Best Mix And Match Mashed Potato Bakes Recipes

CRISPY MASHED POTATO CAKES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix potatoes, baking mix, stuffing and eggs until blended. Refrigerate, covered, 30 minutes., Preheat oven to 400°. In a shallow bowl, mix onions and bread crumbs. Shape 1/4 cupfuls of the potato mixture into 3/4-in.-thick patties. Dip patties in crumb mixture, patting to help coating adhere., Transfer to two greased 15x10x1-in. baking pans. Bake 35-40 minutes or until golden brown, turning once. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

BAKED MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add potatoes, and cook until tender but firm, about 15 minutes; drain.
• In a large bowl, mash potatoes with the butter and milk. With a hand mixer, beat in cream cheese and onion. In a small bowl, beat the egg with a little bit of the mashed potatoes. Stir into potatoes, and season with salt and pepper. Transfer to a 2 quart casserole dish.
• Bake 1 hour in the preheated oven, or until puffy and lightly browned.

MIX AND MATCH MASHED POTATO BAKES

Steps:

• Peel potatoes; cut into 2-inch pieces. Bring potatoes, 2 tsp. salt and water to cover to a boil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat; boil 20 minutes or until tender. Drain, return potatoes to Dutch oven, reduce heat to low and cook, stirring occasionally. 3 to 5 minutes or until potatoes are dry.
• Mash potatoes with a potato masher to desired consistency. Stir in 1/4 cup warm buttermilk, 1/2 cup warm milk, 1/4 cup melted butter, 1/2 tsp. pepper, and 1 tsp. salt, stirring just until blended.
• This is the basic potatoe recipe. Now here's 5 ways to change it up. Prepare above recipe but increase buttermilk to 1 1/4 cups. Stir in one of the combos below, and spoon the mixture into a lightly greased 2 1/2-qut. baking dish or 6(10-oz) ramekins. Bake at 350 for 35 minutes.
• Smoky Sweet Potato: 1 cup mashed baked sweet potatoes and 1 1/2 Tbsp. chopped canned chipotle peppers in adobo sauce.
• Creamy Spinach:(5-oz) package fresh baby spinach cooked until wilted; 1(5 1/5-oz) package buttery garlic-and-herb spreadable cheese; and 1/4 cup chopped toasted pecans.
• Caramelized Onion; 1 1/4 cups freshly grated Gruyere cheese, 1 cup chopped caramelized onions, and 2 Tbsp. chopped fresh parsley.
• Bacon and Blue: 1(4-oz) wedge blue cheese, crumbled, and 8 cooked and crumbled bacon slices.
• Tasty Tex-Mex: 1(4.5-oz) can chopped green chiles, 1 1/4 cups (5 oz) shredded pepper jack cheese, and 1/2 cup finely chopped cooked chorizo sausage.

BASIC MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Add potatoes and cook until tender but still firm, about 15 minutes; drain.
• In a small saucepan heat butter and milk over low heat until butter is melted. Using a potato masher or electric beater, slowly blend milk mixture into potatoes until smooth and creamy. Season with salt and pepper to taste.