{"id":13339,"date":"2025-02-03T19:52:34","date_gmt":"2025-02-04T00:52:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/?p=13339"},"modified":"2025-02-03T19:58:02","modified_gmt":"2025-02-04T00:58:02","slug":"reconstituting-frozen-mashed-potatoes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/reconstituting-frozen-mashed-potatoes\/","title":{"rendered":"Reconstituting Frozen Mashed Potatoes"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A few months ago I got a great deal on potatoes, ten pounds for two dollars! There was a two bag limit so I got two. Even our big family cannot eat twenty pounds of potatoes before they go bad so I decided to make a huge batch of mashed potatoes and freeze it.<\/p>\n

When thawing frozen mashed potatoes you end up with a lot of extra water. At first I tried to squeeze the water out by cutting a small hole in the corner of the ziploc bag they were stored in. This worked, but I always ended up losing a bit of potato as well.<\/p>\n

As I was thawing my frozen mashed potatoes today, I realized I could reheat them on the stove and add\u00a0 1\/4 cup of mashed potato flakes to thicken the potatoes. The potatoes thickened up immediately and tasted great!<\/p>\n

To thicken watery frozen mashed potatoes place in a pot and heat until bubbling.<\/p>\n

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Add a small amount of potato flakes. I added 1\/4 cup to 3 cups of frozen mashed potatoes.<\/p>\n

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Mix in the potato flakes and remove from the heat.<\/p>\n

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The mashed potatoes will immediately thicken.<\/p>\n

Serve.<\/p>\n

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