These slow cooker garlic mashed potatoes are made with creamy, skin-on red potatoes and plenty of butter. They're thick, fluffy, and perfect as a holiday side dish!
5poundsred potatoeswashed and chopped into two-inch pieces
4tablespoonsbutterroughly chopped
3clovesgarlicpeeled and smashed
½tablespoonsaltor to taste
¼teaspoonfreshly ground black pepper
1cupchicken broth or water
1½cupssour cream
Instructions
Combine the ingredients. Place the potatoes, butter, garlic, salt, pepper, and broth (or water) in the slow cooker.
Cook. Cover with lid and cook on high for 4 hours, or cook on low for 6 to 7 hours.
Add the sour cream and mash the potatoes. When finished cooking, remove the lid and add the sour cream. Mash the potatoes with a potato masher to your desired consistency.
Finish and serve. Taste for salt and pepper, and adjust as needed. Serve.