Food and Recipes Recipes Tasty Tex-Mex Mashed Potato Bake Be the first to rate & review! Mashed potatoes will never be boring again! This Tasty Tex-Mex Mashed Potato Bake gets a spicy kick with the addition of chorizo sausage, green chiles, and pepper Jack cheese. By Southern Living Editors Southern Living Editors Since 1966, the editors of Southern Living have been carrying out the mission of the brand: to bring enjoyment, fulfillment, and inspiration to our readers by celebrating life in the South. We inspire creativity in their homes, their kitchens, their gardens, and their personal style. We are a friend they can trust, a guide to the seasons, a helping hand during the holidays, and a relentless champion of the Southern way of life. Southern Living's editorial guidelines Published on October 17, 2018 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Jennifer Davick Hands On Time: 25 mins Total Time: 50 mins Yield: 6 to 8 servings Ingredients 4 pounds baking potatoes 2 teaspoons salt 1 1/4 cups warm buttermilk 1/2 cup warm milk 1/4 cup melted butter 1/2 teaspoon pepper 1 teaspoon salt 1 (4.5-oz.) can chopped green chiles 1 1/4 cups (5 oz.) shredded pepper Jack cheese 1/2 cup finely chopped cooked chorizo sausage Directions Peel potatoes; cut into 2-inch pieces. Bring potatoes, 2 tsp. salt, and water to cover to a boil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat; boil 20 minutes or until tender. Drain. Return potatoes to Dutch oven, reduce heat to low, and cook, stirring occasionally, 3 to 5 minutes or until potatoes are dry. Mash potatoes with a potato masher to desired consistency. Stir in warm buttermilk, warm milk, melted butter, pepper, and 1 tsp. salt, stirring just until blended. Stir in green chiles, pepper Jack cheese, and chorizo sausage, and spoon the mixture into a lightly greased 2 1/2-qt. baking dish or 8 (10-oz.) ramekins. Bake at 350° for 35 minutes. Rate it Print