Name: Crock Pot Mashed Potatoes
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 240 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 5 pounds red potatoes (scrubbed and cut into 1 inch pieces); 1 1/2 cups chicken broth; 1/4 cup Horizon unsalted butter; 1 tsp garlic powder; 1 tsp onion powder; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/4 tsp garlic; 1/2 cup Horizon heavy cream; 8 oz Horizon white cheddar (shredded)

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Crock Pot Mashed Potatoes are the best I have ever had! Creamy, buttery, cheesy and made completely in the slow cooker. So simple!

These Crock Pot Mashed Potatoes are everything you want in a side dish: creamy, cheesy, totally lump free, packed with flavor, and really really easy! I love serving them for Thanksgiving, Christmas dinner, even just on a weeknight with my easy Sheet Pan Chicken and Veggies. They are so simple that I feel like this is the only way I will ever make mashed potatoes again.

Have you added cheese to your mashed potatoes? What’s your favorite? Drop me a comment below and let’s share ideas!

ONE POT CROCK POT MASHED POTATOES

Truly a one pot wonder, these mashed potatoes are made totally and completely in the crock pot. No other mess, no waiting for potatoes to boil, and no draining hot potatoes in the sink. Here’s what to do:

Cut up some red potatoes into bite size pieces (you don’t even have to peel them!)
Add some creamy Horizon butter (we love Horizon products around here, so rich and delicious!)
Next, pour your favorite chicken stock or broth in over the potatoes
Add some garlic and onion powder, salt and throw in some fresh garlic for good measure.
Let those sweet little spuds cook in the Crock Pot on high for a few hours until the potatoes are nice and tender.
Once they’re soft, blend the potatoes up in right in the slow cooker using a hand mixer.
Finally, mix in the Horizon heavy cream and white cheddar cheese. It could not be easier.
And if you are like me, you don’t even transfer them to a plate, you just eat them straight out of the crock pot.

LET’S TALK ABOUT THE CHEESE

You guys? There’s a whole brick of Horizon cheese in these mashed potatoes. And I don’t even feel bad about it, not one bit. In my opinion, mashed potatoes are not when you want to cut corners. The more flavor the better! I’m totally in love with Horizon’s new White Cheddar, which is full of delicious flavor and melts perfectly. The creamy, tangy cheese made these potatoes totally irresistible. White cheddar cheese is delicious in tthis lasagna recipe, and it made this breakfast braid perfect for your brunch table. I just want to eat a brick straight.

MORE EASY THANKSGIVING SIDE DISH RECIPES

Looking for more simple Thanksgiving day recipes? Check out my Easiest Thanksgiving Menu or this post which has more than 25 Thanksgiving Recipes. Here are a few of my favorite sides:

These Cheesy Crock Pot Mashed Potatoes are so easy and the BEST mashed potatoes I've ever had!

This photo was completely inspired by the very very talented Liz at the The Lemon Bowl.

These are my go to mashed potatoes from here on out, and I hope they are for you too. Please leave a comment and let me know what you think! And for more easy and tasty Thanksgiving ideas, be sure to follow Horizon on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest.

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