Does anyone know if one can pre-cook or partially cook potatoes to be mashed for upcoming dinner? If so, will they taste as good as freshly cooked potatoes? Thanx for any tips on this. Luvyabye
This is a family favorite -- a "must have", at our family dinners. You don't taste the cream cheese, it just makes the potatoes very creamy. My husband would not eat these if he could taste the cream cheese since he does not like it.
Baked Mashed Potatoes
These potatoes can be made two days before serving. Just reheat in the oven for about 1 hour. If using Pyrex glass dish, place in oven before preheating. If oven is already in use, bring the glass dish to room temperature. This will prevent the dish from breaking. You can bake this at various temperatures, it just needs to be heated thoroughly -- watch so it doesn't burn. Different spices can be added. I sometimes add a small container of French onion dip along with the other ingredients. This also freezes well, if there are any leftovers. Enjoy! (12/23/2004)
By it's.only.me
You can also cook you potatoes in a crockpot so that you can put them on in the morning then in the afternoon they are hot and ready to be mashed. (12/23/2004)
By Shannon Fox
Thanx for the recipe, mkymlp, it looks delicious. The crockpot is a great idea, Shannon in NC, unfortunately, I don't have a crockpot :( Thanx for taking the time to respond to this question. (12/24/2004)
By SL Edens
Hi. If what you want is baked potatoes, you can bake them in 15 minutes in the microwave. If what you want is mashed, bake the potatoes in the am, then add the milk, s and p, butter etc. in the evening. I scrub the potatoes real well (don't peel), poke them all over with a fork, and then cook them 5 minutes right on the clean floor of my microwave.
By Judith
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