Ingredients

The following ingredients have 8 Servings
  • 8 cups mashed potatoes (about 8 - 10 russet potatoes)
  • 8 tbsp butter
  • 8 oz cream cheese
  • 8 oz sour cream
  • 1/3 cup fresh chives (chopped)
  • 1 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 1/4 tsp smoked paprika

Instruction

  • Grease a 9x13 baking dish with one tablespoon of butter.
  • In a large bowl mix together the prepared mashed potatoes with six tablespoons of the butter, cream cheese, sour cream, salt, smoked paprika and pepper. Fold in the chopped chives.
  • Transfer the party potatoes to the prepared baking dish. Dot the top with the remaining one tablespoon of butter.
  • At this point you can cover the dish with plastic wrap and store overnight in the refrigerator.
  • When ready to serve, preheat the oven to 350 degrees and remove the plastic wrap. Bake the potatoes for 50 - 60 minutes.