Think mashed potatoes are just a side dish? Think again. These 13 genius recipes turn leftover spuds into comfort-food gold.

You can get quite particular with baked potatoes. I make some to recall a dish the chef Mark Ladner used to make with pasta at Del Posto in New York, with crab, jalapeño and mint. I like a twice ...

They're topped with more cheddar that browns in the oven. If you've ever wondered how to make twice-baked potatoes, there's no better place to start than this essential recipe from star chef ...

For 20 years, Ann Taylor Pittman built a career of creating healthy recipes at Cooking Light magazine ... and remaining bacon. Make-Ahead Mashed Potatoes With Cream Cheese ...

Spend some time making few dishes ahead of time. Tuck them in the freezer to make entertaining a breeze. Be a guest at your own party and enjoy the fun. Cheddar Cheese Stuffed Potatoes make ...

Best of all, these potatoes reheat like a dream, and can easily be made ahead of time ... temperature as the potatoes bake. Every bit of the process works to make mashed potatoes that stay ...

I love this take on twice-baked potatoes. This recipe calls for mascarpone and chives but no milk or sour cream. The side dish can be served straight out of the oven or made ahead of time.

Twice-baked potatoes never taste as good as they look ... and then bake them kind of to order? -Um, yeah. You can make these ahead of time. -Mm-hmm. -You would fill them, cover them with plastic ...