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Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes

January 29, 2016 by Alea Milham 2 Comments

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This easy slow cooker mashed potato recipe is a no drain recipe which means it can be cooked start to finish in the Crock-Pot.

Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes Recipe - How to make a large batch of mashed potatoes in a Crock Pot. It's so easy! Cook and mash in the slow cooker, no draining required! Serve from the slow cooker and you have one less dish to clean.

 

When I share a recipe for using up leftover mashed potatoes, people often tell me that they never have leftover mashed potatoes. And I tell them that if they don’t have leftover mashed potatoes they obviously aren’t making enough.

Seriously.

If you are going to make mashed potatoes, you might as well make a large batch, so you have extra leftover to use throughout the week. An easy way to make a large batch of mashed potatoes is to cook them in the slow cooker. Even better, since you cook Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes in milk, you don’t have to drain the liquid. You mash the potatoes in the Crock-Pot. The Crock-Pot keeps them warm until serving time. You can even serve your slow cooker mashed potatoes from the Crock-Pot which means you don’t have to wash a serving bowl. Easy, fewer dishes, and leftover mashed potatoes. What’s not to love about Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes?!?

It’s easy to reheat mashed potatoes in a pan with a little milk to make them creamy again. In minutes you have a delicious side dish. You can also use mashed potatoes in place of a crust to cover meat pies or in place of croutons to top casseroles. The possibilities are endless…as long as you have mashed potatoes on hand.

Some people dread peeling potatoes so much that they avoid making mashed potatoes. If you are one of those people, you can easily leave the skin on. Just scrub your potatoes and cut them up. Mashed potatoes are every bit as delicious with the skin on. Some people even prefer mashed potatoes made with the potato skins.

Don’t have a slow cooker? You can make a large batch of mashed potatoes using baked potatoes. I share the recipe in my cookbook Prep-Ahead Meals from Scratch. You will find tips for batch cooking and over 100 recipes for using batch cooked ingredients to make quick and easy meals on busy nights.

Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes Recipe

Prep-Ahead Tip: You can peel and cut potatoes in 1 – 2 days in advance and store them in a bowl covered with water.

Ingredients:

  • 5 lb baking potatoes, peeled or unpeeled, cut into 1-inch chunks
  • 2 cups milk
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt (p.183 Prep-Ahead Meals from Scratch)
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1/2  – 1 cup milk
  • 1/4 cup butter, sliced into small pieces

Directions:

5 pounds of cut up potatoes in slow cooker.

  1. In a large slow cooker, add the potatoes, 2 cups milk, 1/4 cup butter, salt, and pepper. Toss to coat. Cover; cook on high heat for 4 hours or until potatoes are tender.
  2. Mash, crush or smash potatoes using a potato masher, or beat with electric mixer on low speed until well blended.
  3. Stir in more milk and butter until you reach the desired creamy consistency. Cover and keep warm on Low or Warm heat setting until serving time.

How to Make Mashed Potatoes in a Slow Cooker

Printable Recipe for Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes

Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes
 
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Author: Alea
Recipe type: Side Dish
Ingredients
  • 5 lb baking potatoes, peeled or unpeeled, cut into 1-inch chunks
  • 2 cups milk
  • ¼ cup butter
  • ½ teaspoon seasoned salt
  • ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1½ cups milk
  • ¼ cup butter, sliced into small pieces
Directions
  1. In a large slow cooker, add the potatoes, 2 cups milk, ¼ cup butter, salt and pepper. Toss to coat. Cover; cook on high heat for 4 hours or until potatoes are tender.
  2. Mash, crush or smash potatoes using potato masher, or beat with electric mixer on low speed until well blended.
  3. Stir in more milk and butter until you reach the desired creamy consistency. Cover and keep warm on Low or Warm heat setting until serving time.
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More Potato Recipes:

Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Mashed Red Potatoes
Hasselback Red Potatoes
Fast and Easy Hashbrowns
Garlic and Rosemary Red Potatoes
Herb Roasted New Potatoes
Sauted Potatoes with Italian Seasoning

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About Alea Milham

Alea Milham is the owner of Premeditated Leftovers and the author of Prep-Ahead Meals from Scatch. She shares her tips for saving money and time while reducing waste in her home. Her favorite hobby, gardening, is a frugal source of organic produce for her recipes. She believes it is possible to live fully and eat well while spending less.

Comments

  1. C.Lem {www.creativeclementine.com} says

    February 17, 2016 at 6:15 pm

    Delish! I’m totally dependant on my slow cooker lately but never really try sides. This has made my list!

    Thanks for joining us at Idea Box link party!! Tomorrow’s party goes live at 6am ET. 🙂 Hope to see you there!!

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  2. Michelle James says

    February 14, 2016 at 7:59 pm

    I am so glad you shared this recipe at #HomeMattersParty I am so making these! Pinned!!

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On Premeditated Leftovers I share simple recipes made with whole foods, practical shopping tips, time saving techniques, and meal planning strategies. I also share tips for minimizing food waste, so more of the food that is purchased ends up on the table.

While volunteering as a budget counselor, I realized that food is the element of most people’s budgets where they have the greatest control. I set out to develop low-cost recipes from scratch to prove it’s possible to create delicious meals on a limited budget. Eating well while spending less is about more than just creating recipes using inexpensive ingredients; it’s about creatively combining ingredients so you don’t feel deprived and are inspired to stick to your budget.

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