Mashed potatoes are a side dish that make it on to everyone’s menu at one point or another around the holidays. But if you’re just eating them topped with gravy, then you’re missing out on tons of delicious ways to serve them! Whether you’re baking them inside a casserole or frying them up for a delicious snack, these 6 dishes with mashed potatoes will give your Sunday roasts a run for their money. Get creative with your comfort food and let your mashed potatoes really shine!
1. Hot Dog Casserole
We decided to combine the 2 kings of comfort food in this recipe for a mashed potato & hot dog casserole. Layers of mashed potatoes, ham, and cheese get topped off with a creamy dill sauce, hot dogs, and delicious baked egg. Not only is this rich casserole hearty and filling, but the preparation technique we’re about to show you makes its presentation unlike anything you’ve ever seen before. Cheesy, creamy, rich, and satisfying – this casserole is the perfect way to slide into the winter season!
Get the recipe for the Hot Dog Casserole.
2.–3. Mashed Potato Churro Dogs & Mashed Potato Churro Bowls
Mashed potatoes often play second fiddle to whatever extraordinary meat creation they’re being served alongside of, so we made it our mission to create a dish that finally puts mashed potatoes in the spotlight! When you mix mashed potatoes with choux pastry, all kinds of doors start opening up – these crispy recipes are going to make everyone question why they never gave mashed potatoes the time of day before!
Get the recipes for the Mashed Potato Churro Dogs & Mashed Potato Churro Bowls.
4. Chicken Leg Pie
Bacon-wrapped drumsticks, which are crispy on the outside and moist on the inside, are enough to make any meat lover’s heart skip a beat. And when those drumsticks are enveloped in a blanket of buttery, well-seasoned mashed potatoes and cushioned by a crispy toast crust on the bottom, you know dinner’s going to be finger-licking good!
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5. Cauliflower Sun
Do you want to brighten someone’s day or really make their face light up? Then this cauliflower dish is just what you’re looking for. Stuffed with a ground beef filling and surrounded by rays of cheesy bacon mashed potatoes, this cauliflower sun will be the most radiant thing you eat all week!
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6. Fried Mashed Potato Cups
Mashed potatoes are a classic comfort food that never get old, no matter how many times you eat them. In fact, we love them so much that we wanted to up the ante and serve them up in a new, groundbreaking way! We’ve come up with a recipe for deep-fried mashed potato cups that are absolutely stuffed with a hearty, savory filling, bringing you the ultimate in comfort food. They’re filled to the brim with layers of deliciousness: BBQ ground beef, succulent zucchini, and melted Swiss cheese. This glass is WAY more than half full!
Get the recipe for the Fried Mashed Potato Cups.
There’s a reason why potatoes are a staple ingredient in so many households, and and now you’ve got 6 more. Silky smooth and more versatile than you probably thought, mashed potatoes are the key to your next culinary masterpiece!