Thanksgiving is coming up and everyone is preparing the menu needed for your holiday dinner. From the turkey to all of the fixings, there are so many amazing recipes that are perfect for your family meal plan.
One of the side dishes that are always present are the potatoes. Every Thanksgiving, bags of potatoes are purchased so people can mash them, cut them for scalloped potatoes, or made just for dicing to go with a casserole.
However you choose to use potatoes, there is no denying that mashed potatoes are a staple when it comes to Thanksgiving dinner. If you are looking for a way to liven up your dinner table when it comes to mashed potatoes, then look no further than these ten amazing recipes that would be perfect for Thanksgiving dinner.
TheCelebrityCafe.com put together some of the top ten recipes that are easy and fun to make for mashed potatoes. What are your favorite ways to use potatoes at Thanksgiving time?
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10. Slow cooker garlic herb mashed potatoes
What is perfect about this recipe is that you can use the slow cooker. The best part of Thanksgiving preparation is being able to time everything perfectly when you are trying to finish cooking everything at the right time. With the slow cooker at your disposal, you will have perfect mashed potatoes ready when you need them for dinner.
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9. Spinach mashed potatoes
It’s always tough to get kids to eat, but this is a great way to add a healthy vegetable to a favorite side dish, especially at Thanksgiving time!
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8. Make-ahead mashed potatoes
What is interesting about this recipe is the recipe calls for creamed cheese to go with the ingredients.
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7. Mashed sour cream red potatoes
This recipe calls for sour cream as an ingredient and sour cream is always a favorite to bring great taste to potatoes and any other recipe.
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6. Baked garlic mashed potatoes
Who doesn’t love being able to make at least one Thanksgiving side dish ahead of time to save some time for preparation on the actual day when you need to cook all the food? While it doesn’t take a long time to prepare, only about half an hour, being able to make this and then put it in the refrigerator a day in advance is a great way to save some time. Plus, it looks so good!
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5. Loaded baked mashed potatoes
This recipe calls for roasted garlic, cheese, sour cream, butter, and cream cheese before being put in a baking dish and layered with another topping of Cheddar cheese. Add some bacon and sliced green onions, and you have a perfect Thanksgiving meal.
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4. Broccoli cheddar mashed potatoes
Another recipe where you can add vegetables to this fun side dish, broccoli and cheddar cheese are the perfect combination for these mashed potatoes.
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3. Mashed sweet potatoes
Don’t let yams have all the fun by themselves! Mashed sweet potatoes are delicious and a healthy dish to serve for Thanksgiving.
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2. Crockpot garlic Parmesan mashed potatoes
This recipe is perfect because you can do the preparing by cutting up the potatoes and then letting the Crockpot do the rest for about six to seven hours. This will allow you to use the rest of your day to cook the rest of your Thanksgiving meal. Plus, it looks so good!
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1. Mashed red skin potatoes
This recipe looks so amazing and who doesn’t love red skin potatoes? Plus, it only takes about fifteen minutes to make! Perfect for when you are trying to finish a Thanksgiving meal.
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