Cheesy Loaded Baked Mashed Potatoes Casserole

INGREDIENTS

• 3 lbs potatoes about 9 medium size russet potatoes- boil with 1 1/2 tbsp coarse salt
• 1 lb bacon
• 1 cup plus 2 tbsp unsalted butter 
• 2 minced garlic cloves
• 1 1/4 cup milk
• 1 cup sour cream
• 6 oz cream cheese
• 1 1/2 tsp garlic salt
• 1 1/2 tsp black pepper
• Salt to taste I used 1 1/2 tsp
• 1 cup mozzarella, queso Oaxaca or parmasan
• 2 cups medium cheddar cheese

TIP:  Don’t want to bake them? No problem.  Just melt the cheese with the mashed potatoes and mix in the bacon!