Loaded Mashed Potatoes Recipe!

This Loaded Mashed Potatoes Recipe is one of the few reasons I can get my kids to eat mashed potatoes without whining about it.   Now, these potatoes are also my favorite as well and if you pair them up with prime rib or steak they are even better!  (I have included affiliate links to products I love. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.) In addition, this post contains affiliate links that will make me a small commission when used to order online.

Now we don’t splurge very often on Prime Rib but it has become a tradition to smoke one for Christmas every year.  (You can see my recipe -> here on how to smoke Prime Rib) I also make these potatoes for Thanksgiving and Easter as well.  I love that these Loaded Mashed Potatoes taste even better as leftovers and even cold!  The recipe for these is essentially the same as my Twice Loaded Baked Potato Casserole with fewer steps.  (You can see that -> here)

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Loaded Mashed Potatoes Recipe Ingredients:

• 4 Lbs Potatoes
• 4 Tsp Minced Garlic
• ¾ Cup Butter
• 1lb Bacon
• 3 Green Onion
• Salt
• Pepper 
• 4 Cups Cheese
• 1/2 Cup Milk 
• 1 Cup Sour Cream
• 4 Oz Cream Cheese

**You  can change up the ingredients to your taste this is what has become our sweet spot for the family, though the kids pick out green onions**

How To Make Loaded Mashed Potatoes:

Start a pot of boiling water for your potatoes.

Rinse off and peel your potatoes.

Cut up your potatoes into chunks for easier boiling. You can use Russet or Gold Potatoes to make these. The gold potatoes are my personal favorite.

Boil your potatoes until they are ready to be mashed up.

While the potatoes are going dice up your bacon and cook it to your doneness you prefer.  I personally like juicy bacon so that’s how we eat ours.

Now if you don’t have a bacon screen you need to get one! I love that it stops the bacon grease from going all over your stove. I also use my screens to drain the bacon grease into a jar to make my eggs with.  

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Strain your potatoes and place them into your mixing bowl.

Keeping the cheese out dump the rest of the ingredients in your mixing bowl.

Allow your mixer to mix the ingredients well.

Dump in your cheese and allow the mixer to mix so the cheese is spread out.

Serve and enjoy!!

What To Serve With Loaded Mashed Potatoes 

• Smoked Prime Rib 
• Crockpot Ham
• Smoked Turkey 
• Green Bean Casserole 
• Smoked Brisket.