Crock Pot Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Creamy, flavorful, and effortless, these Crock Pot Garlic Mashed Potatoes are the ultimate comfort food side dish made conveniently in a slow cooker. Perfectly seasoned with roasted garlic and enriched with butter, sour cream, and half-and-half, this recipe delivers rich, velvety potatoes with minimal effort. The crock pot takes care of the cooking, freeing up your stove for other dishes, making it an ideal choice for busy weeknights, holiday feasts, or special gatherings. With just 15 minutes of prep and a few simple ingredients like Russet potatoes and fresh parsley for garnish, these mashed potatoes are guaranteed to impress. Whether cooked on high or low heat, the result is a warm and buttery dish that’s just as easy to serve as it is to devour.
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Recipe Information
Ingredients
- 3 pounds Russet potatoes
- 4 whole Garlic cloves
- 6 tablespoons Unsalted butter
- 1 cup Half-and-half
- 0.5 cup Sour cream
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 0.5 teaspoon Black pepper
- 2 tablespoons Fresh parsley (optional, for garnish)
Instructions
Peel and chop the potatoes into evenly sized chunks, approximately 2 inches each. Rinse the potato chunks under cold water to remove excess starch.
Peel the garlic cloves, leaving them whole.
Add the chopped potatoes and whole garlic cloves to the crock pot. Pour in 1/4 cup of the half-and-half and scatter 4 tablespoons of butter (cut into small pieces) over the potatoes.
Season with the salt and black pepper. Cover the crock pot with the lid and cook on HIGH for 4 hours or on LOW for 6-8 hours, until the potatoes are fork-tender.
Once the potatoes are cooked, add the remaining butter (2 tablespoons), the half-and-half, and the sour cream directly into the crock pot.
Mash the potatoes and garlic together using a potato masher or an immersion blender until smooth and creamy. Adjust the seasoning with additional salt and black pepper if necessary.
Transfer the mashed potatoes to a serving dish and garnish with chopped fresh parsley, if desired. Serve warm.
Nutrition Facts
Calories |
2497 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
% Daily Value* |
|||
| Total Fat | 122.2 g | 157% | |
| Saturated Fat | 73.8 g | 369% | |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1.3 g | ||
| Cholesterol | 325 mg | 108% | |
| Sodium | 425 mg | 18% | |
| Total Carbohydrate | 322.1 g | 117% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 24.3 g | 87% | |
| Total Sugars | 33.8 g | ||
| Protein | 52.1 g | 104% | |
| Vitamin D | 0.0 mcg | 0% | |
| Calcium | 655 mg | 50% | |
| Iron | 16.5 mg | 92% | |
| Potassium | 8017 mg | 171% | |
*The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
