Make Ahead Mashed Potato Casserole

From: jaynine

On Dec 28, 2009

Excellent make-ahead dish. I was worried it would be "too much flavor" for my traditional-oriented in-laws, but they all complimented it and even had seconds. I only made a couple of changes - I used french fried onions on top instead of breadcrumbs, and I really liked that. I used dried parsley and left out the marjoram just because that's what I had/didn't have on hand. And I added a little milk as other reviewers suggested. I made this 2 days before Christmas, put it in the fridge and then baked it Christmas day - delicious, texture was wonderful. The topping got a bit crusty - better to cover with foil if using the onions instead of breadcrumbs, but hubby actually liked it better that way. Then I reheated it 2 days later in the oven, and it was at least as good as the first time around, maybe even better. Will keep this as a regular side to those big meals.

From: Bluemonkey

On Oct 9, 2009

I can't believe I haven't reviewed this! I've been making this for the past 25 yrs. I got this recipe originally out of one of the Toronto area newspapers. We make this for almost every major holiday and now my daughter has started taking it to her SO's family's holiday dinners too. I always say to myself that I'm going to use the leftover up by making perogys and using it as the filling...never happens...the leftovers always disappear quickly.

From: Fauve

On Nov 24, 2006

Update: Thanksgiving 2006. I have made this casserole each year for Thanksgiving since 2002. Here are my comments from November 2002, totally unedited: I made this dish for my family's Thanksgiving Day feast. Dorothy, thanks for the suggestion you made in a thread discussing pros and cons of re-heating mashed potatoes! This was simply divine! This recipe proves beyond a doubt that reheating mashed potatoes CAN be done without any sacrifice in flavor! My son, who is a true traditionalist, told me that I could just plan on making these potatoes every single Thanksgiving from here on out! Not only were these potatoes creamy and tasty and beautiful to behold, but the pre-cooking of this casserole a day before Thanksgiving made my day so much easier! I advise anyone who believes you can not successfully re-heat mashed potatoes to try this one. And soon!

From: joy

On Dec 26, 2001

Delicious!! Made it for Christmas dinner and this was everyone's favorite. Very flavorful. Recieved a lot of complements on this one.