Loaded Baked Potato Casserole

Bag of some type of white potatoes (I use Russets)
Butter
Sour cream
Salt and Pepper to taste
Milk (you can use Skim)
Real bacon bits (1 jar)
Green onions
Shredded mild cheddar cheese (3-4 cups)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Peel and cut potatoes into cubes. Boil until soft, drain and place back in warm pot (this was soak up left over water). Add a little milk to begin with and about 2 tbsp of butter, mash potatoes with masher until mixed well. Add salt and pepper to taste, more milk if necessary to give a creamy consistency and more butter if you like, stir to mix. Next, add about 1/2 to 1 cup sour cream, 3/4 of bacon bits, about 2 cups shredded cheese (more or less depending on how cheesy you like things!) and about 3/4 cup chopped green onions. Mix all this together and place in casserole dish. Top with remaining bacon bits, cheese and more of the chopped green onions.
Bake at 350 for about 30-45 minutes.

-via former mlob blog