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Make-Ahead Party Mashed Potatoes

Prep: 20 min | Cook: 1 hr | Servings: 20 servings

Ingredients

  • Crisco Original No-Stick Cooking Spray
  • 6 cups water
  • 12 tablespoons (1-1/2 sticks) unsalted butter
  • 2 teaspoons garlic salt
  • 2 teaspoons onion salt
  • 2 (8 oz.) packages cream cheese, cubed and softened
  • 2 cups milk
  • 1 (16 oz.) container sour cream
  • 1 (15.3 oz.) package Hungry Jack Mashed Potatoes, flakes (9 cups)
  • Paprika
  • Cooked bacon, chopped (optional)
  • Chopped fresh parsley (optional)

Instructions

  1. Heat oven to 350°F. Spray a 13- x 9-inch or 2-quart 9-inch baking dish with no-stick cooking spray. Heat water, butter, garlic salt and onion salt to boiling in a 6-quart Dutch oven or saucepan. Remove from heat. Add cream cheese, milk and sour cream, stirring until cream cheese is dissolved.
  2. Stir in potato flakes, mixing until all ingredients are well combined. Spread mashed potato mixture into prepared pan.
  3. Sprinkle with paprika and bake 1 hour or until bubbling around edges and golden brown. Top with chopped bacon and parsley, if desired.

Notes

Variation: Pet Evaporated Milk: Heat 7-1/2 cups water with butter, garlic salt and onion salt. Replace 2 cups milk with 1 (12 oz.) can Pet Evaporated Milk.