Mashed potatoes aren’t just for Thanksgiving, and they certainly don’t need gravy to taste delicious. These decadent loaded mashed potatoes are not light nor are they low in calories. My daughter and I like to eat them as a meal while my husband prefers to have them paired with veggies and meat.
I like to start off with organic russet potatoes, but I’ve also used red or yellow potatoes when I didn’t have russet potatoes on hand. I scrub the potatoes really well before peeling them and removing any dark spots. Try to cube the potatoes in roughly the same size. This isn’t a Food Network show where you’ll be graded on your cuts but having cuts of similar sizes allows for the potatoes to cook evenly.
Once cubed, the potatoes head into a cold water bath. Slowly bring the water to a boil over medium-high heat and cook the potatoes until they are fork tender. It will take roughly 20 minutes. Do not undercook or you’ll have lumpy or even crunchy mashed potatoes.
While they are cooking, you can prep the rest of your ingredients. For ease of incorporating the butter into the mashed potatoes, I recommend allowing the butter to come to room temperature. For more decadent potatoes, you’ll want to use heavy cream rather than milk. It also tends to give the potatoes a creamier texture.
When the potatoes are cooked, you can either mash the fork-tender potatoes by hand, use a potato ricer, or use a stand mixer. Add the butter first while the potatoes are hot then slowly add the other wet ingredients. Once the wet ingredients are incorporated into the potatoes, you can add the dry ingredients. After the dry ingredients are added, you’ll want to taste-test and add more seasoning, if necessary.
I like to top the potatoes with raw cheddar cheese and chives before serving. If I have bacon on hand, the addition of crumbled bacon is another layer of delicious decadence.
Making extra decadent loaded mashed potatoes is a must as these potatoes heat up beautifully the next day. They’re perfect for lunch, dinner, or a side dish. Because of all of the add-ins and toppings, they are filling. They are not a diet dish by any means, but boy are they a tasty dish.
Ingredients
- 3 lbs potatoes, washed, peeled, and roughly cubed
- 8 Tbsp. Butter, cut into 1 Tbsp pats
- 1/4 cup Heavy Cream or Milk
- 1/2 cup Sour Cream
- 1/3 cup Parmesan Cheese
- 1/4 tsp. Pepper
- 1/4 tsp. Garlic Powder
- Salt, to taste
- Bacon (optional)
- Shredded Cheese (optional)
- Chives (optional)
Instructions
- Place cubed potatoes in boiling water. Cook potatoes until fork tender. Drain.
- Put potatoes in mixing boil and either mash by hand or use a mixer.
- Add butter 1 Tbsp at a time into the mashed potatoes. Mix until thoroughly incorporated in the potatoes.
- Slowly incorporate sour cream and heavy cream/milk into potatoes.
- Combine Parmesan cheese, pepper, garlic powder, and salt.
- Add Parmesan cheese mixture to potato mixture until thoroughly combined.
- Top with cheese, chives, and bacon, if desired.
Mashed potatoes are literally my favorite side. I could live off them if I could 🙂 Yours sound absolutely incredible.
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Amazing! I don’t know why I don’t eat mashed potatoes more often. I usually save it for Thanksgiving time, but this makes me want to eat it ALL the time!
I love me some loaded mashed potatoes. This recipe looks so lovely. I might have them for supper tonight.
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Anything with bacon and cheese has my full attention!!! Yum! I might even put garlic in it? Haha maybe that’s going a lil far hehe. Im pinning this so I can come back to it later!
Yowza do these sound really delish! And – I am NOT into mashed potatoes, but this recipe has me drooling! Fancy! Gotta try these and see if I can replace these for the regular boring ones!
I would love these. I actually put sour cream in my mash potatoes all the time. And when I make twice baked potatoes I use a lot of similar ingredients. My family would be a huge fan of these!
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This sounds just like the name, decadent! I have a bag of potatoes in my pantry that are begging to be made into these heavenly mashed potatoes. Thanks for the recipe!
Butter, heavy cream, sour cream and cheese. I have died and gone to heaven. Cannot wait to make these for ME. Thank you!
I’ve GOT to buy a stand mixer! These potatoes look delicious! We are a big starch-eating family, so I will have to give this a try!
I tend to see a stand mixer as a “must have” kitchen appliance. It makes life much easier. 😉
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Just looking at the ingredients, these loaded mashed potatoes sound amazing. I have never made anything but plain potatoes with butter, salt, and pepper at home. I need to change that ASAP!
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Funny I had mash potatoes for lunch today. Thanks for sharing the looks good. Yum!
Yum! This looks absolutely delicious! I’ll have to save this recipe especially for Thanksgiving! We are huge mashed potatoes lover.
Yum. This looks amazing. A fun twist on the traditional madhya potatoes. I’m definitely pinning for later.
I could eat mashed potatoes every day, a giant fan! Your recipe looks delicious but I could only deal with those calories on a limited basis.
I agree. You wouldn’t want to eat these every day as it would be calorie overload.
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But I would want to eat them everyday – they look so amazing and I think I really want to make them.
I think my daughter would happily eat them every day. Of course, she has a teenage metabolism. 😉 Tastewise, I could eat them every day, but my waistline wouldn’t be happy.
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I’m not a big fan of potatoes but my kids are…. so this would be something I could do up for them and they’d be so happy. They look so good!
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These sounds really good. I love a good mashed potato recipe for the days when my main dish has a great sauce.
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Y’know I only just learnt how to make mashed potato at christmas time. Oh my god I’m so craving for some now. xx
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Love mash potatoes and can’t wait to give this recipe a try
This is very similar to my husband’s family’s recipe. Never thought to put cream or milk in it! Delicious!
Those make me want potatos for dinner. My husband makes great mashed potatoes.
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Oh wow this looks so delicious! I’ve always been such a huge mashed potato fan so this is right up my alley.
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I’m definitely going to make this for me and my boyfriend! Adding cheese and garlic to mashed potato sounds like absolute heaven
Mash potato has to be my favourite for when I have a more indulgent dinner. This looks so yummy. I’m not a great masher but will sure be trying this!
Decadent is absolutely the right word for these. They look so yummy and indulgent!
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Mash potatoes are one of my favorite dishes. Decadent is definitely the perfect description of this. <3
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I love everything potatoes related and literally eat mashed potatoes every single week! I’ll definitely check out your recipe as it seems so yummy!
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How delicious! I just about love potatoes in any form, especially mashed potatoes. I’ll definitely have to try this version sometime. Thank you for sharing!
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I have to say that I am a HUGE fan of potatoes, and I could eat potatoes every single day and not get sick of them. My body would likely say otherwise, but HEY it’s my taste buds that matter. This recipe looks INSANELY delicious! xx
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We eat mashed potatoes at my house at least twice a week always looking for new ways to do them. Thanks so much for the recipe