Just 8 ingredients can give you the best mashed potatoes you’ve ever had. This recipe has a few extras that lend it so much more flavor. There’s a crispy onion topping that might remind you of that tried-and-true classic green bean casserole, but I find the combination of the onions with potatoes to be an even better treat. Perhaps that’s where the name comes from- these potatoes really are that good!

To start this recipe you’ll need to boil and mash the potatoes, then mix them with another secret ingredient, cream cheese. This gives them a wonderful texture that’s both rich and fluffy at the same time.

Then mix in some fresh onions. It might sound a bit odd to have raw onions in the mix, but these will get cooked to perfection when you top the taters with the fried onions and bake them.

When these come out of the oven they are so yummy- a blend of textures that compliments the potato and onion flavor combo beautifully. In fact they pretty show stopping at the table.

These potatoes will have everyone wanting seconds! It’s a good thing this recipe makes a generous number of servings. It’s great dish to make for large gatherings for this very reason.

While I do find the leftovers of this dish to be fantastic, for the best texture serve these piping hot so that the fried onions can be enjoyed extra crispy.