Mashed Red Potatoes

Name: Mashed Red Potatoes
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 8 medium red potatoes, quartered; 3 garlic cloves, peeled; 2 tablespoons butter; 1/2 cup fat-free milk, warmed; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Total Time Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Yield 6 servings

Test Kitchen Approved

In this recipe for creamy garlic mashed red potatoes, you can leave the vegetable peeler in the drawer. Keeping the skins on the potatoes gives these mashed potatoes a gorgeous rustic look.

Ingredients

8 medium red potatoes, quartered
3 garlic cloves, peeled
2 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup fat-free milk, warmed
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Directions

Place potatoes and garlic in a large saucepan; cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until potatoes are very tender.
Drain well. Add the butter, milk and salt; mash. Stir in cheese.

Nutrition Facts

1 cup: 190 calories, 5g fat (3g saturated fat), 14mg cholesterol, 275mg sodium, 36g carbohydrate (0 sugars, 4g fiber), 8g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 starch, 1/2 fat.

These creamy garlic mashed potatoes are so good, you can serve them plain—no butter or gravy is needed. This is the only way I make my mashed potatoes. —Valerie Mitchell, Olathe, Kansas

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