Ingredients:
3 cups boiling water
1 1⁄2 cups milk
1⁄2 cup butter or margarine, cut into pieces
1⁄2 cup sour cream
1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, cut into cubes
1 teaspoon garlic salt
1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
4 cups plain mashed potato mix (dry) Gravy or chopped fresh parsley, if desired

Method:
1 Spray 3- to 4-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. In cooker, mix water, milk, butter, sour cream and cream cheese with whisk until blended. Add garlic salt, pepper and mashed potatoes (dry); mix just until blended.

2 Cover; cook on Low heat setting 1 hour 30 minutes, stirring once after 1 hour.

3 Before serving, stir potatoes. Serve immediately, or hold in slow cooker on Low heat setting up to 3 hours, stirring every 30 minutes.

4 If potatoes become too thick, stir in additional milk, a couple tablespoons at a time.

5 Serve with gravy or sprinkle with chopped parsley.

Notes and Tips:
This is truly the ultimate party recipe. It does not require last-minute preparation and this leaves you free to tend to the rest of the meal and be with your guests.

ultimate slow cooker potatoes recipe