Easy Cheesy Baked Mashed Potatoes
Luscious, yet so easy, these Cheesy Baked Mashed Potatoes with a hint of turmeric are gonna make a delicious side at your holiday table!
Mashed Potatoes are so easy to make – right?
But yet, I’ve managed to muck them up. Yes, I’m gifted like that.
There have been times I have managed to make them too lumpy, too leathery, too runny or simply too thick!
And that’s just a shame – because I adore potatoes…as much as my daughter loves cheese!
Though, recently, her cheese love is bordering on obsession!
Hand her a grilled cheese, and she will pull the crispy bread apart and add at least two more slices of cheese (when she thinks no one is looking) before she takes a bite. A casserole of mac and cheese will get a gully washer of grated cheese before she grabs herself a spoonful.
Not being one to discriminate, she will give scrambled eggs, veggie burgers, and even pancakes and waffles, the same torrential cheese downpour treatment!
Buuuuuttttt… I digress….
Going back to the topic of mucked up mashed potatoes… y’all, when I’d had had enough of lumpy, leathery, runny, thick mashed potatoes, I began to cheat!
You see, I had come across a few versions of baked mashed potatoes when I was perusing Pinterest and realized that instead of hand mashing potatoes to perfection or trying to whip them up light and fluffy with an electric mixer, I could get away with mixing them up a tad bit, scooping the mixture into a casserole dish and baking it up – with the end result being pretty darn perfect mashed potatoes every time!
I also figured that if I threw in some cheese (like some of the Pinterest versions did), I could significantly reduce the butter used and substitute out the cream.
And, that’s what I did with this casserole of Easy Cheesy Baked Mashed Potatoes. I used 4 yellow potatoes and only 3 tablespoons of butter. As I used a whole cup of flavorful, Mahón-Menorca cheese, I used 1% milk in this. And – managed to sneak in a good half teaspoon of turmeric!
These Easy Cheesy Baked Mashed Potatoes are so creamy, so luscious, you so have gotta try them yourself…or grab a spoon and head on over as I have leftovers hanging out in my fridge – which brings me to another point – these are just as delicious a couple days after they were first made!
In case you are not familiar with Mahón-Menorca cheese, it is a gastronomic treasure for making sauces, garnishing meat, fish and vegetables, and making stuffed dishes like stuffed cannelloni or peppers, as well.
It comes to us from the island of Menorca in Spain from traditional, family owned farms where cattle roam and graze freely. By the way, UNESCO has declared Menorca a Biosphere Reserve and ancestral procedures are used by farmers in the cheese making process.
Ingredients
- 4 medium yellow potatoes
- 3/4 cup 1% milk
- 3 tbsp butter
- 1 cup Mahón-Menorca cheese
- 1/2 tsp turmeric
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
Instructions
- Boil potatoes till they are cooked through and skin begins to pull apart.
- Let potatoes cool till then can be handled.
- Peel off the skins and add potatoes to a bowl.
- Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Using a fork, roughly mash the potatoes up.
- Then add in the milk, turmeric, butter, and, mix them up well using a handheld electric mixer.
- Add in the salt and pepper and cheese and mix with a spatula.
- Scoop mixture into an oven safe dish and bake at 350 for 20 minutes.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition
This was a sponsored post on behalf of Mahón-Menorca.
Haven’t had mashed potato in ages….not that I don’t like it, on the contrary, I love it too much so I avoid to make it. Now I am really craving some!
Ok, that cheese sounds DELICIOUS! And so does this recipe!! I loves me some good mashed tatos and definitely have to give these a try. And I think my love of cheese is borderline obsessive too. Maybe your daughter and I are related? This one is perfect for the dinner table any day of the week, but I bet it would be extra special during holidays. Is it acceptable to eat cheesy mashed potatoes for breakfast? Asking for a friend 😉 Hope all is well with you, Shashi! XO
Looks great! The addition of turmeric sounds really creative and interesting. (and I have to agree with your daughter on that cheese thing 🙂
I’ve never baked mashed potatoes before. Usually I just prepare on the stove top but this idea is fabulous especially for a dinner party or holiday. Looks wonderful.
These easy cheesy baked mashed potatoes look so delicious! Mashed potatoes were my weakness and I have to watch out when I make them because I will eat the whole thing myself. I’m going to make this for Thanksgiving so there are other peeps around and I don’t devour your delicious recipe by myself!
These look so decadent! Very special for the holidays coming up. Turmeric is a really unique addition, I love to sneak it into foods for the health benefits too.
I love cheese…in fact I could not live without it. Also just happen to love potatoes too. You can’t go wrong when you combine these two together. I can see this being a crowd pleaser during the holiday dinners.
Oh this would be heavenly for all the fall parties. Haven’t eaten mashed potato in ages. My boys would flip over this Sashi. Yum yum!!
Never thought to bake mashed potatoes, but the crispy topping sounds like it would delicious! Have to give this a try!
You know, mashed potatoes are one of those recipes that everyone claims to know how to make…but everyone has screwed up at least once. I’m guilty of it! Heck, I’ve screwed up a good batch of mashed potatoes more than once! But this baked version sounds amazing. And then you went and added that amazing cheese, too. I’m sold! I need to hunt down some of this Mahón-Menorca cheese as it sounds quite amazing. Lil Shashi is onto something with the cheesy mashed potatoes…and cheesy everything! 🙂
Now this is some major comfort food! Have not tried this cheese but need to asap as it sounds like it would be good with so many different recipes. Hope the move went as smooth as possible.
Cheesy baked mashed potatoes sound amazing! The addition of turmeric is a great idea! These are sure to be a crowd pleaser!