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Make Ahead Caramelized Onion and Potatoes
Submitted by: dawnie2u
De-stress your dinner prep with this simple make-ahead caramelized onion and potato dish.
Ingredients
- 5 lbs russet potatoes, peeled and quartered
- 1/2 cup butter, divided
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 3 large onions: peeled, halved and very thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup milk or half and half
- Salt and pepper to taste
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Method
In a large frying pan, melt 4 tablespoons butter and saute onions over a low medium heat, until caramelized, stirring often so as not to scorch. Cook until they are very soft, 15-20 minutes. Turn off heat, add cream cheese, and stir until melted. While caramelizing onions, cook potatoes in a large pot of water until fork tender. Drain and mash with remaining butter and milk. When at desired consistency, add onion and cream cheese mixture. Mix well and season to taste with salt and pepper. If needed, thin mixture with some milk or half and half. Place potatoes in a large microwave safe casserole dish and refrigerate overnight or up to two days. When ready to serve, microwave on 1/2 power for 10 minutes. Stir, then heat until very hot, stopping and stirring occasionally, 8-10 minutes.
Notes: You could easily bake this in an oven, but when oven space is at a premium on Thanksgiving day, it is nice to have dish that you can microwave. Sometimes I stick it under the broiler just to let the top get golden brown.
Number of Servings: 10
Submitted by: dawnie2u ( See all of dawnie2u Recipes )
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