Name: Slow Cooked Garlic Mashed Potatoes Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 4 h
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 4 lbs red potatoes; ½ cup water; 1 tsp salt; ½ tsp pepper; 1½ tbsp garlic; ¼ cup butter; ⅔ cup sour cream; ½ cup cream; ½ cup milk; chives and butter

slow cooked garlic mashed potatoes recipe

How To Make Slow Cooked Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Mashed potatoes are a classic comfort food. This recipe simplifies it with the use of a slow cooker. The potatoes come out perfectly creamy and garlicky.

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 4 hours

Total: 4 hours 10 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

4lbsred potatoes,cleaned and rinsed, peeled or unpeeled, cut into 1½ inch pieces
½cupwater
1tspsalt,or to taste
½tsppepper,or to taste
1½tbspgarlic,(4 cloves), minced
¼cupbutter,melted
⅔cupsour cream
½cupcream,warmed in the microwave
½cupmilk,warmed in the microwave, or as desired
chives and butter,minced, for serving, optional

Instructions

Spray a 6 to 7-quart slow cooker with non-stick spray. Place potatoes in the slow cooker then pour water evenly over top.
Toss with salt and pepper then add garlic and pour butter evenly over potatoes and garlic. Cover and cook on High heat for 4 to 4½ hours, or until potatoes are tender when pierced with a fork (don’t drain!).
Mash potatoes with a potato masher then add sour cream and heavy cream.
Whip with an electric hand mixer until the desired texture is reached while adding in milk to reach desired consistency.
Serve warm with more butter and minced chives if desired.