Description
This is like the best parts of a loaded baked potato and traditional mashed potatoes all rolled into one. For extra fun, take your leftovers, add some milk or cream, reheat, and you’ve got a kickin’ loaded potato soup!
Ingredients
- 4 slices bacon, or more to taste
- 3 pounds potatoes, or more to taste, peeled and cut into chunks
- ½ cup butter
- 1 (16 ounce) container sour cream
- 8 ounces shredded Cheddar cheese
- ½ chopped fresh chives (Optional)
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat
- turning occasionally
- until crisp and browned
- about 10 minutes; drain on paper towels.
- At the same time
- place potatoes into a large pot of lightly salted water and bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender
- about 20 minutes. Drain well and return potatoes to the pot.
- Mash butter into the potatoes using a potato masher or electric hand mixer until well combined. Add sour cream and continue to mash or beat until combined. Crumble bacon into potato mixture; stir in Cheddar cheese and chives. Season with salt and pepper.
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 30 mins
Total Time: 45 mins
Servings: 8