Mashed Potatoes

Author: Stetchy

Ingredients

• Potatoes*, diced (about an inch. Fastens cooking process)
• Ranch
• Shredded Cheese**
• Milk
• Sour Cream
• Green onion, (optional)
• Bacon/ Bacon bits, (optional)

NOTE: I prefer to use skin on red or gold potatoes, but peeled russets, or any potato, will do.
NOTE: Sharper cheeses, like Colby-Jack and Cheddar, work best.

Variations

• (Easy Duchess) Remove Ranch, cheese, green onion, bacon, toppings. Add pinch of nutmeg, bake.
• Don't mash potatoes all the way, Add Chicken Broth and cooked bacon to turn into Potato Soup.

Seasonings

Required

• Salt
• Pepper
• Garlic Powder

Optional

• Anything you want, really.

Instructions

1. Boil and cook potatoes. Strain and keep in the same pot.
2. As you mash the potatoes, add in a splash of milk, a few spoons of sour cream, a squirt of ranch, and your seasonings. Mash well.
3. Taste. If it is..
   1. Too Thick - add milk or ranch
   2. Too Thin - add cheese or sour cream
   3. Too Bland - add more salt/ seasoning or cheese
   4. Too Grainy - Mash more and add more sour cream
4. Add in any toppings such as Bacon or Green onion, and serve.