Garlic Smashed Potatoes

We had a great Seed Group on Saturday night in Tampa Palms. We started the book of Philippians and feasted on the Word of God and some home-cooked barbecue chicken, mashed potatoes and creamed corn. This seems like a great place to post our "favorite recipes" so that they're accessible to anyone who wants them. These were definitely delicious!

As Justice says--
"MMMM...nummy papas!"

Garlic Smashed Potatoes

• 7 lb. small red potatoes
• 7 garlic cloves pressed/minced (or you can just use the already minced garlic)
  
• 5 Tbsp. olive oil
• Salt to taste
  
• Dash of pepper
• 1 cup water
• 1 8 oz. package of light cream cheese with chives, softened (you could add a bit more if you wanted to
• 2/3-1 cup of whole milk

Wash, then halve or quarter potatoes to make even sizes. Place potatoes in a 6 quart slow cooker. Add garlic, oil, salt and water and mix to coat. Cover crockpot and cook on high for 3-1/2 to 4-1/2 hours until potatoes are tender. Mash potatoes roughly with a potato masher (or a fork). It might be easier to put them in a larger bowl to do this, then transfer them back to the slow cooker. Stir in cream cheese until blended, then add enough milk for desired consistency. You can serve this right away, or cover and hold it in the slow cooker up to 2 hours on low.

To reheat, simply microwave and add a bit of milk.

ENJOY!