Cheddar Bacon Mashed Potatoes
- Prep Time : 15 minutes
- Cook Time : 30 minutes
Ingredients
- Idaho Potatoes - 5 lb
- Bacon - 10 slices
- Cream Cheese - 8 oz
- Unsalted Butter - 1/2 cup, melted
- Sour Cream - 1 cup
- Dried Chives - 1/4 cup, minced (i used part dried chives and part fresh green onions)
- Cheddar Cheese - 2.5 cups, shredded
- Salt - 1 tsp
- Pepper - 3/4 teaspoon
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350.
- Peel potatoes, chop up and boil until tender (just like you do for mashed potatoes).
- Cook bacon and pat the grease off with a paper towel. Crumble bacon and set aside for topping.
- Drain water from potatoes and light smash them. Add cream cheese, butter and sour cream. Mix well.
- Add chives, 2 cups shredded cheese, half the bacon, salt and pepper. Mix well.
- Put potato mixture in baking dish. Top with remaining shredded cheese.
- Bake about 30 minutes. Remove from oven and top with the rest of the bacon. Enjoy!
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