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How to Make Garlic Fried Mashed Potatoes

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Summary: Don’t let the unattractive picture fool you, these Garlic Fried Mashed Potatoes are deliciously tasty! Soft creamy seasoned potatoes on the inside, and light, buttery crispness on the outside. I make these for my family to switch things up a bit during the week. These Garlic Fried Mashed Potatoes are a great substitute for grits or hash browns.

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Difficulty: Moderately Easy
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  1. Step 1
    Gather materials
    Gather materials

    Wash your hands, and gather your materials. You will need a stove top, boiling water, a large bowl, a whisk, 1 package of Idahoan Roasted Garlic mashed Potatoes, oven mitt, 1 tablespoon of butter, 1/3 cup of flour, 1 liquid measuring cup, a large spoon, a frying pan or skillet, a small knife, a cutting board, a pancake turner, and 2 plates.

  2. Step 2
    Boil water.
    Boil water.

    Boil 3 cups of water on the stove top.

  3. Step 3
    Open package of potatoes.
    Open package of potatoes.

    Open the package of Idahoan Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes.

  4. Step 4
    Pour in potatoes.
    Pour in potatoes.

    Pour the dry potatoes into the bowl.

  5. Step 5
    Measure water.
    Measure water.

    Measure the boiling water.

  6. Step 6
    Pour in water.
    Pour in water.

    Pour the boiling water over the dry potatoes.

  7. Step 7
    Mix well.
    Mix well.

    Mix the boiling water and dry potatoes well with a whisk.

  8. Step 8
    Cut butter.
    Cut butter.

    Cut a tablespoon of butter.

  9. Step 9
    Melt butter.
    Melt butter.

    Melt the butter in the pan.

  10. Step 10
    Let butter sizzle.
    Let butter sizzle.

    Allow the butter to sizzle.

  11. Step 11
    Sprinkle flour.
    Sprinkle flour.

    Sprinkle flour onto plate.

  12. Step 12
    Scoop out potatoes.
    Scoop out potatoes.

    Using your large spoon, scoop out some potatoes, and roll it in the flour.

  13. Step 13
    Place patty in skillet
    Place patty in skillet

    Place patty in the skillet, and flatten a bit.

  14. Step 14
    Brown on both sides and serve.
    Brown on both sides and serve.

    Fry in skillet until the bottom of the patty is browned and crisp. Using the pancake turner, flip the patty over and brown the other side. Remove from skillet, and serve your Garlic Fried Mashed Potatoes as a side dish with any breakfast.

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on 8/24/2009 Boy these sound yummy!!

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