Low maintenance smashed potatoes that can be made ahead or ready when you are. Made with less butter but still just as comforting and rich as you want.
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 4 hourshours
Total Time 4 hourshours10 minutesminutes
Servings 8
Author Meme
Ingredients
3lbpotatoesscrubbed {about 9 small potatoes or 5-6 large potatoes}
⅔cupcold water
2tablespoonbutterdivided
1 ½teaspoonsalt
¼cup2% milk plus more as needed
½teaspoonblack pepper
¾cupplain Greek yogurt or more as needed
parsleychives, any other herbs
Instructions
Chop the potatoes, but leave the peel on {this is where all the nutrients are!}
While you are chopping, put the chopped potatoes into a bowl of cold water. Once all the potatoes are chopped & in the bowl of cold water, drain the bowl and refill with cold water. Do this twice. {This helps wash off some of the starch on your potatoes that could potentially make them turn into gummy mashed potatoes, ew}
Spray a slow-cooker lightly with non-stick spray.
After rinsing the chopped potatoes a few times, drain them and put all the potatoes into the slow-cooker. Pour water into the slow-cooker and top with 1 tablespoon butter cut into pieces. Sprinkle with salt. Cover and cook on High for 4 hours, stirring after 2 hours of cooking.
When the potatoes are fork tender {meaning a fork easily goes through the potatoes without any resistance}, it's time to mash. Turn the slow-cooker to Low, and stir in 2 tablespoons of milk and pepper.
Using a fork or potato masher, mash the potatoes to your desired consistency. {I don't recommend mixing them with a hand mixer or stand mixer because it can make them really gummy, and I like some texture}. Add more milk if needed.
Stir in yogurt & remaining tablespoon of butter and taste to see if you need anymore salt or pepper.
If you have a Warm setting, turn your slow-cooker to Warm until you are ready to serve the potatoes. If you keep it on Low, make sure you stir occasionally.
Notes
*If you don't like much sour cream in your potatoes, just use ½ cup yogurt but you'll probably need more milk to make these creamy enough. *Based on this recipe from First A Dream