Given that you can easily whip up an entire batch of mashed potatoes after adding liquid to them, it shouldn't come as a ...

which is where instant mashed potatoes come into play. These boxes and pouches of dehydrated potato flakes -- usually ...

If it ends up too thin, thicken the soup with some instant mashed potato flakes. Soup with potatoes, parsley, and chili flakes - Irina Burakova/Shutterstock Both chunky and smooth potato soups are ...