oven or cook on low in crockpot for 2-3 hours. If cooked in crockpot, add a few additional drops of butter and stir just before serving.
NOTE: I make mine in a crockpot with a removeable crock the day before. I refrigerate the crock overnight and put it back in the crockpot several hours before serving.