Taste for yourself the kind of wonders chives and Ranch dressing work on slow cooked and mashed red potatoes. They’re unbelievably creamy to boot.
Slow-Cooker Country Chive and Ranch Smashed Potatoes
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 6 hr 15 min
- Servings 12
- Ingredients 6
Ingredients
- 3 pounds small red potatoes
- 1/3 cup water
- 1 container (8 ounces) sour cream-and-chive potato topper
- 2 tablespoons ranch dressing and seasoning mix (from 1-ounce envelope)
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh chives
- 1/3 cup half-and-half
Instructions
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Step1Cut potatoes into halves or fourths as needed to make similar-size pieces. Place in 5- to 6-quart slow cooker. Add water; mix well to coat all pieces.
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Step2Cover and cook on Low heat setting 5 to 6 hours.
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Step3Gently mash potatoes with fork or potato masher. Stir in potato topper, dressing mix (dry) and chives. Stir in half-and-half until potatoes are soft consistency. Potatoes will hold on Low heat setting up to 1 hour; stir occasionally.
Nutrition
140
Calories
4g
Total Fat
3g
Protein
22g
Total Carbohydrate
3g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 140
- Calories from Fat
- 35
- Total Fat
- 4g
- 6%
- Saturated Fat
- 2 1/2g
- 12%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 10mg
- 3%
- Sodium
- 240mg
- 10%
- Potassium
- 670mg
- 19%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 22g
- 7%
- Dietary Fiber
- 3g
- 11%
- Sugars
- 3g
- Protein
- 3g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 4%
- 4%
- Vitamin C
- 10%
- 10%
- Calcium
- 6%
- 6%
- Iron
- 10%
- 10%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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