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Mashed Potato Casserole Recipe
Make this Mashed Potato Casserole ahead of time for a budget-friendly holiday side. It's loaded with bacon, cheese, sour cream, and onions!
👥 15 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 20m⏳ Prep: 20 min🔥 Cook: 1h👤 Jess Rice📖 budgetbytes
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- ●oven
- ●pot
- ●spatula
- ●casserole dish
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Cook
2
Preheat your oven to 400ºF. Cook bacon in the oven until crispy.
3
Drain
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Once cooked and crispy, drain your bacon on paper towels. Set aside for now.
5
Peel potatoes and dice them into 1–2-inch cubes, rinse well.
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Cover
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Put potatoes in large pot, covered by 2 inches of water. Add ½ tsp salt.
½ tsp salt ($0.01)salted butter (plus a little extra to butter your casserole dish) ($1.25)5 Tbspsalt, to taste (I added about 1 tsp) ($0.01)
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Boil until fork-tender (on the softer side), about ⏱️ 15-20 minutes.
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Drain potatoes and rinse with warm water. Set aside. Rinse out potato pot briefly and give it a quick wipe.
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Saute
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Melt salted butter in the potato pot and add onion. Cook until soft and glossy.
salted butter (plus a little extra to butter your casserole dish) ($1.25)5 Tbspsalt, to taste (I added about 1 tsp) ($0.01)
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Cook
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Add minced garlic and cook for ⏱️ 2 minutes until fragrant.
garlic, minced ($0.09)3 cloves
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Mash
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Add cooked potatoes back to pot with onions and garlic. Mash with potato masher until they are the consistency you prefer, being careful not to overmix to avoid a gummy texture.
garlic, minced ($0.09)3 cloves
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Mix
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Add whole milk, sour cream, pepper, smoked paprika, salt (to taste), and chili flakes (optional) and combine.
½ tsp salt ($0.01)salted butter (plus a little extra to butter your casserole dish) ($1.25)5 Tbspsalt, to taste (I added about 1 tsp) ($0.01)
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Smooth
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Butter a 9x13” casserole dish. Transfer potatoes to the buttered casserole dish and smooth out with a spatula.
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Top with shredded parmesan, shredded cheddar, and crumbled bacon.
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Bake in oven at 400ºF for ⏱️ 20 minutes covered with foil, then uncover for ⏱️ 10 minutes.
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Garnish with green onions and serve.
Nutrition Facts
calories
180 kcal
fat Content
10 g
serving Size
1 serving (about 1 cup)
fiber Content
1 g
sodium Content
382 mg
protein Content
5 g
carbohydrate Content
18 g
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