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I could not calculate 1 teaspoon of plain, nonfat yogurt into the recipe with the Sparkpeople calculator, but please add.
This is my daughters recipe that she brings to all family get togethers. Everyone loves it and it can be made more healthy by changing some ingredients to low fat, low sodium for the soups and for sour cream low fat or fat free. The cheddar cheese can also be low fat. These ingredients are based on the way my daughter makes it though.
Recipe uses no added salt for a lower sodium product for breakfast!
This is a basic recipe that I use when I sear any kind of meat-- I don't think that searing meat is fattening, because I use a non-stick pan with a maximum of 1 Tbsp of olive oil.
The secret to good mashed potatoes is to use a food mill-- I leave the skin on, and the mill will take care of peeling the potatoes, too! DO NOT use a food processor or blender. It will result in a very sticky and rubbery end product.
This recipe was originally written to use a lot of heavy cream and 1 stick of unsalted butter. I wanted to figure out how to slim it down, but get creamy delicious results. It worked!
My tips for avoiding watery mashed potatoes is to drain the potatoes and return to the pot on a very low heat for 1 minute. This lets all the water evaporate. THEN, use a food mill. I will never use a potato masher again! You get creamy potatoes without needed a lot of cream.
Stove Top mix is no longer in my pantry. Making stuffing, from scratch isn't that hard to do at all!
Each serving is based on 1/2 cup serving. I don't eat a large mound of this, to watch calories.
NOTE: You can also make this dish in a crockpot, if you have the time.