AWESOME SMASHED RED POTATOES

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This recipe of hand-mashed red potatoes with skins with a flavor mixture of bacon bits, cheese, and French onion rings could be served as a main dish if you are a potato-lover like me. This is the only way my family will allow me to serve potatoes in our house. The amounts I have suggested are only guidelines; you will adjust these over time to your taste.

Provided by Steve & Erica

Categories Side Dish Potato Side Dish Recipes Mashed Potato Recipes

Time 35m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

4 large red potatoes, cut into 8 wedges
¾ cup sliced processed cheese food (such as Velveeta®)
⅔ cup crushed French-fried onions (such as French's®)
⅓ cup bacon bits (such as Hormel®)
2 tablespoons milk, or as needed

Steps:

Place potatoes into a pot and cover with water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, about 20 minutes; drain.
Mix processed cheese, French-fried onions, bacon bits into potatoes and smash together using a potato masher. Stir milk into potatoes, increasing amount until desired consistency is reached.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 644.6 calories, Carbohydrate 77.6 g, Cholesterol 33.7 mg, Fat 29.7 g, Fiber 6.3 g, Protein 17.3 g, SaturatedFat 11.1 g, Sodium 1057 mg, Sugar 6.5 g