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Slow Cooker Buttery Garlic Herb Mashed Potatoes
Slow Cooker Buttery Garlic Herb Mashed Potatoes is made with red potatoes, minced garlic, and sour cream.
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 240 min
- Total
- 250 min
- Original yield
- Serves 6
- Ingredients
- 10 listed
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Recipe categories & planning details
- Meal type
- Sides
- Cuisine
- American
- Preparation & total time
- Prep: 15 minutes or less · Total: over 60 minutes
A few quick notes
1. Check when to cover
Follow the covered and uncovered stages in their stated order.
2. Choose the cooking schedule
Check the slow-cooker setting and timing before deciding when to start.
Get to know the ingredients
red potatoes (washed and chopped into 2-inch pieces, you don't need to peel them)
In the method: Add chopped potatoes to a greased slow cooker.
sour cream (or plain greek yogurt)
In the method: Add chopped potatoes to a greased slow cooker.
minced garlic
In the method: Add chopped potatoes to a greased slow cooker.
Let’s make it
Choose your servings, then check things off as you go.
Original recipe: Serves 6. Original quantities shown.
Check ingredients as you prepare them. These checks stay on this page.
Ingredient note
Source: 2 pounds red potatoes (washed and chopped into 2-inch pieces, you don't need to peel them)Ingredient note
Source: 4 tablespoons butterIngredient note
Source: ½ cup sour cream (or plain greek yogurt)Ingredient note
Source: 1 tablespoon minced garlicIngredient note
Source: 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh parsley (or 2 teaspoons dried parsley flakes)Ingredient note
Source: ½ teaspoon dried or fresh basilIngredient note
Source: ¼ teaspoon dried oreganoIngredient note
Source: 2 teaspoons saltIngredient note
Source: 1 teaspoon pepperIngredient note
Source: ¼ cup milk
How to make it
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Review ingredients in your pantry before anything is added. Meal plans use your household size; grocery-only additions use the servings selected above.
The last little job
Finish as directed
Use a hand mixer or a masher to mash the potatoes. (*see note) Serve warm.
A few questions you might have
What should I prepare first?
Set out the slow cooker. Start with this step: Add chopped potatoes to a greased slow cooker.
Which preparation step should I plan for?
Follow the covered and uncovered stages in their stated order.
What happens at the end?
Use a hand mixer or a masher to mash the potatoes. (*see note) Serve warm.
How do I plan the ingredient amounts?
This version serves 6. Use the ingredient amounts listed for that yield. If you change the number of portions, check equipment and the full method as well as the shopping quantities.
Additional recipe notes
*recipe adapted from Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes **This recipe can easily be doubled for large groups – just increase the cooking time by 1-2 hours. **Although I have never had this happen to my potatoes, I have heard some people complain of “gluey” potatoes after mashing. For help on making perfect, never-gluey mashed potatoes, head to my Tips for Making Perfect Mashed Potatoes page.
Storage & reheating safety
For cooked, perishable leftovers, refrigerate within 2 hours (1 hour above 90°F), using shallow containers for prompt cooling. Keep the refrigerator at 40°F or below, use refrigerated leftovers within 3–4 days, and reheat hot leftovers to 165°F, checked with a food thermometer. Follow any shorter package limit.
These are general safety limits, not a tested storage or freezing recommendation for this particular dish. USDA leftovers guidance · Safe cooking temperatures
Recipe source: lecremedelacrumb.com. Ingredient names and quantities may be adapted for the pantry.
Preparation notes follow the recipe shown here.
