Mashed Potato Casserole is serious comfort food. Mashed potatoes spread into a casserole dish and baked, then sprinkled with cheese and green onions. A great make ahead side dish perfect for a holiday or any time of year!
Mashed potato casserole is serious comfort food. Mashed potatoes are spread into a dish and baked, then sprinkled with cheese and green onions.
This casserole is great for a holiday menu or party because it serves 10, the mashed potatoes could be prepared ahead of time, and it’s a real crowd pleaser. Who doesn’t love warm cheesy potatoes?
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Mashed Potato Casserole recipe
Mashed Potato Casserole is serious comfort food. Mashed potatoes spread into a casserole dish and baked, then sprinkled with cheese and green onions. A great make ahead side dish perfect for a holiday or any time of year!
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
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Ingredients
- 8 medium russet potatoes
- 1 cup sour cream
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- ¼ to 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 3 green onions -sliced
- 2 tablespoons bacon bits or crumbles
Instructions
- Peel the potatoes and chop them into cubes (about 2”x2”).
- Place the potatoes in a large pot and cover with water. Boil the potatoes until the potatoes are cooked through (about 15 minutes). Drain the water from the potatoes using a colander. Return the potatoes back to the hot pot.
- Mash the potatoes with a potato masher. Add the sour cream, butter, salt, and pepper to the potatoes and stir to combine. Stir in the chicken broth until the mashed potatoes are your preferred consistency.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 9x13 inch baking dish with cooking spray.
- Spread the potatoes into the baking dish. Sprinkle evenly with cheese. Cover the dish with foil and bake for 20 minutes.
- Immediately after removing the dish from the oven, sprinkle with the green onions and bacon bits.
Nutrition
Serving: 1/10th of the recipe | Calories: 318kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 49mg | Sodium: 425mg | Potassium: 782mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 545IU | Vitamin C: 10.6mg | Calcium: 214mg | Iron: 1.7mg
If you make it the night before, how would you react heat it or cook it?
This looks so YUMMY!!!! Love mashed potatoes.
This is going to grace our Easter dinner table this year! I can not wait!!