Loaded Cheesy Mashed Potatoes Casserole is a great make-ahead recipe. It’s the perfect side dish for a bustling life! It is filled with all the wonderful flavor of a decadent loaded baked potato blended together into one giant casserole!
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These Loaded Cheesy Mashed Potatoes
This potatoes recipe is the ultimate, irresistible comfort food that will make your taste buds jump with joy. It produces a potato casserole that is fluffy with an array of delectable fillings. Whether you’re in need of a quick weeknight dinner or a crowd-pleasing side dish, this recipe has got you covered.
Why This Creamy Cheddar Cheesy Mashed Potato Recipe is a Keeper
A cheesy mashed potato casserole is a guaranteed success! It is the perfect mix of loaded mashed potatoes and baked potato soup wrapped into one amazing dish! Not to mention, it is so easy to make!
- 15 Minutes: It only takes 15 minutes of quick prep.
- Easy Ingredients: All found in the pantry or fridge. No need to boil potatoes, mash the potatoes etc.
- Family Friendly: With all the amazing toppings no one can resist.
- Adaptable: It can be tailored to all dietary needs. Low- Carb, Gluten Free, and Vegan.
If you’re looking for more savory potato recipes, try these Scalloped Potatoes with Gruyere, Rosemary Potato Frittata, and Loaded Baked Potato Salad.
What type of potatoes are best mashed potatoes?
The best potatoes for garlic mashed potatoes should have a high starch content. Therefore, use Russet potatoes or Idaho potatoes. Also try Yukon gold potatoes while they are not as starchy they have a nice buttery finish.
Ingredient for Cheesy Mashed Potatoes
- Idahoan instant mashed potatoes: Use a package mash potatoes for this recipe.
- Dairy: To make the creamy component add cream cheese, butter, cheddar cheese and Monterey jack cheese.
- All Purpose Seasoning: This has salt, pepper and seasonings to add tons of flavor.
- Fresh Garlic Cloves: Mince garlic for the best distribution of the garlic.
- Toppings: This is what makes the mash potatoes loaded. Cover the potatoes with green onions, bacon, shredded cheddar cheese and of course, butter.
See the recipe card below for a complete list of the ingredients with measurements.
Variations and Substitutions to Make the Best Mashed Potatoes
It is easy to adapt this best cheesy mashed potatoes recipe to make it your own for your family or party.
- Chives: This adds the onion flavor only it is milder.
- Make Your own mash: Peel the potatoes, boil the potatoes, drain the potatoes, and use a potato masher to mash them.
- Cooking variation: It is easy to make these mashed potatoes in the instant pot.
How to Make Garlic Cheesy Mashed Potatoes
You can make fluffy mashed potatoes with this easy cheesy mashed potatoes recipe. Loaded with lots of shredded cheese.
These are the basic steps for making super creamy garlic butter mashed potatoes. Refer to the full, printable recipe card below for detailed instructions.
STEP 1: Prep
First, preheat oven to 350 degrees. Next, in a large bowl, combine prepared potatoes, sour cream, cream cheese, garlic and All Purpose Seasoning.
STEP 2: Assemble
Then pour potatoes into a 13×9 baking dish that has been sprayed with non-stick cooking spray. Evenly place cubes of butter on top of potatoes.
STEP 3: Bake the Cheesy Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Next, spread cheeses evenly on top. Sprinkle green onions and bacon on top of cheese. Finally, bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
Recipe FAQs for Perfect Cheddar Mashed Potatoes
Expert Tips for Making This Garlic Cheesy Potatoes Recipe
You can use any kind of cheese to the hot potatoes. Such as white cheddar etc. Flavored mashed potatoes make every meal better and this recipe is amazing. This Loaded Cheesy Mashed Potatoes Casserole is perfect for any holiday! This will be the future star of all Thanksgiving or Christmases!
- Add Fresh Herbs: Top the perfect mashed potatoes with fresh rosemary or other fresh herbs to this easy recipe.
- Creamy Texture: Add a little more milk or half and half, over chicken broth when you reheat the creamy cheesy mashed potatoes with fresh cold milk to hot potatoes.
- Jalapenos or chiles: Make cheesy and spicy flavor with sharp cheddar cheese for the perfect cheddar mashed potatoes casserole.
- Add Diced Tomatoes or French fried onions: Adding different vegetables to cook the potatoes casserole.
- Dry Ranch Mix: The ranch mix and a little half and half really up the flavor of the mashed potatoes.
- Dietary consideration tip: Make with fat free or low fat ingredients.
What to Serve with the Best Cheesy Mashed Potatoes / More Potato Recipes
Loaded Cheesy Mashed Potatoes
Ingredients
- 12 Idahoan instant mashed potatoes, prepared
- 1 cup Sour cream
- 4 ounces Cream cheese, softened
- 1 ½ teaspoons All Purpose Seasoning
- 2 cloves Garlic, minced
- 2 Green onions, (whites and greens) chopped
- 3 slices Bacon, cooked and crumbled
- ¼ cup Cheddar cheese, shredded
- ¼ cup Monterey Jack cheese, shredded
- ½ cup Butter, cubed
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large bowl, combine prepared potatoes, sour cream, cream cheese, garlic and house seasoning.
- Pour potatoes into a 13×9 baking dish that has been sprayed with non-stick cooking spray.
- Evenly place cubes of butter on top of potatoes.
- Spread cheeses evenly on top. Sprinkle green onions and bacon on top of cheese.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
Expert Tips
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- Add Fresh Herbs: Top the perfect mashed potatoes with fresh rosemary or other fresh herbs to this easy recipe.
- Creamy Texture: Add a little more milk or half and half, over chicken broth when you reheat the creamy cheesy mashed potatoes with fresh cold milk to hot potatoes.
- Jalapenos or chiles: Make cheesy and spicy flavor with sharp cheddar cheese for the perfect cheddar mashed potatoes casserole.
- Add Diced Tomatoes or French fried onions: Adding different vegetables to cook the potatoes casserole.
- Dry Ranch Mix: The ranch mix and a little half and half really up the flavor of the mashed potatoes.
- Dietary consideration tip: Make with fat free or low fat ingredients.
I looooooved these mashed potatoes! They were so easy to make and tasted amazing!!! My family is already asking me to make them again!
These loaded mashed potatoes were a real crowd pleaser!
Thank you so much for sharing this amazing recipe! Will surely have this again! It’s really easy to make and it tasted so delicious! Highly recommended!
I still can find when to put the minced garlic in the potatoes. It is in the recipe, but where does it go? I did not use it and the potatoes were still excellent. Took it to a church dinner.
Sorry. I put it into the potatoes when I am mixing through the cream cheese etc. It would be in the second step in the recipe card. Thanks.
These look amazing. I can’t wait to try them.
Looks so yum! Thank you for sharing the recipe!
love your recipes –I have made many –easy and always great to have items in the pantry –the side dishes are wonderful
Thank you so much for the kind words!
What. spices are in the house seasoning? I would love to prepare this recipe.
You can find the recipe for my House Seasoning Blend here: https://www.itisakeeper.com/10427/house-seasoning-blend/
This is so funny. The minute I saw the picture in the email I wondered if I could substitute wonderful Idahoan potatoes in the recipe! Turns out, no need, they’re already there.
Yes, ma’am! 🙂 Doesn’t get easier than that!