Best Mashed Potatoes
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- Number of Servings: 4
Ingredients
4 russet or yukon gold potatoes, 2" dice1 cup fat free low sodium chicken broth1 cup fat free sour cream4 Tbl light butter2 tsp garlic powder2 Tbl dried parsley
- Scrub your potatoes thoroughly with a vegetable brush.
- Trim away blemishes.
- Cut potatoes into uniform 2" pieces - a smaller dice with make "gluey" potatoes when mashed.
- Using a large stock pot, cover the potatoes with the chicken broth plus enough cold water to cover the potatoes, not more.
- Bring the pot to a boil. Partially cover the pot and reduce the heat to medium. Simmer the potatoes 18 - 20 minutes.
- When the potatoes are fork-tender, reserve 1/2 cup of the water from the pot and set aside.
- Drain potatoes in a colander. Shake off as much extra liquid as possible.
- Return the potatoes to the pot and heat on low about 2 minutes, until potatoes are completely dry.
- While potatoes are drying, combine garlic, sour cream, butter and 2 Tbl potato water. Microwave 1 minute; stir to combine.
- Pour the sour cream mixture evenly over the potatoes.
- Mash with a potato masher.
- Add more potato water to smooth texture as necessary.
- Sprinkle with parsley flakes before serving.
Serving Size: makes 4 servings
- Trim away blemishes.
- Cut potatoes into uniform 2" pieces - a smaller dice with make "gluey" potatoes when mashed.
- Using a large stock pot, cover the potatoes with the chicken broth plus enough cold water to cover the potatoes, not more.
- Bring the pot to a boil. Partially cover the pot and reduce the heat to medium. Simmer the potatoes 18 - 20 minutes.
- When the potatoes are fork-tender, reserve 1/2 cup of the water from the pot and set aside.
- Drain potatoes in a colander. Shake off as much extra liquid as possible.
- Return the potatoes to the pot and heat on low about 2 minutes, until potatoes are completely dry.
- While potatoes are drying, combine garlic, sour cream, butter and 2 Tbl potato water. Microwave 1 minute; stir to combine.
- Pour the sour cream mixture evenly over the potatoes.
- Mash with a potato masher.
- Add more potato water to smooth texture as necessary.
- Sprinkle with parsley flakes before serving.
Serving Size: makes 4 servings
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 266.0
- Total Fat: 6.2 g
- Cholesterol: 20.0 mg
- Sodium: 125.5 mg
- Total Carbs: 38.8 g
- Dietary Fiber: 4.0 g
- Protein: 5.1 g
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