Skip the peeling and the boiling—potatoes mash easily after a few hours in the slow cooker! And the results are worth the wait. These slow-cooker creamy garlic mashed potatoes are a breeze to throw together. Take 15 minutes to prep them, then set your slow cooker and go about your day. Get ready to return to deliciousness!
Easy Slow-Cooker Garlic Mashed Potatoes
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 4 hr 45 min
- Ingredients 7
- Servings 14
Ingredients
- 3 lb small red potatoes (2 to 3 inches)
- 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup chives-and-onion cream cheese (from 8 oz container)
- 1/4 to 1/2 cup milk
Instructions
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Step1Halve or quarter potatoes as necessary to make similar-sized pieces. Place in 4- to 6-quart slow cooker. Add garlic, oil, salt and water; mix well to coat all potato pieces.
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Step2Cover; cook on High setting 3 1/2 to 4 1/2 hours or until potatoes are tender.
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Step3With fork or potato masher, mash potatoes and garlic. Stir in cream cheese until well blended. Stir in enough milk for soft serving consistency. Serve immediately, or cover and hold in slow cooker on Low setting up to 2 hours.
Nutrition
140
Calories
5g
Total Fat
3g
Protein
21g
Total Carbohydrate
1g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 140
- Calories from Fat
- 45
- Total Fat
- 5g
- 8%
- Saturated Fat
- 2g
- 10%
- Cholesterol
- 10mg
- 3%
- Sodium
- 190mg
- 8%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 21g
- 7%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 8%
- Sugars
- 1g
- Protein
- 3g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 2%
- 2%
- Vitamin C
- 10%
- 10%
- Calcium
- 2%
- 2%
- Iron
- 6%
- 6%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 1/2 Fat;Tips from the
Pillsbury Kitchens
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