Cheesy Sausage Potato Mountain

by Monika Bartyzel, Posted Jan 13th 2009 @ 4:04PM

Earlier, I blogged about my latest foray into collard greens. The above is the dish I came up with to have alongside it. I'm not sure why I tend to make towers of food when I get creative in my kitchen, but welcome the repetition since every one has turned out so darned good.

This one came about because I didn't have time to thaw anything big, had no bread, and didn't want to have a salad for the third day in a row. So, the one thing I could thaw quick came out of the freezer, sausage, and a small, leftover chunk of cheese came out of the fridge.

I lined a bowl with foil to make sure the potato wouldn't stick (make sure it's oven safe!), then coated the bottom and sides of the bowl with non-stick spray, and then the mashed potatoes. This created a bowl that I put my sauteed, chopped elk sausage and cheese in, before topping with more potatoes, covering with foil, and throwing it in my toaster oven for a bit to melt the cheese. When the greens were done, I took it out, opened the foil, flipped it onto a plate, and peeled the foil away.

It was quick, easy, and quite delicious paired with the collard greens. I think kidlets making mashed tater mountains have the right idea!

Filed Under: Ingredients
Tags: cheese, mashed potatoes, MashedPotatoes, meat, sausage, vegetables

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1-13-2009 @4:15PM Brian J. Geiger said... This…means something.
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1-13-2009 @4:18PM totoro said... I think this happened in Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
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1-13-2009 @4:30PM Kevpod said... Maybe you could combine this with your Brains & Milk for a real culinary adventure.
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1-13-2009 @5:02PM Stephanie said... That may have tasted good, but it sure does not look very appetizing to me. Maybe that's just because I don't care for mashed potatoes? Something about the color in the photo.
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