5 from 9 votes
Slow Cooked Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Super easy mashed potatoes! Potatoes are diced into chunks and added to a slow cooker along with garlic and water then cooked. Then you'll mash, and mix in milk and sour cream. Perfect for a lazy weeknight side dish yet delicious enough for a holiday meal.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
4 hrs
Total Time
4 hrs 10 mins
Servings:
10
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 4 lbs red potatoes cleaned and rinsed (peeled or unpeeled), cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 tsp salt or to taste
- 1/2 tsp black pepper or to taste
- 1 1/2 Tbsp garlic 4 cloves, minced
- 1/4 cup butter melted
- 2/3 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup cream warmed in the microwave
- 1/2 cup milk warmed in the microwave, or as desired
- chive for serving (optional, minced|
- butter for serving (optional, minced|
Instructions
- Spray a 6 - 7 quart slow cooker with non-stick spray. Place potatoes in slow cooker then pour water evenly over top**.
- Toss with salt and pepper then add garlic and pour butter evenly over potatoes and garlic. Cover and cook on high heat 4 - 4 1/2 hours until potatoes are tender when pierced with a fork (don't drain!).
- Mash potatoes with a potato masher then add sour cream, heavy cream.
- Whip with an electric hand mixer until desired texture is reached, while adding in milk to reach desired consistency.
- Serve warm with more butter if desired and minced chives.
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Notes
- * If your slow cooker allows excess moisture to evaporate from the slow cooker I'd recommend adding in an extra 1/4 cup of water.