Omgoooodness!
If you have not tried Idahoan Real Premium Mashed Potatoes- then you don't know what you're missing! That's all I have to say about that!
Well, no, actually I have a lot to say about them!!! Welcome to my world little red box of potatoes! If I had a list of favorite things, you'd be at the very top!! I NEVER, allow me to repeat myself, NEVER EVER would have thought I would EVER turn to a box of potatoes- but these are the gold standard!
I bought this exact box at Sam's to give'r a try. I made them just now and tasted them and to my surprise they were EXCELLENT!!!! If you had blind folded me and served me two dishes of mashed potatoes I probably would never have been able to pick out which was from the box. And if you think you could- try these and see for yourself! No powder feeling on your tongue whatsoever. Creamy as can be with not one lump. Buttery. Just melt in your mouth perfect.
While watching the show "Unwrapped" the other day I saw a product called "Pop Chips". They took whole potatoes and cut them in to tiny, and I mean tiny, little balls. They then put a ball into this circular device and put it under lots of pressure until it popped like a kernel of corn! No kidding! And it came out just like potato chips- only NO oil, NO frying necessary! What a good idea right? And plus they got like a million chips out of one potato- very efficient!
So when I laid my eyes on these potatoes I kind of wondered if they be powdered or not. NOPE! To my pleasant surprise they were exactly like those little "balls". The recipe on the box says 1 1/2C water, 1/2C milk, 2Tbsp butter. Well I used 1C Water and 1C Milk and 2Tbsp butter. Perfect! I added a little S&P and voila! Mashed potatoes in under 5 minutes!
Feast your eyes on this meal I made just now:
Last night I made the Salisbury steak patties and stuck them in the fridge. So all I did was pull them out and brown them and add the gravy.
Once the water/milk came to a small boil the potatoes were done in 1 minute!
So how long do you think it took me to make this meal?
Would you have guessed ~15 minutes?!
No kidding!
I'm serious as a heart attack!
Don't get me wrong- I love love love to cook. But the days I work it's too hard and takes too long and too much effort on my part to peel, cut and boil potatoes. After working at a very fast pace all day all I want to do is come home and sit, not slave over a hot stove and then finally eat an hour later!
The box put me to ease when it said,
"No peeling. No guilt. Some people feel they haven't made mashed potatoes unless they've cleaned the potatoes; peeled them; boiled them; stood over a steaming pan and mash them....So don't feel guilty any longer. Serve Idahoan Real Premium mashed potatoes and enjoy the time you save."
Believe you me Mr. Box- I SURE WILL!!!! :):):):)
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