Easy Cheesy Crockpot Mashed Potatoes

Mashed potatoes for life!

Those little packets of instant potatoes are so tempting to use when you are in a rush at dinner time. But admit it. Those funky potato flakes never taste as good as the real deal. With just a little planning and your trusty crockpot, you can serve up a big beautiful pot of these easy cheesy crockpot mashed potatoes.  So creamy, so good.

NOTE: If your local grocery store doesn’t carry the Three Cheese Cooking sauce, simply substitute with 1 cup of milk and an extra cup of your favorite shredded cheese.

Easy Cheesy Crockpot Mashed Potatoes

• 2-2.5 lbs of small red potatoes, washed,  roughly peeled and  quartered
• 4 Tablespoons butter, cut into tabs
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 cup  Progresso Meal Starters Three Cheese Cooking Sauce
• 1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese

1. Place potatoes in a 4-5 quart crockpot. Season with 1 tsp of salt and top with tabs of butter. Cover and cook on LOW for 6 hours (or on HIGH for 3 hours)
   
2. Uncover and mash potatoes using a potato masher. Add in 1 cup of  Progresso Meal Starters Three Cheese Cooking Sauce. Continue mashing until you reach your desired mashed potato  consistency.  Recover and continue cooking for 1 more hour.
   
3. Right before serving top with shredded cheese.  Have fun topping with your favorite spud toppers.
4. We used some bacon and chives!

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Easy Cheesy Crockpot Mashed Potatoes

Grab your trusty crockpot and get ready for the most amazing potatoes ever! These Easy Cheesy Crockpot Mashed Potatoes are so creamy so good. Holiday must!

Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 7 hours hours

Total Time: 7 hours hours 10 minutes minutes

Serves:4

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Calories:275

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Ingredients

• 2-2.5 lbs of small red potatoes washed, roughly peeled and quartered
• 4 Tablespoons butter cut into tabs
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 cup Progresso Meal Starters Three Cheese Cooking Sauce
• 1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese
• NOTE: If your local grocery store doesn't carry the Three Cheese Cooking sauce simply substitute with 1 cup of milk and an extra cup of your favorite shredded cheese.

Instructions

• Place potatoes in a 4-5 quart crockpot. Season with 1 tsp of salt and top with tabs of butter. Cover and cook on LOW for 6 hours (or on HIGH for 3 hours)
• Uncover and mash potatoes using a potato masher. Add in 1 cup of Progresso Meal Starters Three Cheese Cooking Sauce. Continue mashing until you reach your desired mashed potato consistency. Recover and continue cooking for 1 more hour.
• Right before serving top with shredded cheese. Have fun topping with your favorite spud toppers.

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Nutrition Information:

Calories: 275kcal (14%)Carbohydrates: 36g (12%)Protein: 11g (22%)Fat: 13g (20%)Saturated Fat: 8g (40%)Cholesterol: 36mg (12%)Sodium: 895mg (37%)Potassium: 1050mg (30%)Fiber: 3g (12%)Sugar: 3g (3%)Vitamin A: 425IU (9%)Vitamin C: 19.5mg (24%)Calcium: 143mg (14%)Iron: 1.8mg (10%)

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Family Fresh Meals is not a dietician or nutritionist, and any nutritional information shared is only an estimate. We recommend running the ingredients through an online nutritional calculator if you need to verify any information.

Course:Side Dish

Cuisine:Crockpot, potatoes, Slow cooker

Keyword:Easy Cheesy Crockpot Mashed Potatoes

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Post updated September 2020