Mashed Potatoes with Pepper Jack and Bacon

Name: Mashed Potatoes with Pepper Jack and Bacon
Ingredients: 4 slices, bacon; 2 pounds, russet potatoes, peeled, quartered, and cut into 1-inch chunks; 4 tablespoons, unsalted butter, melted; 1/2 teaspoon, table salt; 1/8 teaspoon, ground black pepper; 1/2 - 3/4 cup, half-and-half, hot; 3 tablespoons, sour cream; 2 cups, shredded pepper Jack cheese or shredded Horseradish Jack cheese

Side Dishes
Potatoes
Thanksgiving

Appears in Cook's Country February/March 2005

Liven up basic mashed potatoes with bacon and Pepper Jack cheese.

SERVES 4 to 6

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