Cooked low and slow and the perfect side dish to any meal these Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes are a staple recipe that you should always have on hand for any occasion!
Place the potatoes, garlic cloves, chicken stock, salt, and pepper into a slow cooker, stir to combine.
Place the sliced butter on top of the potatoes and cook on low for 6-7 hours or on high for 3-4 hours until the potatoes are soft and mashable. The potatoes may brown around the edges, that’s okay.
Place the half and half into a small saucepan and warm it over medium-low heat, do not simmer.
Pour half of the half and half into the slow cooker and mash the potatoes with a potato masher right in the cooker.
Add more half & half until you reach your desired consistency.
Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary, serve immediately.
Notes
Any of your favorite potatoes will work with this recipe, but we like to use Russet.
Double this recipe easily by using an 8qt slow cooker or two slow cookers.
You can add other herbs or ingredients to this to make the flavor to your preference.
These can be frozen, see my tips above.
These can be cooked on low for 6-7 hour or high for 3-4 hours.
You do not have to peel your potatoes if you do not want to, we do but it is not necessary if you do not want to.