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born out of necessity another idea for using up holiday leftovers

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Servings: 6 to 8
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Ingredients

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  • 3 cups mashed potatoes(very thick ones)
  • 3/4 cup pumpkin puree (sweet potato works and either can be scooped out of a pie or out of a can)
  • 1/2 plus 1 TBS butter
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp garlic powder (if you use garlic salt omit the tsp of salt)
  • half of a brick cream cheese
  • 1 can nestle table cream (I find it on the latin American food isle of my local grocery store by the canned dulce de leche)
  • 1/2 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
  • 1 bag real bacon bits (found in salad dressing isle do not use imitation bits in the jar as they are to crunchy)
  • 1 bag french fried onions (same as those used in green bean casserole)
  • sour cream to garnish if you wish
  • chopped chives to garnish if you wish

Directions

  1. preheat oven to 375 degrees
  2. coat 13x9 inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray or butter
  3. combine mashed potatoes, pumpkin, cream, cream cheese, butter (reserve the 1Tablespoon to drizzle over casserole),salt,pepper,and garlic
  4. put potato mixture in prepared casserole
  5. in bowl combine bacon, shredded cheese, fried onions and when blended sprinkle evenly over potatoes
  6. drizzle remaining butter over top of casserole
  7. bake for about 30 minutes or until potatoes are heated thru and and cheese has melted
  8. I serve warm with spoonful of sour cream and scatter of chives
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Nutrition Facts

Amount Per Serving %DV
Serving Size 191g
Recipe makes 6 servings
Calories 247  
Calories from Fat 156 63%
Total Fat 17.77g 22%
Saturated Fat 11.08g 44%
Trans Fat 0.0g  
Cholesterol 59mg 20%
Sodium 554mg 23%
Potassium 436mg 12%
Total Carbs 17.19g 5%
Dietary Fiber 2.6g 9%
Sugars 2.35g 2%
Protein 6.12g 10%

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