Green Onion and Bacon Mashed Potatoes

  4.0 – 1 reviews  • Mashed Potato Recipes

Avocados that have been cut into slices and deep-fried till golden brown. Wow, wow!

Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 30 mins
Total Time: 50 mins
Servings: 8
Yield: 8 servings

Ingredients

  1. 6 baking potatoes, peeled and cut into 2-inch pieces
  2. 1 teaspoon milk, or as needed
  3. 8 slices bacon strips, cooked and crumbled
  4. 2 cups shredded Colby-Monterey Jack cheese
  5. ½ bunch green onions, chopped, or to taste
  6. ½ cup sour cream
  7. ¼ cup butter, softened
  8. 2 cloves garlic, pressed
  9. 1 ½ teaspoons salt
  10. ½ teaspoon ground black pepper

Instructions

  1. Place potatoes into a large pot and cover with salted water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, about 25 minutes. Drain.
  2. Mash potatoes in a large bowl using an electric mixer; pour in milk to make creamier. Stir in bacon, Colby-Monterey Jack cheese, green onions, sour cream, butter, garlic, salt, and pepper.
  3. You can substitute margarine for butter, if desired.

Nutrition Facts

Calories 406 kcal
Carbohydrate 31 g
Cholesterol 67 mg
Dietary Fiber 4 g
Protein 16 g
Saturated Fat 15 g
Sodium 1035 mg
Sugars 2 g
Fat 25 g
Unsaturated Fat 0 g

Reviews

Sandra Bryant
Made as written and these turned out really good. I do think you could cut back on the amount of cheese and bacon so that the potato remains the star. Next time I’ll only use 1 1/2 cups of cheese and 6 slices of bacon. Regardless, this is a good recipe!

 

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