Mashed Potatoes Extraordinaire

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 5 lbs potatoes, peeled and quartered
• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened (reduced fat is fine)
• 1 cup sour cream (low fat is fine)
• 1/4 cup butter (i prefer butter) or 1/4 cup margarine (i prefer butter)
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper (or to taste)
• 2 tablespoons butter
• paprika (garnish)

Recipe

• 1 cook potatoes as usual in salted water until tender. drain. push through potato ricer.
• 2 add cream cheese in pieces. add next 5 ingredients. beat until smooth and fluffy. scrape into a 2 qt casserole.
• 3 place dabs of butter here and there over the top of the potatoes. sprinkle with paprika. cover and heat in 350 f oven until heated through (about 30-45 minutes, depending whether you've made it ahead and have taken it from the fridge).