Quickie garlic cheese potatoes

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 2
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 329.1
  • Total Fat: 22.9 g
  • Cholesterol: 66.6 mg
  • Sodium: 323.3 mg
  • Total Carbs: 16.2 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 1.6 g
  • Protein: 17.4 g

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Introduction

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Number of Servings: 2

Ingredients

    Medium yellow potato, raw, in skin
    Pat unsalted butter
    Grated monterey jack cheese (1 cup or to taste)
    A few leaves basil
    1-3 cloves garlic (to taste)
    1/3 cup milk (to taste)

    Garlic press
    Eating fork
    Small kitchen knife
    Microwave safe bowl
    Microwave

Directions

Stab potato with a fork several times, place in a microwave-safe eating bowl, and microwave 6-8 minutes (depending on your microwave; may be less for some high-powered units) until potato is soft and a fork slides in easily.

Meanwhile, de-vein garlic and place in a garlic press. Chop basil leaves into small bits. Grate the cheese if not pre-grated. Cut a large pat of butter (about 1 T).

When the potato is done, dice with a knife. Add butter and milk and smash with the fork. Add the basil and smash the garlic with the garlic press, repeating several times to get all the garlic juice out. Discard remaining garlic bits from press and mash garlic and basil into potatoes. Add cheese to taste or until potatoes start to cling together from the melting cheese.

Makes two small people servings or one big person serving.

Number of Servings: 2

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user KALANY.