Hello everybody, I hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, make ahead creamy mashed potatoes. One of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Make Ahead Creamy Mashed Potatoes is one of the most popular of current trending meals on earth. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions every day. Make Ahead Creamy Mashed Potatoes is something that I have loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.
Not only are the mashed potatoes ultra-creamy, but they can also be made two days ahead of time and reheated in the microwave — a huge bonus when oven and burner space is at a premium during the holidays. I hope you give these creamy make ahead mashed potatoes a try for your holiday dinner and I hope you love them! A little half and half makes these creamy mashed potatoes just right.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook make ahead creamy mashed potatoes using 8 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Make Ahead Creamy Mashed Potatoes:
- Make ready 2 pounds potatoes, peeled and quartered
- Get 1/2 cup Miracle Whip
- Get 8 ounces cream cheese, softened and cubed
- Get 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- Take 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Get 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- Get butter
- Take paprika
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Instructions to make Make Ahead Creamy Mashed Potatoes:
- In a large pot bring to boil enough water to fully cover the potatoes.
- Add potatoes and cook until potatoes are tender.
- Drain.
- While mashing the potatoes add in the Miracle Whip, cream cheese, onion powder, salt and pepper. Mash until light a fluffy. (I use an electric mixer to make this easier.)
- Spoon into 1 1/2 quart casserole dish.
- Dot the top of the potatoes with slices of butter then sprinkle with paprika.
- Cover and chill overnight for best results. (You can bake now if you'd like)
- Bake uncovered at 350°F for 1 hour or until thoroughly heated.
- TO FREEZE:
- Prepare recipe above without baking.
- Wrap dish securely and freeze.
- When ready to serve, thaw and follow baking instructions above.
Whipped, velvety and holiday worthy mashed To keep mashed potatoes warm until serving: cover potatoes and place into a warm oven or transfer to a slow cooker on the warm setting to keep. I will not eat mashed potatoes that are leftover but my sister said I would like these. You can not tell they were made the day before. What a time saver when you are having a big dinner. Pull the mashed potatoes from the fridge and let them rest at room temperature while you wait for the oven to warm up.
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