Awesome Smashed Red Potatoes

This recipe of hand-mashed red potatoes with skins with a flavor mixture of bacon bits, cheese, and French onion rings could be served as a main dish if you are a potato-lover like me. This is the only way my family will allow me to serve potatoes in our house. The amounts I have suggested are only guidelines; you will adjust these over time to your taste.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 645 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons milk, or as needed
• 4 large red potatoes, cut into 8 wedges
• ¾ cup sliced processed cheese food (such as Velveeta®)
• ⅔ cup crushed French-fried onions (such as French's®)
• ⅓ cup bacon bits (such as Hormel®)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Place potatoes into a pot and cover with water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, about 20 minutes; drain.

Step 2

Mix processed cheese, French-fried onions, bacon bits into potatoes and smash together using a potato masher. Stir milk into potatoes, increasing amount until desired consistency is reached.