Light Mashed Potatoes

Submitted by CookingONTheSide

"Fat-free half-and-half gives these potatoes the same silky texture you'd get with heavy cream but without the fat and cholesterol. Recipe is from Good Housekeeping."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 4
• Yields: 4 1/2 cups
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 2 lbs yukon gold potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1 tablespoon margarine or 1 tablespoon butter
• salt
• 1⁄2 cup fat-free half-and-half, warmed

directions

1. In 4-quart saucepan, combine potatoes and enough water to cover; heat to boiling on high.
2. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 8-10 minutes or until potatoes are fork-tender.
3. Reserve 1/4 cup cooking water; drain potatoes.
4. Return potatoes to saucepan.
5. Mash with margarine and 3/4 teaspoon salt.
6. Gradually add warm half-and-half, continuing to mash potatoes until smooth and well blended; add reserved cooking water if necessary.
7. Transfer to serving dish.

Reviews

[Annacia]

What a great treat, mashed potatoes! I love the tiny bite sized Yukon Golds and always try to keep them in the house although I don't use them often. With this recipe I can enjoy them more often. I didn't use any margarine but mixed a wee bit of chicken base into the "cream". Very good flavor that I believe I could even sneak past DH without him knowing that that they are healthy. How cool is that! :D. Thanks so much Lainey.

 

[SusieQusie]

As contradictory as the name sounds, fat free half-and-half is a blessing to dieters! Even omitting the butter, the combo of the yukon golds and the _cream_ made for wonderful mashed potatoes. Feeling rather righteous, I proceeded to then douse them with the gravy from Recipe #13269 . ;-) Thanks for posting your recipe!