Loaded Mashed Potatoes

Recipe courtesy Paula Deen

Show: Paula's Best DishesEpisode: Fried Christmas

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (24)

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Cook Time:
45 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
8 servings

Times:

Prep: 15 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 45 min
Total:: 1 hr 0 min

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Ingredients

2 heads garlic
6 pounds Idaho potatoes, peeled and quartered
Salt
2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
1/2 cup butter
1 (12-ounce) carton sour cream
1 (8-ounce) block sharp white Cheddar, grated
1 1/2 pounds cooked bacon, julienned

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Cut tops off 2 garlic heads. Wrap in foil and roast for 30 minutes. When cool enough to handle remove the flesh from the garlic heads and set aside.

In a large stockpot, cook potatoes in enough salted water to cover for 10 to 15 minutes or until tender.

Drain and return to stockpot. Beat with an electric mixer until smooth; adding salt, to taste, pepper, butter, garlic and sour cream. With a spatula stir in cheese and bacon. Add more salt and pepper, if necessary. Serve immediately.

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Stephanie Henderson, NV 02-16-2010
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Good Stuff
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I have made these potatoes several times and they have always turned out delicious. For those of you who say these are too... salty, you probably added 3 tablespoons of salt to the already mashed potatoes. ADD THE SALT TO THE BOILING WATER and you probably won't even need any more salt. Also, with this specific recipe, the bacon also adds saltiness to the potatoes so watch out for that. But I gotta say, with any recipe, salt, for the most part, is to taste so if you think that the measurements in the recipe are too much, then just don't use that much!Read more
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jackie trenton, TN 01-04-2010
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Excellent Dish
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made these potatoes for Christmas with a Pork Roast, had to double the recipe because there were 15 of us. Everyone loved... them-prepared them the night befor and put them in the oven in the morning. they were wonderful! GREAT WAY TO MAKE POTATOES!Read more
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Tiffany buford, GA 12-30-2009
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A table favorite!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I know..."butter makes everything better," but I just cut the butter in half, used low fat sour cream, and turkey bacon. ... YUM YUM YUM! Paula you're awesome.Read more
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Annie Milpitas, CA 12-13-2009
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Try It...You'll Like It !!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

On Thanksgiving, we made regular mashed potatoes with butter and small amount of liguid for consistency. We also made the... above recipe. Bottom line...we had regular mashed spuds left over...not a morsel of Paula's "loaded spuds".For what this is worth to you...try it...you'll like it! Thanks Paula.Read more
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kathy schertzt, TX 12-09-2009
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WOW!!! is all I can say.
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I was craving for some mashed potatoes and decided to give this recipe a try. It turn out so delicious! One thing I never do... though is follow anyone recipes recommendation on how much salt to put. I always put my own dash of salt and pepper to my liking. And it turn out perfect! I am planning to make this again for x'mas dinner. Thanks Paula for a great recipe!Read more
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Christine Jacksonville, FL 12-05-2009
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They did Not Last on the Table!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I work at a large Orthopaedic office, and we had an office Thanksgiving potluck. I said I would bring potatoes. When I saw... this recipe, I thought it would knock everyone's socks off. It really did. The doc's were upset that they could not get seconds. :O) As for the salt issue, I limited the intake on the recipe, and the potatoes turned out great! I even made them for Thanksgiving dinner, which did not not last long at the dinner table. Now I am headed to Phoenix for Christmas, and I am told that I have to make them for the Christmas dinner. Paula, thanks for the great recipes, and the" love" you put in to them! Happy Holidays from Jacksonville, FL :O)Read more