Loaded Baked Potato Casserole

Ingredients

• 6.5 oz garlic-and-herb spreadable cheese 
• 6 servings garnish: chives fresh chopped
• 4 slices bacon crumbled cooked
• 0.5 cup milk 
• 0.5 teaspoon pepper 
• 22 oz potatoes frozen mashed
• 1 teaspoon salt 
• 4 oz cheddar cheese shredded

Equipment

• oven
• baking pan

Directions

1. Prepare potatoes according to package directions.
2. Stir in spreadable cheese and next 4 ingredients; stir until blended.
3. Spread mixture on bottom of a lightly-greased 11- x 7-inch baking dish; top with Cheddar cheese.
4. Bake at 350 for 25 to 30 minutes or until thoroughly heated.
5. Garnish, if desired.
6. Note: For testing purposes only, we used frozen Ore-Ida Mashed Potatoes and Alouette Garlic & Herbs
7. Spreadable Cheese.