Change Your Life Mashed Potatoes
 
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These potatoes will make you famous. Bacon, cream cheese, and Cheddar cheese along with sour cream take these potatoes to a whole new level.
Alison:
Recipe type: Side dish,
Cuisine: American
Serves: 8-10
Grocery List
  • 8 slices of bacon
  • 5 lbs. of russet potatoes
  • ½ cup butter
  • 8 oz. cream cheese
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 2½ c. sharp cheddar cheese
  • 2 tsp. salt (divided)
  • 1 tsp. pepper
  • Green onions (chives) optional
Here's how...
  1. Fry the bacon up nice and crisp and drain on paper towels.
  2. Peel potatoes and cut into smallish pieces. Put them in a big pot and cover them with water and 1 tsp. salt. Bring to a boil and lower the temperature to simmer for 20 minutes or until very tender.
  3. Remove from the heat and add the cream cheese, and butter and let them melt.
  4. Add in sour cream and whip until the lumps are gone.
  5. Stir in the Cheddar cheese and four of the pieces of bacon.
  6. Add in salt and pepper to taste.
  7. Put everything into a lightly buttered 9x13" dish and top with another ½ c. of the Cheddar.
  8. Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 20-25 minutes. Garnish with the remaining 4 pieces of chopped bacon and fresh chives.
Recipe by That Which Nourishes at https://thatwhichnourishes.com/change-your-life-mashed-potatoes/