Mashed Potatoes with Pepper Jack and Bacon

Name: Mashed Potatoes with Pepper Jack and Bacon
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Ingredients: 4 slices, bacon; 2 pounds, russet potatoes, peeled, quartered, and cut into 1-inch chunks; 4 tablespoons, unsalted butter, melted; 1/2 teaspoon, table salt; 1/8 teaspoon, ground black pepper; 1/2 - 3/4 cup, half-and-half, hot; 3 tablespoons, sour cream; 2 cups, shredded pepper Jack cheese or shredded Horseradish Jack cheese

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Appears in Cook's Country February/March 2005

Side Dishes

Potatoes

Thanksgiving

Liven up basic mashed potatoes with bacon and Pepper Jack cheese.

SERVES4 to 6

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

To perfect our Cheesy Mashed Potatoes with Pepper Jack and Bacon recipe, we started with the potatoes. After testing all the options, we favored russets because they whipped up light and fluffy. We found it best to use a strong-flavored che...

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