But there are plenty of ways to improve instant mashed potatoes — you don't have to just add water and call it a day. In fact ...

It’s the kind of easy one-pan meal that feels a little fancy, tastes downright indulgent and is ready in 20 minutes.

Instant mashed potatoes, for example ... Unlike Hungry Jack or Idahoan, these instructions boast, “Just add water!” so the recipe was more suited for my water-only rule.

Despite usually swearing by homemade mashed potatoes, I decided to try out a variety of instant mashed-potato ... stirring the mix with the boiling water. Just as I anticipated, the texture ...

You don’t have to toss your mashed potatoes and start from scratch just ... water and stir it back into the mashed potatoes until they reach the desired thickness,” says Clark. 3. Add instant ...

And more importantly, if you’re heading out on a backpacking trip or thru-hike, should you stock up on instant mashed potatoes, or will they just take ... them up with water, milk and butter ...

Once boiled and mashed, the skins taste fine, add dynamism, and are, I assume, nutritious. • “It takes longer to boil regular potatoes than to boil water for instant potatoes because you have ...