Make-Ahead Party Mashed Potatoes

Name: Make-Ahead Party Mashed Potatoes
Ingredients: Crisco(R) Original No-Stick Cooking Spray; 6 cups water; 6 (3/4 stick) 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(R) Mashed Potatoes, Flakes (6 2/3 cups); Paprika; Cooked bacon, chopped (optional); Chopped fresh parsley (optional)

12 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

Crisco(R) Original No-Stick Cooking Spray
6 cups water
6 (3/4 stick) 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(R) Mashed Potatoes, Flakes (6 2/3 cups)
Paprika
Cooked bacon, chopped (optional)
Chopped fresh parsley (optional)

Directions

1

HEAT oven to 350°F. Spray a 13 x 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.
4

VARIATION
5

To make with 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.
6

TIP Before adding paprika and baking, potato mixture can be covered and stored in the refrigerator for up to 48 hours. Sprinkle with paprika and bake as directed above.