# Layered Loaded Mashed Potatoes

These layered loaded mashed potatoes are a yummy and non-traditional holiday side dish perfect for Friendsgiving or a Christmas party.

- Total time: 20 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Side
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- salt
- potatoes
- heavy cream
- garlic and fine herbs cheese
- butter
- cheese
- bacon
- chives

## Instructions

1. Add salt to a pot of water.
2. Add peeled and chopped potatoes to the salted water.
3. Place bacon strips in an air fryer to cook.
4. Cover the pot of potatoes with a lid and let them boil.
5. Once the potatoes are cooked, mash them in the pot.
6. Pour heavy cream into the mashed potatoes.
7. Continue mashing the potatoes with the cream.
8. Add garlic and fine herbs cheese to the mashed potatoes.
9. Add melted butter to the mashed potatoes.
10. Mix all ingredients into the mashed potatoes until well combined.
11. Place a layer of mashed potatoes in a baking dish.
12. Sprinkle cheese over the mashed potatoes.
13. Add cooked bacon bits over the cheese.
14. Sprinkle chives over the bacon.
15. Add another layer of mashed potatoes.
16. Sprinkle another layer of cheese.
17. Add more bacon bits.
18. Add another layer of chives.
19. Add the final layer of mashed potatoes.
20. Top with a final layer of cheese.
21. Add the remaining bacon bits on top.
22. Sprinkle the remaining chives.
23. Bake in the oven for about 20 minutes until perfectly golden and bubbly.

## Equipment

- pot
- air fryer
- potato masher
- spatula
- baking dish
- lid

## Tips

- Smash the potatoes to your preferred texture; the creator likes a little texture.
- Use baking dishes with lids for easy transportation of your dish, eliminating the need for aluminum foil.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DRGNxJBkZL7/?igsh=NngyOGM0aHJlOGV5
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/608ca15e-6d3b-4c8f-8289-d46c6c21576a
- Extracted: 2025-11-16

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