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I tried Ina Garten's trick for elevating store-bought mashed potatoes, and they tasted as good as homemade

Anneta KonstantinidesNov 23, 2022, 03:12 IST

I served my mashed potatoes with a pat of butter on top.Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

  • I tried Ina Garten's tip for elevating packaged mashed potatoes from the supermarket.
  • Garten's recipe included refrigerated mashed potatoes, sour cream, butter, and parmesan cheese.
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Ina Garten may be the queen of Thanksgiving, but even she needs a break from the kitchen.

Ina Garten has created a Thanksgiving menu that highlights store-bought ingredients.NBC/Contributor/Getty Images

One of the recipes Garten re-created was her parmesan smashed potatoes.

Garten re-created her recipe for parmesan smashed potatoes (pictured).Anneta Konstantinides/Insider
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Garten's store-bought mashed potatoes only require a few ingredients.

Garten's new recipe features refrigerated mashed potatoes, parmesan, and sour cream.Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

To begin, I placed a heatproof bowl over a pan of simmering water and threw in my refrigerated mashed potatoes.

First I warmed the refrigerated potatoes over a pan of simmering water.Anneta Konstantinides/Insider
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I let my mashed potatoes heat up for 20 minutes.

I stirred my potatoes while waiting for them to get hot.Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

Then I added the parmesan cheese and sour cream.

I let my potatoes heat up for 20 minutes before adding the parmesan cheese.Anneta Konstantinides/Insider
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I also threw in the butter.

I added my butter in knobs to help everything melt together.Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

Then I added my salt and pepper and gave everything a good stir. Once everything was heated through, I took my pan off the stove.

I seasoned my potatoes with salt and pepper.Anneta Konstantinides/Insider
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My parmesan mashed potatoes looked ready for the Thanksgiving table.

I served my mashed potatoes with a pat of butter on top.Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

And the mashed potatoes were such a hit, no one even knew they were store-bought.

Garten's parmesan mashed potatoes were a huge hit at the dinner table.Anneta Konstantinides/Insider
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