Vol. 20: Boston Market's Loaded Mashed Potatoes

It may not seem like it from the items I've chosen to review thus far, but I love my chicken.  Fried chicken, grilled chicken, rotisserie chicken, you name it.  And almost never do the side dishes actually live past the poultry assault, unless, of course, there's simply a pantload of chicken to begin with. 

Then I met these little beauties.  Well, actually, the Boston Market website told me about them in one of those newfangled "e-mail" thingies.  Bragging about their new side dishes.  Now Boston Market's mashed potatoes and gravy are delicious in and of themselves, so when I heard that they mixed in cheddar cheese, bacon, sour cream, butter, and chives, I of course had to immediately inhale them with gluttonous abandon try them out for the sake of science.

Now you'll have to excuse my lack of "authentic" picture here, because I did naughty things to them and didn't want to leave photographic evidence ate them so quickly, I didn't get a chance to snap a picture.  So we'll have to deal with the corporate picture.  Or, better yet, you could go get your own.  And bring me some, too.

They're significantly thicker than the typical mashed potatoes they serve, which is to be expected because of all the dang goodies they managed to stuff inside what is typically a supporting actor role.  I took one bite of these delicious diet-wreckers, and I can honestly say I forgot there was rotisserie chicken on the plate between me and them.  They are phenomenal!  Imagine, if you will, the best parts of a loaded baked potato, or potato skin, or, heck with it, it's bacon and cheese and sour cream, what other inspiration do you need?  Held together with real mashed potatoes, not some reconstituted crap from powdered flakes with ingredients that only those with an IQ above 170 can pronounce. 

Now, it *is* Boston Market, so the sides are high end when compared to other fast food joints.  (i.e. KFC mashed potatoes, $1.69.  Desire to eat KFC mashed potatoes, 2/5.)  On the same token, though, keep in mind that you're actually eating real food, it tastes fantastic, and oh, that other thing?  Yeah, you'll actually want to eat these, rather than choke them down while crying tears of starving dolphins wondering if you've passed your sodium intake for the year.

Bottom line, in case you haven't gotten it, yet, is you need to try these.  Unless you don't eat bacon.  Then just have that part omitted.  They'll still amazing.

The Verdict

5/5.  The price is totally offset by the awesomeness.  I'd pay six bucks for a large side, easy.  Which is good, because they're not six bucks.