Freezer Mashed Potatoes

Thanks to Jessica for the freezer meal ideas. I'm starting to want to do this a little more. Baby steps for me. I recently did the pumpkin puree and froze that and I also got 3 lbs of onions on sale and diced most of those up and froze them. Last week I bought 2 ten pound bags of potatoes for .97 at Safeway and this morning I am working on making mashed potatoes in the crock pot to freeze for later. I am also planning on making country style potatoes (the cubed potatoes) to freeze for later. (just call me Mrs. Ore Ida)

I got the recipe from http://www.onceamonthmom.com/

5 pounds Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and quartered (I'm just using russet)
4 ounces cream cheese, softened
4 ounces sour cream
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon onion salt (I think I just have onion powder so I'll just use that and maybe put in some extra salt)
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 Tablespoons butter

DIRECTIONS
Peel and quarter potatoes. Place in crock pot. Add water until potatoes are covered. Cook on Low for 7 hours or high for 4 until a fork can easily be poked through them. Mash until smooth. Add remaining ingredients, beat until fluffy. Place in 2 greased 8x8 pans, dot with butter. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. if Freezing see below.


Freezing Directions:
DO NOT BAKE Instead, cover and freeze. To serve: Thaw. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes. Double bake time if not thawed. Since I only have one 8x8 pans I am going to use a trick I learned on another website. I am going to line my 8x8 pan with foil and place the potatoes on top of the foil then I will cover and freeze. After about an hour or so I am going to take it out of the pan and put it in a freezer bag and then start again with the other half of the potatoes.

Serves 8-10