This recipe for smoked mashed potatoes will soon become a family favorite for your feast. Add in the wood fired flavor from your Traeger and you have a match made in heaven.
How How To Make Smoked Mashed Potatoes On A Traeger
Let a Chef walk you through how to it's done the easy and effective way for your pellet grill.
Cook time: 35-45 Minutes depending on desired doneness
Ingredients
Measure Ingredient
2 Pounds Potatoes, Red (Red Bliss) Washed, Diced Medium
1 Cup Milk, Whole
½ Stick Butter, Salted
½ Cup Sour Cream
½ Cup Cheese, Parmesan, Shredded or grated
Taste Salt, Kosher
Taste Pepper, Black, Fresh, Ground
½ Cup Onions, Green, Fresh Sliced
Cooking Directions
Place the diced red potatoes into a small sauce pan or stock pot and cover with chicken stock (or water)
Bring to a boil and cook on a simmer until fork tender, then cook 4-5 minutes past that until soft
Load pellet hopper with Reserve Blend Pellets, ignite Traeger and set temp to 400˚
In a separate oven proof pan - add the butter and milk and place in the Traeger during start up, until melted. Approx 7-10 minutes
Carefully remove the milk/butter mixture from the Trager using heat proof gloves
Drain the potatoes and place into a large bowl
Ådd the melted butter/milk mixture and slowly mash
Add the sour cream, cheese and season to taste with salt and black pepper
Place into the cast iron skillet, then place the skillet back into the Traeger and cook until the potatoes have a slight crust and are bubbling, about 15 minutes
Carefully remove the mashed potatoes from the Trager using heat proof gloves
Allow to cool for 5 minutes
DAY BEFORE PREP (Optional)
Potatoes can be made the day ahead, place mashed potatoes into the cast iron skillet, cool uncovered and then re heat the next day
I will drizzle with some extra butter before reheating
To heat the Mashed Potatoes, place into Traeger set at 400˚ and cook for 25-35 minutes or until bubbling and a slight crust has formed to your desired doneness
Carefully remove the mashed potatoes from the Trager using heat proof gloves
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