Deluxe Mashed Potato Bake
Twice baked potato side dish loaded with all the tasty extras!
Equipment
- Saucepan for boiling potatoes
- Small fry pan
- 4L Slow Cooker
Ingredients
- 1 kg peeled potatoes - I used brushed potatoes
- Salt to season
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 small brown onion, fine diced
- 300 gram Diced bacon
- 1 tsp Garlic powder
- 1 tsp dried chopped chives (or 2 tsp fresh)
- 1 cup sliced green onions/shallots
- 1.5 cups Grated cheese - I use pizza blend
Instructions
- I prepare the mashed potatoes in the morning and set aside in the fridge until a few hours before dinner.
- On stovetop add chopped potatoes and pinch of salt to large pot of water, bring to boil and cook until tender.
- While potatoes are cooking, add onion and bacon to frypan and cook on high heat for 5-10mins until onion softened and bacon browned. Set aside.
- Drain potatoes and add milk and butter and mash/whip until smooth.
- Add bacon and cheese to mashed potato. Add in garlic powder and chives and mix to combine. Cover and place in fridge until cooking time.
- Spray slow cooker bowl with non stick spray (or you may prefer to line with baking paper)
- To the mashed potato, stir in 1 cup of cheese. Reserve 1/2 cup for later.Stir in the green onions - but reserve 1-2 tbsp for later.
- Add mashed potato mix to slow cooker and cook on low for 2hrs or until piping hot throughout. Cook with Tea Towel Trick.In final 15mins of cooking time I scatter top of the bake with the remaining cheese to melt and green onions to garnish.
- Serve immediately as a tasty side dish. We served ours with BBQ steaks and steamed broccoli, peas and beans.
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