10+ Mashed Potato Recipes for the Holidays

Mashed potatoes are a traditional holiday side dish, and I've put together a collection of more than 10 different ways to prepare them this year!

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Mashed potatoes are one of the most popular Side Dishes of the holiday season, made with potatoes whipped with butter and seasoning until they’re both creamy and fluffy at the same time. If you need to save some oven space during holiday meal prep, I recommend trying my Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes. For something sweeter, try my Mashed Sweet Potatoes, made with only 4 ingredients! From sweet and buttery, to savory garlic and fresh herbs, you’ll definitely find a version of mashed potatoes that will become your new holiday favorite in this collection!

Potatoes in a serving bowl with butter garnishment
Easy Mashed Potatoes Recipe
Mashed Potatoes are creamy, buttery, and the perfect side for almost any meal! Made with just 5 ingredients and ready in under 35 minutes.
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Top of cooked vegetable in a bowl
Mashed Sweet Potatoes Recipe
Mashed Sweet Potatoes are sweet and creamy, made with only 4 ingredients and ready in under 45 minutes. Perfect for the holiday season! 
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Make-Ahead Mashed Potatoes on plate with turkey and stuffing
Make-Ahead Mashed Potatoes
Make-Ahead Mashed Potatoes are perfect for busy holidays. Prepare these extra creamy potatoes 2 days in advance and reheat before serving.
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Garlic Mashed Red Potatoes in Pot
Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Perfectly easy and classic creamy Garlic Mashed Potatoes made with red bliss potatoes, garlic, milk and butter in just 30 minutes. The perfect side dish for any occasion.
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KFC Mashed Potatoes in a bowl garnished with parsley
KFC Mashed Potatoes (Copycat) Recipe
KFC Mashed Potatoes copycat recipe is just as creamy and buttery as the original, made with real potatoes and served with copycat gravy!
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The richest mashed potatoes with five kinds of dairy! They are tangy, cheesy, rich and creamy with a deliciousy crisp crust out of the oven.
Cheesiest, Richest Mashed Potatoes Recipe
The richest mashed potatoes with five kinds of dairy! Topped with a deliciously crisp crust out of the oven. Serve at your next holiday meal!
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Close up of potatoes in crock pot
Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes Recipe
Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes are so easy to make and practically melt in your mouth. Perfect for any holiday party. Try them this Thanksgiving!
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Popeyes Mashed Potatoes with Cajun Gravy in a bowl with a spoon
Popeye’s Mashed Potatoes and Cajun Gravy
My Popeye's Mashed Potatoes and Cajun Gravy is THE best copycat recipe! Rich savory brown gravy with bold Cajun flavors and buttery potatoes!
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Creamy mashed sweet potatoes with pat of butter and garnish.
Instant Pot Mashed Sweet Potatoes Recipe
Instant Pot Mashed Sweet Potatoes are easy, creamy, and made in no time. It's the perfect hassle-free dish for the holidays or friendsgiving!
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Colcannon Irish Potatoes in pot
Colcannon Irish Potatoes
Colcannon Irish Potatoes are a traditional Irish recipe. Creamy, fluffy mashed potatoes mixed with flavorful onion and cabbage all topped with crisp bacon.
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Mashed Potato Pancakes on serving platter 1x1
Mashed Potato Pancakes
Mashed Potato Pancakes are hot, buttery, and crispy with cheddar cheese, green onions, and garlic. Super easy to make on the stovetop!
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baked casserole fresh out of the oven
Loaded Potato Meatloaf Casserole Recipe
Loaded Mashed Potato Meatloaf Casserole is an easy, kid-friendly casserole that is ready in just an hour. You can even prep it ahead of time!
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meat and potatoes in slow cooker when done
Slow Cooker Salisbury Steak and Mashed Potatoes Recipe
Slow Cooker Salisbury Steak & Mashed Potatoes is a perfectly easy hearty weeknight dinner to add to the rotation. Meal swap it with friends!
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If you don’t have a potato masher, try using an electric hand mixer to mash the potatoes once they’re done cooking! Add in any butter or cream from the recipe to help everything mix through. Let me know in the comments below which of these mashed potato recipes you loved the most. For more holiday recipe inspiration, check out my other collections, Thanksgiving Turkey and Ham Recipes, and my 25 Holiday Appetizers You’ll Flip for!

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About the Author: Sabrina Snyder

Sabrina is a professionally trained Private Chef of over 10 years with ServSafe Manager certification in food safety. She creates all the recipes here on Dinner, then Dessert, fueled in no small part by her love for bacon.

Sabrina Snyder is a professionally trained personal and private chef of over 10 years who is the creator and developer of all the recipes on Dinner, then Dessert.

She is also the author of the cookbook Dinner, then Dessert – Satisfying Meals Using Only 3, 5 or 7 Ingredients, published by Harper Collins.

She started Dinner, then Dessert as a business in her office as a lunch service for her coworkers who admired her lunches before going to culinary school and becoming a full time personal chef and private chef.

As a personal chef Sabrina would cook for families one day a week and cook their entire week of dinners. All grocery shopping, cooking and cleaning was done along with instructions on reheating. As a private chef she cooked for private parties and cooked in family homes in the evenings for families on a nightly basis after working as a personal chef during the day.

Sabrina has been certified as a ServSafe Manager since 2007 and was a longstanding member of the USPCA Personal Chef Association including being on the board of the Washington DC Chapter of Chefs in the US Personal Chef Association when they won Chapter of the year.

As a member of the community of food website creators Sabrina Snyder has spoken at many conferences regarding her experiences as a food writer including the Indulge Food Conference, Everything Food Conference, Haven Food Conference and IACP Annual Food Professionals Conference.

Sabrina lives with her family in sunny California.

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