Yukon Gold Garlic Mashed Potatoes
- Minutes to Prepare:
- Minutes to Cook:
- Number of Servings: 6
Ingredients
Each portion is based on 1.5 potatoes per person:6 Yukon Gold potatoes, skins left on1/4 cup low-fat (1%) buttermilk1/4 1% milk, heated but not boiling2 Tbsp. low-fat cream cheese3 cloves of garlic, peeledsalt & pepper, to taste
1.Wash and cut potatoes into even quarters.
2.Place potatoes into a pot of cold water (so that they all cook evenly). Salt the water, if you are not concerned about sodium.
OPTIONAL:
You can choose to "steam" the potatoes, rather than boil them. Many folks believe this tastes even better...you decide.
3.Toss garlic into the water.
4.Cook until potatoes are tender (about 15 minutes).
5. Drain potatoes in a colander and return potatoes back to the pot.
6. Do not discard garlic! Leave in the potatoes.
7.Leave the pot on very low heat, so that the excess water/moisture can evaporate (otherwise potatoes can be runny)
If you have a food mill, fill it with the cooked potatoes and place it over your pot, left on a very low heat. Turn the handle and allow potatoes to fall into the pot. Now you can "stir" in the remaining ingredients.
8. Otherwise, mash potatoes and add cream cheese and buttermilk and milk. Add the liquid, gradually, as the measurements are all approximate. You might need more, you might need less.
Taste the potatoes and add salt & pepper as desired.
You can even add herbs, such as freshly chopped basil or thyme or fresh chopped chives.
Delicious!
Number of Servings: 6
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user FOODIEWIFE.
2.Place potatoes into a pot of cold water (so that they all cook evenly). Salt the water, if you are not concerned about sodium.
OPTIONAL:
You can choose to "steam" the potatoes, rather than boil them. Many folks believe this tastes even better...you decide.
3.Toss garlic into the water.
4.Cook until potatoes are tender (about 15 minutes).
5. Drain potatoes in a colander and return potatoes back to the pot.
6. Do not discard garlic! Leave in the potatoes.
7.Leave the pot on very low heat, so that the excess water/moisture can evaporate (otherwise potatoes can be runny)
If you have a food mill, fill it with the cooked potatoes and place it over your pot, left on a very low heat. Turn the handle and allow potatoes to fall into the pot. Now you can "stir" in the remaining ingredients.
8. Otherwise, mash potatoes and add cream cheese and buttermilk and milk. Add the liquid, gradually, as the measurements are all approximate. You might need more, you might need less.
Taste the potatoes and add salt & pepper as desired.
You can even add herbs, such as freshly chopped basil or thyme or fresh chopped chives.
Delicious!
Number of Servings: 6
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user FOODIEWIFE.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 126.2
- Total Fat: 1.2 g
- Cholesterol: 4.1 mg
- Sodium: 41.0 mg
- Total Carbs: 28.3 g
- Dietary Fiber: 3.0 g
- Protein: 5.6 g
Member Reviews