406 smashed potato recipes

Golden pan-fried tuna fish patties made with mashed potato, egg, garlic, and herbs. Crispy on the outside, tender inside. A budget-friendly canned tuna dinner the kids will gobble up.

Classic French-Canadian tourtiere with seasoned ground pork, mashed potatoes, sage, and nutmeg baked in a flaky yogurt pastry crust. A hearty meat pie that's a holiday tradition in Quebec kitchens.

Classic Spudnuts: fluffy potato doughnuts made with real mashed potatoes and yeast, fried golden and dipped in a powdered sugar glaze. This big-batch recipe makes about 100 doughnuts that freeze beautifully.

Layers of chopped ham and tart green apples seasoned with sage, topped with buttery mashed potatoes and baked until the peaks turn golden brown. A hearty savory-sweet casserole that feeds six.

Cubed turkey and broccoli in savory gravy with marjoram, topped with fluffy mashed potatoes studded with pimento and baked until golden. A comforting shepherd's pie that puts leftover turkey to brilliant use.

Homemade potato gnocchi, pillowy basil-flecked potato dumplings made from mashed potato and just enough flour to hold. Boil them a few minutes until they float, then toss with your favorite sauce.

Loaded shepherd's pie packs ground beef, mushrooms, peas and tomatoes into a rich brown gravy under a crispy mashed potato crust. A hearty, all-in-one casserole baked until golden on top.

Round-up beef for a crowd, slow-braised round steak strips in a sweet-tangy ketchup, brown sugar, and Worcestershire sauce. Feeds 20 with chuck-wagon flair, served over noodles, rice, or mashed potatoes.

Shepherd's pie with an Italian accent: ground beef and hot Italian sausage simmered with tomatoes, mushrooms and balsamic, topped with creamy Parmesan mashed potatoes and baked golden. A hearty twist on the classic.

Costs about $10 to serve a family since adult can have 2 halfs with mashed potato and mini carrots etc and children can have 1. This is my first Recipe so here goes.

Moist Bavarian spice chocolate cake made with a devil's food mix, mashed potatoes, cinnamon, and nutmeg, baked in a Bundt pan with a glossy chocolate glaze. The secret ingredient keeps it incredibly tender.

Seasoned ground beef and deviled ham patties stacked with creamy cottage cheese mashed potatoes and crispy fried onions, then baked until bubbly. A fun, retro comfort food dinner the whole family will devour.

Garlic mashed potatoes made lighter with nonfat yogurt and nonfat sour cream instead of butter. Tiny new potatoes boiled with whole garlic cloves and mashed skin-on for a rustic, creamy side dish.

Lazy salmon cakes turn canned salmon and leftover mashed potato into pan-fried patties with dill, lemon and onion. A pantry dinner that comes together in 30 minutes with whatever's already in the fridge.

Cheese potato puff is a baked mashed potato casserole with cheddar cheese, butter, and beaten eggs that puffs up golden and souffled in the oven. A make-ahead side dish that feeds a crowd.

Savory vegan tempeh and mushroom stew served over creamy mashed potatoes. Simmered with soy sauce, tomatoes, and bay leaf, this hearty plant-based main dish is filling, protein-rich, and ready in about an hour.