Mashed Potato Cups

Total Time:Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

By Taste Of Home Editorial Team

Recipe by Jill Hancock, Nashua, New Hampshire

Tested by Taste of Home Test Kitchen

Updated on Nov. 02, 2023

I came up with this recipe as a way to use up leftover mashed potatoes. It's a nice alternative to the standard potatoes or rice. —Jill Hancock, Nashua, New Hampshire

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Mashed Potato Cups

Yield:2 pans (6 servings each)
Prep:15 min
Cook:15 min

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup 2% milk
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon pepper
  • 1-1/3 cups plus 2 tablespoons shredded Colby-Monterey Jack cheese, divided
  • 6 cups hot mashed potatoes (without added milk and butter)
  • 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
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Directions

  1. In a large bowl, add milk, butter, salt, pepper and 1-1/3 cups cheese to mashed potatoes. Grease two 6-portion muffin pans; divide potato mixture between pans. Sprinkle with remaining cheese; top with parsley.
  2. Cover and freeze 1 pan for up to 3 months. Bake the other pan, uncovered, at 350° for 15-20 minutes or until heated through and cheese is melted.
  3. <b>To use frozen potato cups:</b> Thaw in the refrigerator. Bake as directed.
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