Betty Crocker Potato Buds {Giveaway}

Despite my daily regimen of mostly cooking from scratch, I do keep instant potatoes in the pantry. They're great for thickening soups and even for making a nice topping on a shepherd's pie without having to go through the trouble of boiling potatoes.

As a member of My Blog Spark, I was sent a box of Potato Buds from Betty Crocker to try out.  After all, comfort food season is upon us.

 

I used this in two ways: first, I made straight-up mashed potatoes and topped them with some mushrooms cooked in red wine, butter and onions.  It made an awesome gravy for the potatoes.

Second, I used the Potato Buds to thicken up a Autumn Squash stew.  What a lovely, velvety texture.

 

These are great to have on hand in a pinch, if you're not feeling much like peeling and waiting for potatoes to cook.  They literally can be on the table in about 5 minutes.

In addition, you can find a coupon for $0.55 off one package of Betty Crocker Potato Buds HERE.  And for more information, visit BettyCrocker.com, and be sure to follow Betty Crocker on Twitter and "Like" the Facebook page to keep up with all of the latest news on your Betty Crocker favorites.

WIN IT!

Betty Crocker and My Blog Spark are offering one lucky K&K reader

A Betty Crocker Potato Buds Prize package!

includes a box of Potato Buds, a bamboo bowl, spoon and silicon trivet

To Enter
Visit Betty Crocker and leave a comment here telling me what you'd make with the Potato Buds or your favorite recipe that uses them.

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• Follow @katydidandkid and tweet this giveaway, leaving a link to your tweet in the comments. You can tweet once per day (leave a comment each day). You can copy and paste my tweet if you'd like: Win a Potato Buds prize pack from @BettyCrocker and #MyBlogSpark @katydidandkid http://goo.gl/fb/zfaRs Includes trivet, bamboo bowl, & spoon

You must do the first entry in order to enter ("I want to win, thanks!" comments will NOT be considered). You will have until Sunday October 17th at 11:59pm EST to enter. The winner will be chosen via random number generator the next day and notified by email. I'll also post the winners on my blog HERE. If I don't hear back from the winner within 72 hours, I'll pick another.
Disclosure: I received a Potato Buds gift package courtesy of Betty Crocker and My Blog Spark for participating in this promotion.