Three Cheese Mashed Potato Casserole
It’s always about mashed potatoes, we can totally vouch for that. Creamy, cheesy and wonderfully garlic infused our three cheese garlic mashed potato casserole can be a meal in it self when it’s paired with a great bottle of wine.
Oh garlic mashed potatoes are dangerous. They’re too easy to eat and before you know it, we’ve inhaled 2 servings of it while washing it all down with a glass of wine before we’ve even made it to the turkey. Now that’s how addicting it is!
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Alas, they’re still a favorite to have around when we need to mix up our potato routine. It’s not all that bad if we’re sharing this mashed potato casserole with friends and good conversation. The logic is to make it in a huge batch to share. That way we don’t ever make it when it’s just the two of us eating and when we do make it, sharing all the calories with friends in a big baking dish is more fun. That’s one way to rationalize our food obsessed minds without feeling the guilt and burden to inhale the whole darn batch ourselves.
Best Cheeses for Our Mashed Potato Bake Recipe?
We’ve made this garlic mashed potato casserole with different cheeses and it’s hard to nail down favorite combinations. Here’s some favorites:
- Try goat cheese if you like the tang and flavor. It’s a great melting cheese too.
- Parmigiano reggiano : you just can’t beat the nutty, rich flavor of this amazing cheese.
- Smoked Gouda: we LOVE smoked gouda and when it melts with the mashed potatoes, the aroma is fantastic
- Smoked, aged cheddar: get your hands on some of this rich, aromatic cheese and you’ll never regret it.
- Mozzarella: this is a fantastic melting cheese and when combined with the others, you’ll get a fantastic cheese pull.
- What are some of your favorites?
Enjoy!
-diane and todd
3-Cheese Garlic Mashed Potato Casserole
Ingredients
- Butter or cooking spray
- 4 pounds (1.8 kg) potatoes (Russet or gold potatoes preferred)
- 1 teaspoon (5 ml) garlic salt
- 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 ml) onion salt
- 1/2 cup (115 g) sour cream
- 3/4 cup (1803 ml) milk
- 1/4 cup (60 g) butter , melted (1/2 stick)
- 1 cup (115 g) shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 cup (115 g) shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1 cup (100 g) shredded Parmesan , divided
- Kosher salt , to taste
- Freshly ground black pepper , to taste
- 1/2 cup (54 g) plain bread crumbs or panko bread crumbs
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400° F. Grease 9" x 13" with butter or cooking spray.
- Peel potatoes and cut into 1-inch pieces. Cook the potatoes in a large pot of well salted boiling water until they are soft and tender. This should be about 10-15 minutes, depending on the size and type of potato.
- Drain the potatoes and place in a large bowl or back into the same pot. Add garlic salt, onion salt, sour cream, milk and melted butter. Mash the potatoes to your desired texture.
- Mix in the cheese, reserving about 1/4 cup of the parmesan for topping. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper. Transfer the potatoes to the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle the remaining parmesan cheese and bread crumbs over the mashed potatoes.
- Bake, uncovered, until the cheese/bread crumb topping is golden brown, about 20 minutes.
Notes
- Try goat cheese if you like the tang and flavor. It's a great melting cheese too.
- Parmigiano reggiano : you just can't beat the nutty, rich flavor of this amazing cheese.
- Smoked Gouda: we LOVE smoked gouda and when it melts with the mashed potatoes, the aroma is fantastic
- Smoked, aged cheddar: get your hands on some of this rich, aromatic cheese and you'll never regret it.
- Mozzarella: this is a fantastic melting cheese and when combined with the others, you'll get a fantastic cheese pull.
This is the best mashed potato recipe I’ve ever tried and it’s so easy. I made this for Thanksgiving and will definitely enjoy this again for Christmas.