Mashed Potatoes With Cheddar and Chives

Queen Dana's Note:

These are good mashed potatoes to serve at Thanksgiving.

• Total Time: 30 mins
• Prep Time: 0 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 5 large potatoes , peeled, washed and quarter
• 1 beef bouillon cube
• 1 1⁄8; cups sharp cheddar cheese , shredded
• ½ cup fresh chives , chopped
• ¾ cup milk
• ½ cup sour cream
• 2 ounces cream cheese , softened
• 4 tablespoons butter , at room temp
• 2 teaspoons salt

TOPPINGS

• 6 slices bacon , cooked and crumbled
• 1⁄3; cup shredded cheese

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
2. In a large pot cover the potatoes with water adding the bouillon cube and boil until tender when poked with fork. Drain water from potatoes and put them in a large mixing bowl.
3. Beat into the potatoes all of the ingredients, except those that are listed as toppings, until everything is well beaten and the potatoes are creamy with no lumps. Spread the potatoes in a heat proof serving dish and top evenly with the bacon and cheese. Place the serving dish with potatoes into the oven for about 5 minutes or until cheese is melted. Pull from the oven and serve warm.

Reviews

[AZPARZYCH]

These are really good and loaded with tons of stuff! Made a 1/3 recipe as directed, except I forgot to cook the bacon so I had to add bacon bits to the top. The flavor was excellent; the only thing is that they were a little too thin, will try adding less milk next time. Made for PAC Spring 2010.