Sara's Low Fat Creamy Cheesy Potatoes

SaraFish's Note:

I'm doing Weight Watchers and I'm really missing rich cheesy foods like scalloped potatoes so I developed this dish using fat free and low fat dairy products and it's so good! Hope you like it too!

• Total Time: 45 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 6 cups potatoes, cubed
• 2 tablespoons fat-free margarine (I use I Can't Believe It's Not Butter FAT FREE)
• 1/2 cup onion, chopped
• 3/4 cup nonfat milk
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1/2 cup plain fat-free yogurt
• 1 cup low-fat cheddar cheese, divided
• 1 teaspoon spicy mustard
• 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese, grated, divided
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 large green onion, chopped

Directions:

1. Boil cubed potatoes for 20 to 25 minutes, until just tender. Drain.
2. Melt fat-free margarine in a saucepan; saute onion until tender.
3. In a measuring cup, combine milk and flour; add to onions.
4. Cook and stir a minute or two until thickened.
5. Turn off heat and stir in yogurt, 1/2 cup cheddar cheese, spicy mustard, 1 tablespoon Parmesan, salt, pepper and green onion.
6. It's okay that the cheese doesn't melt at this step.
7. In a mixing bowl, combine hot cooked potatoes and onion/cheese sauce.
8. Pour into casserole dish that has been sprayed with Pam.
9. Sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup cheddar and 1 Tablespoon Parmesan cheese over top.
10. Bake in preheated 350 degree Fahrenheit oven for about 15 minutes until bubbling.
11. Cool for about 5 minutes to thicken before serving.

Reviews

[pferde01]

This was excellent, I made one substitution. I only had vanilla lowfat yogurt and used that instead. I dont know if it affected the taste but everyone really enjoyed them.

[KissaK1]

Wow, I was in potato heaven last night. I made these almost exactly as written except for two things: I had a craving for mashed potatoes and somehow didn't realize that this recipe wasn't for mashed. So before putting them in the casserole dish to bake, I mashed them up so that they were chunky mashed potatoes rather than cubed. I also substituted non fat sour cream instead of fat-free yogurt and it turned out really tasty. I can't believe that these are fat free because they taste soooo good. It also makes a ton, so I have a good amount of leftovers. Thanks for a great recipe!

[Andrea in NH]

These are tasty and easy to make. The only thing I omitted was the green onion as I didn't have any. This is a keeper.