Chili’s Loaded Mashed Potatoes
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Chili’s Loaded Mashed Potatoes are simple to make and bring the cheesy goodness into your home! Delicious, slightly buttery mashed potatoes are the perfect side dish and topped with melted cheese, diced meaty bacon and crunchy bits of scallions.
What You Will ❤️ About Chili’s Loaded Mashed Potatoes
- Easy to make! A friend of mine years ago could not understand why I never made mashed potatoes from scratch and I finally understand and agree. It’s so easy!!!
- Feeds a Family! This hearty side dish easily provides 8 large servings!
- Make Ahead! This is a quick dish to make and if you’re doing it up for a family dinner – get it ready ahead of time and pop it in the fridge. Then bake when you’re ready! Just add 10 min of baking time if it’s been refrigerated.
Loaded Mashed Potato Ingredients
This Loaded Mashed Potatoes recipe has very simple ingredients – potatoes, cream, butter and the toppings!
- Potatoes – this recipe uses about 2 pounds of potatoes. I prefer Yukon Gold (5-6 medium) – I think they are mild and smooth and mash the best – but you could also use Red Potatoes or Russet Potatoes
- Butter – can’t make taters without them – recommend using salted butter
- Heavy Cream – you can swap with cream or sour cream if you like
- Salt & Black Pepper – add this to taste – I like more salt than pepper
- Bacon – 3-4 slices of cooked bacon for the top (maybe 1/2 a slice for sharing with the dogs)
- Cheddar Cheese – CoJack is my favorite cheese for things like this but shredded Cheddar works great as well and is what they use at Chili’s
- Scallions – dice those green ends off of your green onions and sprinkle on top for crunch after you remove from the oven. You could also use fresh chives.
How to Make Chili’s Loaded Mashed Potatoes
Mashed Potatoes are shockingly easy – here are the step by step instructions to loading those potatoes just like Chili’s does for the ultimate comfort food!
- Preheat oven to 400º F and spray a square baking dish with non-stick spray.
- Put potatoes in a pot and cover with cold water. Add 1 tbsp salt to water. Put on stove on high heat and bring to a boil. Boil for 20 minutes or until fork tender.
- While potatoes are boiling, fry bacon (on stove or in air fryer). I recommend you slightly undercook bacon as it will continue cooking in oven. When done, set aside on paper towels to cool and then rough chop into 1/2″ pieces.
- Preheat oven to 400º and spray a square baking dish with non-stick spray
- Drain the potatoes and return to the pot. Add in the cream and butter.
- Mash by hand until well blended using a potato masher. It’s fine to have some chunks.
- Using a hand mixer might seem easier – but you can easily go from perfect to gluey in about 3 seconds. Mashing by hand is always my preference!
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Transfer the mash to a baking dish then top with shredded cheese and chopped bacon crumbles.
- Bake for 10 minutes at 400F or until cheese is melted.
- Top with scallions to serve.
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Tips, Tricks & FAQs
Chili’s tops their mashed potatoes delicious cheddar cheese, crumbled bacon and diced scallions.
It really depends on what you like – I think garlic salt is a great swap for regular salt so you get more punch. If you like a spicier kick, you could sprinkle chili powder on top of the potatoes before you add the cheese.
There are 350 calories in a cup of Chili’s Loaded Mashed Potatoes. This recipe has just 265 calories in a
Store leftovers in an airtight container (I like these glass ones) in the refrigerator for up to a week. You can freeze up to three months. Reheat in the microwave for 2 minutes if reheating one serving. If reheating a larger portion, cover and reheat in oven at 350º for 15 minutes.
Loaded Mashed Potato Recipe Variations
- Cheese – CoJack and Cheddar Cheese are great options for these taters.
- Spicy – if you like it spicy, add hot sauce or chili powder before you top it with cheese.
- Smoked Sausage – slice up smoked sausage links (uncooked) and add to the dish to make it a complete one pot meal.
- Individual Crocks – serve it like Chili’s! Instead of a square dish, place potatoes in individual ramekins and top with cheese and bacon and bake. Then everybody gets their own little crock of mashed potatoes.
What to serve with Loaded Mashed Potatoes
- Marinated Chicken Thighs in the Air Fryer
- Reverse Seared Ribeye Steak
- Breaded Oven Baked Pork Chops
- Air Fryer Skirt Steak
More Mashed Potato Recipes
Chili’s Loaded Mashed Potatoes
Ingredients
- 2 lbs Yukon Gold potatoes cubed, about 5-6 medium potatoes
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/3 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 3 slices bacon cooked, diced
- 1 cup Cheddar cheese shredded
- 2 tbsp scallions green ends, diced
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400º F and spray a square baking dish with non-stick spray.
- Put potatoes in a pot and cover with cold water. Add 1 tbsp salt to water. Put on stove on high heat and bring to a boil. Boil for 20 minutes or until fork tender.2 lbs Yukon Gold potatoes
- While potatoes are boiling, fry bacon (on stove or in air fryer). I recommend you slightly undercook bacon as it will continue cooking in oven. When done, set aside on paper towels to cool and then rough chop into 1/2" pieces.3 slices bacon
- Preheat oven to 400º and spray a square baking dish with non-stick spray
- Drain the potatoes and return to the pot. Add in the cream and butter.1/4 cup butter, 1/3 cup heavy cream
- Mash by hand until well blended using a potato masher. It’s fine to have some chunks. Using a hand mixer might seem easier – but you can easily go from perfect to gluey in about 3 seconds. Mashing by hand is always my preference!
- Season with salt and pepper.1/2 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp black pepper
- Transfer the mash to a baking dish then top with shredded cheese and chopped bacon crumbles.1 cup Cheddar cheese
- Bake for 10 minutes at 400F or until cheese is melted.
- Top with scallions to serve.2 tbsp scallions
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