Uncle Dick's Mashed Potatoes

Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 50 min
Servings: 8
Yield: 8 servings

Description

Baked mashed potatoes with cream cheese, sour cream, garlic, and butter? Yes, please and thank you, Uncle Dick!

Ingredients

4 pounds potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
1 cup sour cream
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 tablespoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground white pepper
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 tablespoon melted butter
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/4 cup chopped fresh chives

Directions

1 Place potatoes into a large pot and cover with salted water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, about 20 minutes; drain and transfer potatoes to a large bowl.
2 Mash sour cream, cream cheese, salt, white pepper, and garlic into the potatoes with a potato masher to your desired consistency; transfer to a baking dish, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate 8 hours to overnight.
3 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
4 Drizzle melted butter and sprinkle paprika evenly over the top of the potatoes.
5 Bake in preheated oven until hot in the center, about 30 minutes. Garnish with chives.