Cooking Project 3: Loaded Mashed Potatoes, DONE!

Wow! Is the main thing I can say. When we picked this recipe I didn't realize how killer these tots were going to be. I simply saw a recipe for mashed potatoes, and loaded no less, and thought "..oooh, I bet those will be good!" But I never really read through the recipe { I'm sorry! But that's the truth, I also just looked at them and thought my partners would like them }. They are RICH RICH RICH!!! I've had many potatoes through the years, I LOVE potatoes, especially mashed potatoes! I was excited to try this recipe so.. let's cut to the chase..

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Personal Critique:
These potatoes are easy enough to make, if you like rich these are the mashed potatoes for you. With cream cheese, cheddar cheese, sour cream { not to mention the bacon! } these are no joke. First thing, I realized all too late that I didn't have any chives, so I used some parsley instead, the flavor was good. Also, instead of bacon, I used spicy dried capicola. DEE-LI-CI-OSO! The rest of the recipe I followed as is. They came out tasting amazing. But for my personal preference, I don't think I will be making these again. They are just so incredibly rich and filling. While they were tasty, I could literally feel my arteries clogging as they went down. If I were to do this type a thing again, I'd change the amount of richness, omit some of the cheese and sour cream. Again, they came out amazing. Just far too rich for me. However, I did make a potato pancake for breakfast this morning with these, and it was pretty tasty too. I don't want to dissuade anyone from trying it, because they are very yummy. Just be warned!

Overall grade: B-/C

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