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Not only are the mashed potatoes ultra-creamy, but they can also be made two days ahead of time and reheated in the microwave — a huge bonus when oven and burner space is at a premium during the holidays. I hope you give these creamy make ahead mashed potatoes a try for your holiday dinner and I hope you love them! Restaurants prepare the potatoes ahead by boiling and mashing just the potato, then just before serving, it is mixed into boiling cream (or milk or even broth or a combination thereof) to reheat it and make it nice and creamy.
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To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook make ahead creamy mashed potatoes using 8 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Make Ahead Creamy Mashed Potatoes:
- Make ready 2 pounds potatoes, peeled and quartered
- Take 1/2 cup Miracle Whip
- Get 8 ounces cream cheese, softened and cubed
- Get 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- Prepare 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Take 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- Get butter
- Make ready paprika
What a time saver when you are having a big dinner. They can even be made ahead of time! But mashed potatoes are labor-intensive, and on Thanksgiving Day, that's not necessarily an asset. The wonderful thing about these mashed potatoes is, they can be made ahead of time, then warmed in the oven.
Steps to make Make Ahead Creamy Mashed Potatoes:
- In a large pot bring to boil enough water to fully cover the potatoes.
- Add potatoes and cook until potatoes are tender.
- Drain.
- While mashing the potatoes add in the Miracle Whip, cream cheese, onion powder, salt and pepper. Mash until light a fluffy. (I use an electric mixer to make this easier.)
- Spoon into 1 1/2 quart casserole dish.
- Dot the top of the potatoes with slices of butter then sprinkle with paprika.
- Cover and chill overnight for best results. (You can bake now if you'd like)
- Bake uncovered at 350°F for 1 hour or until thoroughly heated.
- TO FREEZE:
- Prepare recipe above without baking.
- Wrap dish securely and freeze.
- When ready to serve, thaw and follow baking instructions above.
Make Ahead Mashed Potatoes are creamy smooth, buttery, and melt in your mouth! Pull the mashed potatoes from the fridge and let them rest at room temperature while you wait for the oven to warm up. Drain the potatoes, then return them to the pot. With the burner on low heat, mash the potatoes with a potato masher; the more steam that's released while you mash, the better. Our fluffy, extra-creamy mashed potatoes can be quickly thrown together and reheated the next day.
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