Next level Mashed Potato Bake

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Next level Mashed Potato Bake

Mashed potatoes are a staple comfort meal, but today we're going to take our mashed potato game to the next level by including meat, cheese, and a super-food vegetable.

Prep Time10

Cook Time20

Total Time30

Course: Main Course, Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 593kcal

Author: Kitrusy

Ingredients

2 lbs potatoes
2 tbsp salted butter
1 tsp Himalayan salt (to taste)
1 tsp ground black pepper (to taste)
2 cups cheeses (Parmesan, Smoked Gouda, Colby, or any of your choice)
6 oz prosciutto
2 cups raw spinach (chopped)
1 clove garlic (optional) raw or roasted
1/2 cup milk (optional)

Instructions

Wash, scrub, dice, and boil your potatoes until fork tender.
Drain and add butter, salt, black pepper and milk (if using) and mash together.
Add in 50-75% of your cheeses, the prosciutto, spinach and garlic (if using), and fold all ingredients together but do not over mix. You want little solid pockets of cheese and flavorful meat dispersed throughout but not melded in.
Spoon the potatoes into a baking dish and top with your remaining (shredded) cheese.
Set your mashed potato casserole under your broiler until the top is melted and slightly browned.
Enjoy and store any leftovers in the fridge for up to a week or in the freezer for up to two months.

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Notes

Feel free to use whatever cheeses you like just be sure that they're not pre shredded. For this recipe I used smoked Gouda (cut into small cubes), Parmesan (shaved), and Colby (shredded). Edam also works beautifully in this dish!
When you combine the ingredients into the potatoes you don't want to over-mix them. Instead you want element to retain its flavor and for the distribution to be uneven. In doing so, each element will resonate on different levels making each bite uniquely delicious. If you mix it together over and over, the flavors will blend into one and you'll find that the resulting dish will be monotone and bland.

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