"Healthified" Mashed Potatoes

By KeyIngredient

81% less fat • 31% fewer calories • 86% more iron than the original recipe—see the comparison. If you think you have to give up your favorite mashed potatoes, think again. With a few minor changes, you can feel better about saying, "Please pass the potatoes." From eatbetteramerica.

Prep Time:15 min
Start to Finish:45 min
makes:10 servings (1/2 cup each)

Ingredients

• 3 lb unpeeled red or Yukon gold potatoes (about 8 medium), cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 to 2/3 cup buttermilk
• Freshly ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives, if desired

Details

Servings 10
Adapted from eatbetteramerica.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. In 3-quart saucepan, place potatoes; add just enough water to cover. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer 15 to 20 minutes or until potatoes are tender; drain.
2. In same saucepan, mash potatoes, oil and salt with potato masher just until lumpy. Gradually add buttermilk, mashing until blended but still lumpy. (Amount of buttermilk needed to make potatoes creamy depends on variety of potatoes used.) Season to taste with pepper. Stir in chives.
High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): Increase buttermilk to 2/3 to 1 cup. Use 4-quart saucepan.

Nutritional Information
1 Serving: Calories 130 (Calories from Fat 15); Total Fat 1 1/2g (Saturated Fat 0g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 135mg; Total Carbohydrate 25g (Dietary Fiber 3g, Sugars 2g); Protein 3g Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 0%; Vitamin C 15%; Calcium 4%; Iron 15% Exchanges: 1 1/2 Starch; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable Carbohydrate Choices: 1 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.