Vegan Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes

Vegan Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes makes life a little easier. Red potatoes cook in a vegetable broth then a few more additions and voila - The Perfect side dish.

Crockpot Mashed Potatoes make life a little easier. You still have to peel the potatoes but what is great is that you can walk away and let the crock-pot do the cooking.

For this recipe you use a nice milder potato, such as red potato, to make a side dish that is special.  The potatoes cook in a vegetable broth which adds lots of flavor.

After a couple of hours, there is a little bit of preparation and then your special side dish is finished. Another nice thing is that the mashed potatoes can be held in the slow cooker for up to 2 hours.  

That really does make life easier.

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• 💭 Can you freeze mashed potatoes
• 🥘 Ingredients
• 🔪 Instructions
• 📋 Recipe

You could even go rustic and lightly mash the potatoes so that there are, kind of, small chunks. That is really good too.

Our dinners are very much like multiple side dishes. It really is fun this way - sort of like ordering appetizers for your dinner in restaurants.

In fact, that has become a thing with me. Well, wait. I need to back up a bit.

We really don't go out to dinner too often. Like never. That's what I get for actually liking to cook!

When we eat out it is always for lunch when we go to the 'big city' and have a shopping day. So, I order appetizers for lunch.

You may ask what is another side dish/appetizer that would go well with these potatoes? My list is long but one is fresh on my mind because I just put it on the blog last week.

It's these Crescent Roll Pesto Appetizers. What a great match. Check them out and they are super easy to make.

💭 Can you freeze mashed potatoes

• Yes! I've done it often.
• IF FREEZING:
• Pack into a rigid sided freezer-safe container and lid. Freeze up to 4 months.
• TO PREPARE AFTER FREEZING:
• Put in the fridge the day before serving. After defrosting the liquid may separate somewhat but that is no big deal. Non-dairy milk tends to do this more than dairy milk.
• Just remix and heat. Heat in a microwave on high, stirring about every 2 minutes until heated through. Serve up and it will be delicious!
• Just like it was freshly made.

🥘 Ingredients

• Red potatoes - have thin skin and are creamier when cooked. You could also substitute Yukon gold potatoes.
• Vegetable broth - adds flavorful liquid for the potatoes.
• Dairy-free butter - adds a buttery flavor.
• Dairy-free milk - adds flavor and necessary liquid.
• Salt - is the perfect understated seasoning.
• Black pepper - adds a bit of contrasting spicy flavor.

🔪 Instructions

• Peel the potatoes and cut into large chunks. Place in a slow cooker.
• Pour the broth over the potatoes to cover.
• Cook on high for 2 hours.
• Drain the potatoes over a large bowl and save the broth.
• Put the potatoes back into the slow cooker and add the vegan butter and the ¼ cup reserved vegetable broth.
• Mix with a hand mixer.
• Add the soy milk and salt and pepper and mix again.
• Serve or keep warm up to 2 hours.
• If you are keeping it warm - cover and turn to low.
• When ready to serve - stir and if it seems like it has thickened add some more of the reserved broth and mix well.
• You can hold mashed potatoes in the refrigerator for 3 days and they can be heated in the microwave.
• Heat and stir and heat and stir etc. until hot all the way through. They taste just like they were freshly made.

With these mashed potatoes I would probably serve a big green salad full of goodies, baked mushrooms stuffed with lentils, and then a simple veggie like carrots or peas.

Plenty of food, lots of nourishment, a big variety, and good eating.

If you take a photo of your vegan slow cooker mashed potatoes I would love to see it. Follow me over on Instagram and tag me on your photo @vegan_in_the_freezer.

📋 Recipe