Slow Cooker Potatoes

(Courtesy of Betty Crocker)

Ingredients:
3 c. boiling water
1 1/2 c. milk
1/2 c. butter or margarine, cut into pieces
1/2 c. sour cream
1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese, cut into cubes
1 tsp. garlic salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
4 c. instant mashed potatoes
Gravy or chopped fresh parsley, if desired


Directions:
Spray a 3-4 quart slow cooker with cooking spray.  In slow cooker, mix boiling water, milk, butter, sour cream and cream cheese with a wire whisk until blended.  Add garlic, salt, pepper and dry mashed potatoes; mix just until blended.


Cover; cook on low heat for 1 1/2 hours, stirring once after 1 hour.


Before serving, stir potatoes.  Serve immediately, or hold in slow cooker on low heat setting up to 3 hours, stirring every 30 minutes.  If potatoes become too thick, stir in additional milk, a couple tablespoons at a time.  Serve sprinkled with parsley or with gravy, if desired.