Delicious & Healthy Mashed Potato Recipe

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Delicious & Healthy Mashed Potato Recipe
 
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This is a classic spin on mashed potatoes with a bunch of cheese to make the flavors delicious! You can sprinkle with chives at the end for some added green color. The cottage cheese, milk, and Parmesan add to the protein content to feel extra full!
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Recipe type: Side Dish; Vegetable Dish
Cuisine: American
Serves: 6 people
Ingredients
  • 3 Russet Potatoes, sliced into big chunks
  • ½ cup nonfat milk
  • 1 cup fat free cottage cheese
  • ½ cup shredded Parmesan cheese
  • 1 Tbsp onion powder
  • 1 Tbsp garlic powder
  • Salt & Pepper to taste
Instructions
  1. Boil the water and add the potatoes.
  2. Cook for about 8 minutes until the potatoes are soft when you poke them with a fork.
  3. Drain.
  4. Add in all the other ingredients to the pot with the potatoes.
  5. You can use a masher to mash up the potatoes OR you can use a hand-held blender.
  6. Mash & Serve!
Nutrition Information
Serving size: ½ cup Calories: 154.5 Fat: 2.1 Saturated fat: 1.2 Carbohydrates: 24.0 Sugar: 4.4 Sodium: 266.9 Fiber: 2.2 Protein: 10.2 Cholesterol: 7.9

 

6 Comments

  1. Phil
    Phil on June 13, 2014 at 12:28 pm

    I think this meal will be wonderful and so is my daughter.

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    • Sarah Koszyk, RD, MA
      Sarah Koszyk, RD, MA on June 14, 2014 at 4:11 pm

      Aaahhh! Looking forward to Father’s Day, Dad! Will be awesome!

      Reply
  2. Phil
    Phil on June 13, 2014 at 12:29 pm

    I like the best ingredient!

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    • Sarah Koszyk, RD, MA
      Sarah Koszyk, RD, MA on June 14, 2014 at 4:11 pm

      Yum! Yum! Potatoes in my belly!

      Reply
  3. Susan Barletta
    Susan Barletta on November 18, 2020 at 6:09 pm

    Signed up for the News Letter….cooking tips always welcome.

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    • Sarah Koszyk, MA, RDN
      Sarah Koszyk, MA, RDN on November 20, 2020 at 8:57 pm

      Love it! Enjoy your thanksgiving meal! Healthy version too

      Reply

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