Instructions: Any mashed potato recipe can be convert with Instant Mashed Potato Flakes. I have discovered that the following the directions on the package screams "Instant Mashed Potatoes". By substituting more milk, adding more salt and pepper, and butter, they are closer to home made tasting.

One time I only had one red potato in the house, cleaned it, leaving some of the skin on, cubed it up, cooked it in the microwave, mashed it with a fork and added it to a batch of Instant Mashed Potatoes and every one complimented me on the wonderful mashed potatoes, insisting that they had to be real because there were bits of peel in them. (Ive done that more than once since) Another trick is to let them have plenty of time to absorb the liquids, even resorting to letting them sit in a water bath for 10 or 15 minutes, or just let them sit and reheat in the microwave just before serving. I add garlic, cheddar cheese, green onions, Philly cheese, bacon, anything I feel like adding that my family likes with potatoes. Sorry I dont have any real recipes.

(Editors note: Instant mashed potatoes seem to have several different designations.

I had some with no designation other than "Instant Mashed Potatoes." The only directions given on the side of the package were for apparently written for the operator of a cafeteria or perhaps a prison kitchen. I learned the hard way that substituting those I.M.P. granules for "buds" or "flakes" was a big mistake. When you buy I.M.P. in a box, be certain that the recipes written on the boxes are for a family; not a population. In the various cookery files on this site, there are several recipes using I.M.P., and they are usually referred to as "buds" or "flakes." )

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