Make Ahead Mashed Potatoes For Four
Recipe: #14515
October 09, 2014
Categories: Comfort Food, Side Dishes, Vegetables, Potatoes, Budget-Friendly, Easy/Beginner Cooking, Make-Ahead, Christmas, Entertaining, Fall/Autumn, Labor Day, Mother's Day, New Years, Regional Holiday, Sunday Dinner, Winter, Boil, Oven Bake, Stove Top, Gluten-Free, No Eggs, Vegetarian, Make it from scratch more
"I find that there are so many last minute things to do when you are making that special holiday dinner that I love to make my mashed potatoes ahead of time and just pop them in the oven a half hour before dinner. You may sub margerine for the butter"
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (262.2 g)
- Calories 313
- Total Fat - 17.2 g
- Saturated Fat - 10.8 g
- Cholesterol - 45.9 mg
- Sodium - 176.5 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 36.8 g
- Dietary Fiber - 5.5 g
- Sugars - 2.7 g
- Protein - 4.5 g
- Calcium - 44.4 mg
- Iron - 1.3 mg
- Vitamin C - 21.3 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Cover the prepared potatoes pieces with cold water. Add chopped garlic. Bring to a boil and cook until fork tender.
Step 2
When fork tender drain, remove garlic pieces, return potatoes to the pot, low heat to dry the potatoes (approx 1- 2 minutes).
Step 3
Melt the butter together with the half & half cream & steak seasoning, heat until warm.
Step 4
Gradually pour the butter mixture into the potatoes as you mash them. Mash until there are no lumps but the potatoes still have some texture..Place in a baking dish with a cover.
Step 5
You may now store covered in the fridge until an hour before serving.
Step 6
Half an hour to 45 minutes before dinner, potatoes at room temperature, place dish in preheated 325f oven.
Step 7
You may have a warmer oven just decrease the time the potatoes are in there.
Tips & Variations
No special items needed.