17 russet potatoes ahead Recipes

russet potatoes, peeled and quartered (use only russet potatoes or use 10 medium), cream cheese, softened (can use 8 ounces), sour cream (can use a little more), butter (cut into cubes, can use more if desired), onion powder, salt (or to taste), fresh ground pepper (optional and to taste), shredded cheddar cheese (to taste) (optional)

russet potatoes (peeled but leave whole , or use yukon gold potatoes), head of garlic (broken into cloves, peeled and left whole ), butter (can increase to 1/2 cup), sour cream (may use low-fat), whipping cream (35% cream), shredded white cheddar cheese, green onion, chopped, salt (or to taste), fresh ground black pepper (or to taste), grated parmesan cheese

russet potatoes , scrubbed and poked several times with a fork, heavy cream, hot, unsalted butter, melted, salt , add more to taste, black pepper , to taste (optional)

russet potatoes, peeled and halved, butter , cut into cubes, cream cheese, cut into cubes and softened, sour cream, hidden valley dry ranch dressing mix (start with 1/2 package adding in more to taste), milk (optional and as needed for extra creaminess, or use whipping cream) (optional)

water, russet potato, peeled , cut into 1/2-inch pieces, salt, active dry yeast (for do-ahead version) or quick-rising dry yeast (for same-day version), purchased pesto, sugar, ground black pepper, unsalted butter, melted, cooled slightly, eggs, bread flour

organic chicken broth (i used my homemade chicken and vegetable broth), russet potatoes, cream cheese, butter, roasted garlic (more or less , to taste), milk, fresh chives, chopped, salt and pepper, to taste, fresh chives, chopped (for garnish )

russet (idaho) potatoes, scrubbed but unpeeled, half and half , plus extra if necessary, salt , to taste, butter, softened

russet baking potatoes , scrubbed and poked (about 9 medium), heavy cream, hot, unsalted butter, melted, salt and pepper

red potatoes (key ingredient for this, as they are much moister than russets), each wrapped in foil and baked until done (400 degrees for about 1 hour, just until soft when gently squeezed). when done, remove from foil and let them set out to cool down enough to handle, or make them ahead of time and keep in refrigerator (once cooled) until ready to use., smoked ham, cubed into bite size pieces (ask the deli to slice a 3/4 slice of smoked ham if you don tsp have any ham leftovers to use - be sure to use smoked, not honey, ham), tb butter, tb flour, teapsoon garlic powder (don tsp use garlic salt since there s plenty of salt in the ham and butter - you can mince a couple fresh garlic cloves, if you prefer), crazy mixed-up salt (about 1 tsp), pepper (about 1/2 tsp), half-and-half (gives you a richer sauce than milk), grated gruyere cheese, grated velvetta cheese, some thin butter slivers for topping

russet potatoes peeled and quartered, reduced fat cream cheese, light sour cream, onion powder, kosher salt, fresh ground pepper, egg whites slightly beaten, butter

russet potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks, garlic cloves, unsalted butter, softened, freshly grated parmesan cheese, sour cream, boursin cheese (or other garlic-herb cream cheese), chopped fresh chives, salt, fresh ground black pepper

russet potatoes, butter, divided, cream cheese, sour cream, chives (optional garnish ) or 1 bunch green onion, chopped (optional garnish)

sea salt, divided, cider vinegar, yukon gold potatoes or 4 -5 medium idaho russet potatoes, peeled if desired and sliced 1/3 inch thick, heavy cream, ground white pepper, half-and-half or 1/2-1 cup milk

unsalted butter, leek, white and light green parts halved lengthwise, washed, and chopped small (about 1 cup), garlic cloves, minced-pressed through a press (about 1 tbsp), heads garlic , rinsed-papery skins removed and top third of heads cut off and discarded, low sodium chicken broth or 6 cups vegetable broth, bay leaves, russet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes (about 4 1/2 cups), red bliss potatoes, unpeeled-cut into 1/2-inch cubes (about 3 cups), low sodium chicken broth or 1 cup vegetable broth, heavy cream, fresh thyme leaves, minced, ground black pepper, fresh chives, minced, olive oil, garlic cloves, sliced thin lengthwise, table salt

onion, chopped, garlic, minced, shredded carrot, mushroom, cleaned and sliced, ground sirloin, dried oregano, crushed dried thyme, ground cumin, fresh ground pepper, all-purpose flour, low sodium beef broth, dry red wine, no-added-salt tomato paste, vegetable oil cooking spray, russet potato, peeled and cut into chunks, skim milk, salt (optional), minced pickled jalapeno pepper , to taste, minced fresh cilantro, minced scallions, paprika, shredded monterey jack cheese