Name: Loaded Mashed Potatoes Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 8 oz Bacon; 3 lbs russet potatoes; 1 stick butter; 16 oz sour cream; 4 tsp kosher salt; ½ tsp black pepper; 8 oz Cheddar Cheese; ¼ cup Green Onions

Loaded Mashed Potatoes Recipe

Annie Beck Modified: February 21, 2024

How To Make Loaded Mashed Potatoes

For people who love carbs, these loaded mashed potatoes are for you. The creamy, buttery mashed potatoes are smothered with bacon, cheese, pepper, and onions.

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 30 minutes

Total: 40 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

8ozbaconor more to taste
3lbsrusset potatoespeeled and cut into 1″ cubes
1stickbutter
16ozsour cream
4tspKosher saltdivided
½tspblack peppercoarse ground
8ozcheddar cheeseshredded
¼cupgreen onionssliced

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
Put the potatoes into a large pot and cover with water and 2 teaspoons of the salt.
Bring to a boil then reduce to a simmer and cook for 20 minutes.
Drain the potatoes and put them back into the pot with the butter and sour cream.
Mash them well and add in the remaining salt and the pepper.
Scoop the potatoes into a 9 x 13-inch casserole dish and top with the cheese and bacon.
Cook the potatoes for 5 to 10 minutes covered with foil, or until the cheese is fully melted.
Garnish with green onions before serving.