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25 Ways To Reinvent Your Mashed Potatoes

A holiday without mashed potatoes just feels wrong.

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these mashed potatoes are so creamy for your thanksgiving spread
Parker Feierbach

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Who knew there were so many ways to alter this staple side dish? Mix in brown butter, fry 'em into potato pancakes, or make a cheesy casserole. The potato recipes don't end there ... if you're more into the orange kind, try some of these sweet potato recipes too.

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Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes

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You'll never go back to instant mashed potatoes again.

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2

Cream Cheese Mashed Potatoes

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Kat Wirsing

Rich and creamy!

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3

Perfect Mashed Potatoes

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PARKER FEIERBACH

This is the only recipe you need for creamy, dreamy mashed spuds.

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4

Fried Mashed Potato Balls

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Parker Feierbach

How can you wrong with FRIED mashed potato anything?

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5

Mashed Potato Waffles

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You will never eat plain leftover potatoes again.

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Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes

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PARKER FEIERBACH

Only 30 minutes to the creamiest mashed potatoes.

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7

Brown Butter Mashed Potatoes

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Judy Kim

You haven't had mashed potatoes until you've made them with browned butter.

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8

Crock-Pot Garlicky Mashed Potatoes

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Chelsea Lupkin

The creamiest potatoes of your life.

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Alexandra Folino

Don't forget to pin for later!

10

Beer Cheese Mashed Potatoes

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Alexa Payesko

Why is beer cheese so good?

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11

Loaded Mashed Potato Bake

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Chelsea Lupkin

The mashed potatoes of your dreams.

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12

Mashed Sweet Potatoes

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Ethan Calabrese

Sweet potatoes are giving russets a run for their money.

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13

Loaded Fried Mashed Potatoes

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Jonathan Boulton

Step up those leftover spuds.

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14

Three-Cheese Mashed Potatoes

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Ethan Calabrese

These are the creamy, cheesy way to do mashed potatoes.

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Cheesy "Funeral" Potatoes

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Ethan Calabrese

The only killer thing about these potatoes is the possibility that you might die of happiness.

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16

Greek Yogurt Mashed Potatoes

Greek Yogurt Mashed Potatoes
Ethan Calabrese

The secret to creamier mashed potatoes? Greek yogurt.

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17

Cheesy Leftover Mashed Potato Pancakes

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Best use for leftovers ever.

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18

Loaded Garlic Ranch Mashed Potatoes

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Courtesy of What's Cooking, Love?

Our favorite word to hear in front of "potatoes" is "loaded".

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19

Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes

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Let your slow cooker do all the work.

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20

Mashed Potato Puffs

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Courtesy of The Cooking Jar

Potato puffs make the perfect party food.

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