Pennsylvania Dutch Potato Filling Recipe & Kroger Gift Card Giveaway! #SimpleGoodness

The holiday’s are coming and it’s time to start planning for the biggest meals of the season. If I had to choose one thing that’s always guaranteed to get passed around the dinner table more than a few times, it’s my Mom’s Pennsylvania Dutch Potato Filling Recipe.  For those that have never heard of filling it is sort of a combination of mashed potatoes and stuffing.  Country Crock helps me make my Mom’s Pennsylvania Dutch Potato Filling creamy and delicious. Plus it gives it that fresh country taste everyone loves.  Right now you can save $.55/1 Country Crock Tub .

Here is my Mom’s recipe.  I hope you like it!

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Pennsylvania Dutch Potato Filling

• 5 lbs of Potatoes peeled and cut into chunks
• 16 Tablespoons of Country Crock divided, plus more for top of casserole (optional)
• 3 Stalks of celery with leaves Chopped
• 1 Large egg
• 1 large onion Chopped
• 1/2 loaf of stale or toasted white sandwich bread (approximately) torn into pieces
• 2 Cups of milk divided
• Fresh or dried parsley to taste
• Salt & Pepper to taste

1. Place the potato cubes into a large pot and cover with salted water. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until tender, about 25 minutes. Drain and allow to steam dry for a minute or two.
2. Melt 8 tablespoons of Country Crock  in a large skillet over medium heat, and cook and stir the onions and celery until they are reduced and browned, about 30 minutes.
3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
4. Grease a 9 x 13 baking pan
5. Place another 8 tablespoons of Country Crock into the a bowl and add the potatoes and egg.
6. Pour in 1 cup of milk, the onion and celery and mix with a hand or stand mixer. The mixture should look like a a soupy or loose mashed potato mixture
7. Add bread, parsley, salt and pepper to taste. Fold into the potato mixture (by hand)
8. If the mixture gets too tight or stiff; add additional milk in 1/2 cup increments until you get a creamy whipped consistency
9. Spoon into baking sheet (top with additional Country Crock if desired) and bake in the preheated oven until the browned, about 1 hour

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Now for even more fun, how would you like to win a $50 Kroger gift card?  I hope you enjoyed my recipe and I’d love to see your family’s version of mashed potatoes.  Head over to our Facebook page, and look for my recipe pinned to the top.  Leave a comment or share a photo of your family’s favorite mashed potato recipe and use the hash tag #SimpleGoodness (required to enter).  I’ll pick a winner at random on November 22nd.  Good luck!