Gravy For Mashed Potatoes
If you want to serve gravy with these creamy slow cooker mashed potatoes, you will love this homemade Turkey Gravy. If you’ve never made gravy from scratch, it is easy to make with drippings from a roasted turkey. We also have instructions for how to make it without first roasting a turkey. By making the whole dish right in your crockpot, it makes it such a simple recipe and it saves you stovetop space. You skip the bringing them to a boil and draining the potatoes. Instead, the potatoes become fork tender right in slow cooker, and everything gets blended in there. You can even serve right from your slow cooker, skipping another dish for you to wash.
Peel and dice your potatoes. Cutting the potatoes into smaller pieces before cooking will help them to cook evenly and faster. Combine everything in the slow cooker. Put the potatoes, chicken broth, butter, and seasonings into a large crockpot. Cook the potatoes. It will take 4 to 4 1/2 hours on high, or until the potatoes fall apart easily when pressed with a fork. Blend the potatoes. Use a hand mixer to blend the potatoes right in the slow cooker until smooth. Then stir in the heavy cream and serve warm.
If you want to use russet potatoes to make this mashed potatoes recipe, I recommend using a combination of Russet and Yukon gold.
The first step is making sure the potatoes are fully cooked. They should easily fall apart when pierced with a fork, which takes 4 to 4 1/2 hours on high. I like doing a little hand-mashing with a potato masher after they are cooked before using my hand mixer. We add heavy cream instead of milk.
Making Mashed Potatoes in the Instant Pot
Another option to make mashed potatoes is to use your Instant Pot. They come together in under an hour with about 10 minutes of hands-on time. It’s another great way to make mashed potatoes without using your stove top.
Storing and Reheating Leftovers
Store any leftover mashed potatoes in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to three days. Reheat only the portion you plan to eat and never reheat leftovers more than once. Add a splash of milk to thin them out if needed.
Make them cheesy! I love adding cheese to this recipe. You can add 8 ounces of shredded cheese in step 3. Add it after you have blended the potatoes but before the heavy cream. Be sure to let it fully melt before adding the heavy cream. Cheddar cheese is usually my pick in this recipe, but you could also do a mixture of mozzarella and parmesan. Make garlic mashed potatoes. We are already adding a sprinkle of garlic to this recipe, but if you really want that garlic flavor to shine, add in three to four cloves of minced garlic at the beginning of the cook time. Up the creamy factor. If you are looking to put these over the top with creaminess, you can add 4 ounces of cream cheese. You would want to melt it in after blending the potatoes before you add the heavy cream.
What to Serve With Mashed Potatoes
Creamy Brussels Sprout Casserole Roast Turkey Mississippi Pot Roast
If you make this crockpot mashed potato recipe or any of my other recipes, I’d love to hear what you think! To freeze mashed potatoes, allow them to cool completely. Add the mashed potatoes to a freezer-safe bag or container and store in the freezer for up to three months. You can add them back into the crockpot to reheat them when ready to serve.
