Baked Mashed Potatoes Italian
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Yields:
-
1/2 cup
- Serves:
- 6-8
ingredients
- 4 lbs russet potatoes, peeled, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1⁄2 cup butter, melted and at room temperature, plus
- 1 tablespoon butter, melted and at room temperature
- 1 cup whole milk, at room temperature
- 1 1⁄2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
- 8 ounces pancetta, diced, cooked and drained of excess oil
- salt
- fresh ground black pepper
- 1⁄4 chopped flat-leaf Italian parsley
- 2 tablespoons plain breadcrumbs
directions
- Preheat the oven to 400 dgrees F. Coat a 13 x 9 by 2-inch baking dish with 1 tablespoon of room temp butter and set aside.
- Cook the potatoes in a large pot of boiling water until they are very tender, about 15 minutes. Drain; return the potatoes to the same pot and mash well with a potato masher. Mix in the melted butter and milk. Mix in the mozzarella, 3/4 cup of the parmesan and all of the pancetta. Season to taste with salt & pepper, add parsley. Transfer the potatoes to the prepared baking dish, stir the bread crumbs and remaining parmesan in a small bowl to blend. Sprinkle the bread crumb mixture over the mashed potatoes. Recipe can be prepared up to this point 6 hours ahead of time; cover and chill.
- Bake, uncovered, until the topping is golden brown, about 20 minutes.
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