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Crockpot Mashed Potatoes with Caramelized Onions
Mashed potatoes are cooked and mashed out of the crockpot and then cooked in the slow cooker for a few hours to blend the flavors. This is great for the holidays because you do not have last minute potato mashing to do and you will have an extra pan and an extra space on the stove, which you will need for making the caramelized onions. This is such a sophisticated mashed potatoes recipe and the garlic, sour cream, cream cheese and other ingredients all work together to make this the creamiest, most mouthwatering mashed potatoes recipe ever.
You might think, when you look at the recipe, that this is just the same as making conventional mashed potatoes because the slow cooker is not doing all the work for you but that is not the case. The potatoes might be cooked on the stove but the flavors in this crockpot mashed potatoes recipe do blend in the crockpot and you can keep the potatoes ready until you're ready to serve them, which is a bonus if you have other dishes that all need to be ready at the same time.
Be generous with the chopped parsley garnish because parsley goes beautifully with mashed potato recipes. This is a wonderful crockpot recipe, which will go with any roast dinner. Crockpot cooking is a timesaver and it also means you can keep food warm if other dishes are taking too long. The crockpot ensures the cream cheese and sour cream blend their flavors with the potatoes and melts into them completely.
Creamy Crockpot Mashed Potatoes with Onions and Parsley
Ingredients -
5 lbs potatoes, peeled and cubed
2 cubes chicken bouillon
1 tablespoon minced garlic
½ cup butter, softened
8 oz cream cheese, softened
8 oz sour cream
Salt and pepper
Handful chopped parsley to garnish
For the Caramelized Onions:
1 ½ tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon sugar
1 ¼ lbs onions, thinly sliced
Salt and pepper
Preparation:
Bring a large pan of water to the boil.
Add some salt.
Add the potatoes, chicken bouillon cubes and garlic and cook the potatoes until them are firm but tender.
This takes about 15 minutes.
Drain the potatoes, keeping some of the cooking water.
Mash them with cream cheese and sour cream, adding some of the cooking water until they have the right consistency.
Transfer the mashed potatoes to a 4 quart crockpot, cover and cook for 2 or 3 hours on low.
To make the caramelized onions, melt the butter in the olive oil over a medium high heat in a skillet.
Add the onions, some salt and pepper and cook, stirring constantly, for about 5 minutes.
Stir in the sugar and cook, scraping the burnt bits off the bottom of the pan.
The onions will be golden brown after 20 minutes.
Stir the butter into the mashed potato and season it with salt and pepper.
Serve with the caramelized onions and chopped parsley over the top.
(Serves 10)
Photo Description:
Most people have never tasted a crockpot mashed potatoes recipe before but this one is extra special. The sour cream, cream cheese, garlic and other ingredients bring out all the natural flavor of the potatoes and the caramelized onions and fresh parsley take this dish to the next level. Potato lovers everywhere will adore this amazing crockpot mashed potatoes recipe. Serve this with any meat, poultry, or fish dish. If you usually use granules to make instant mashed potatoes, your taste buds are in for a real treat when you make this easy yet delicious crockpot mashed potato recipe.
