Name: Garlic Mashed Potatoes in the Slow Cooker
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 3 h 20 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 5 pounds red potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks; 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese; 1 (8 ounce) container sour cream; 1 1/2 cups chicken broth; 2 teaspoons garlic powder; salt to taste; 1/2 cup butter, melted

Garlic Mashed Potatoes in the Slow Cooker

"Simple and delicious! If you cook for a large family or want to reduce last minute chaos in the kitchen, you will LOVVVVE this recipe! It has been taste-tested by adults, teenagers, children and toddlers. Everyone in my family loves it...and you will too! Can easily be made ahead; just cool, cover, and store in refrigerator overnight."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 7 ingredients

Why it works: Potato and garlic are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 4,517 recipes. Both carry furaneol, which smells caramel, strawberry. The science ↓

Garlic Mashed Potatoes in the Slow Cooker

8 servings

Prep30 min

Cook3 hr 20 min

Ingredients

5 pounds red potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
1 (8 ounce) container sour cream
1 1/2 cups chicken broth
2 teaspoons garlic powder
salt to taste
1/2 cup butter, melted

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

631Calories

54 gProtein

26 gFat

46 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 7 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Chicken	100g cooked	165
Potato	1 medium (173g) baked	161
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Yogurt	170g plain Greek	100
Cream Cheese	1 oz (28g)	99
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By allrecipes. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

Potato + garlictop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together4,517 recipes

Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).
Chicken + garlictop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together10,850 recipes

Shared aroma: 3-ethyl-2,5-dimethylpyrazine (roasted, nutty).
Potato + chickentop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,756 recipes

Shared aroma: (z)-4-decenal (green, must).
Cream + buttertop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together41,516 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).
Cream cheese + buttertop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,747 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

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