{"id":991,"date":"2015-12-22T05:52:31","date_gmt":"2015-12-22T05:52:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/dev\/?p=991"},"modified":"2015-12-22T05:52:31","modified_gmt":"2015-12-22T05:52:31","slug":"mashed-potato-cheddar-leek-casserole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/mashed-potato-cheddar-leek-casserole\/","title":{"rendered":"Mashed Potato, Cheddar &#038; Leek Casserole"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ngg-singlepic ngg-none\" src=\"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-content\/gallery\/recipes\/MashedPotatoCheddarLeekCasserole.jpg\" alt=\"Mashed Potato, Cheddar & Leek Casserole\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"icoDL\" src=\"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-content\/images\/ico_Print.png\" alt=\"download\" title=\"Print Recipe\" onClick=\"window.print()\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/mashed-potato-cheddar-leek-casserole\/email\/\" title=\"Email This Post\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"WP-EmailIcon\" src=\"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-email\/images\/ico_email.png\" alt=\"Email This Post\" title=\"Email This Post\" style=\"border: 0px;\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<span class=\"recTitle\">Mashed Potato, Cheddar &#038; Leek Casserole<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"recPrep\">Prep: 35 minutes<br \/>\nBake: 30 minutes \u2022 Serves: 8<\/span> <!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"recIngre\"><span><\/span>Nonstick cooking spray<br \/>\n<span>2-1\/2<\/span>pounds Yukon gold potatoes (about 6 medium potatoes), peeled and cut into 2-inch chunks (about 8 cups)<br \/>\n<span>1 <\/span>container (8 ounces) sour cream<br \/>\n<span>6 <\/span>tablespoons unsalted butter<br \/>\n<span>1\/2<\/span>teaspoon ground nutmeg<br \/>\n<span>1\/2<\/span> teaspoon salt<br \/>\n<span>1\/2<\/span> teaspoon pepper<br \/>\n<span>8 <\/span>slices smoked bacon (about 1\/2 pound), cut crosswise into 1\/2-inch pieces<br \/>\n<span>2 <\/span>medium leeks, each cut lengthwise in half, then cut crosswise into 1\/2-inch pieces (about 2-1\/2 cups)<br \/>\n<span>2 <\/span>garlic cloves, finely chopped<br \/>\n<span>1 <\/span>package (8 ounces) shredded Cheddar cheese (2 cups)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"recPrep\"><span>1.<\/span>Preheat oven to 350\u00b0. Spray 2- to 2-1\/2-quart glass or ceramic baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. In large covered cooking pot, add potatoes and enough salted water to cover; heat to boiling over high heat. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, 12 to 14 minutes or until potatoes are fork-tender. Drain potatoes, then return to same pot. Add sour cream, butter, nutmeg, salt and pepper. With potato masher, mash potatoes so they are slightly chunky.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"recPrep\"><span>2.<\/span>Meanwhile, in 12-inch skillet, cook bacon over medium-high heat 7 to 9 minutes or until crisp, stirring frequently. With slotted spoon, transfer bacon to paper towel-lined plate.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"recPrep\"><span>3.<\/span>Add leeks to bacon drippings in skillet; cook over medium heat 8 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally. Stir in garlic and cook 1 minute longer, stirring occasionally.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"recPrep\"><span>4.<\/span>Fold leek mixture, bacon and 1 cup cheese into potato mixture until well combined. Spread potato mixture evenly in prepared dish. Bake 20 minutes. Sprinkle remaining 1 cup cheese over potatoes and bake 10 to 12 minutes longer or until top is lightly browned.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"recNut\"><br \/>\nApproximate nutritional values per serving: \u2028<br \/>\n413 Calories, 27g Fat (16g Saturated), 70mg Cholesterol,<br \/>\n419mg Sodium, 30g Carbohydrates, 2g Fiber, 13g Protein<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mashed Potato, Cheddar &#038; Leek Casserole Prep: 35 minutes Bake: 30 minutes \u2022 Serves: 8<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-991","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-recipes","category-08_sides"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/991","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=991"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/991\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":992,"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/991\/revisions\/992"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=991"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=991"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=991"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}