Mashed Potatoes And Squash With Gruyere

By á-170456

Ingredients

• Nonstick vegetable oil spray
• 1 butternut squash - (abt 2 lbs) halved, seeded
• 1 pound russet potatoes peeled, and cut into 1" pieces
• 3 garlic cloves peeled
• 4 tablespoons finely-grated Gruyère cheese (abt 1 oz)
• Salt to taste
• Freshly-ground black pepper to taste

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray baking sheet with nonstick spray. Place squash halves, cut-side down, on prepared sheet. Bake until squash is very tender when pierced with fork, about 1 hour. Scoop out squash pulp; transfer to bowl and mash until almost smooth.

Meanwhile, cook potatoes and garlic in large saucepan of boiling salted water until potatoes are very tender, about 20 minutes. Drain. Return potato mixture to saucepan and mash until almost smooth. Add squash and mash to blend well. Stir in 3 tablespoons cheese. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Transfer mashed vegetable mixture to 9-inch-diameter glass pie dish. Sprinkle with remaining 1 tablespoon cheese. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)

Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Bake vegetable mixture until heated through, about 15 minutes if at room temperature or 25 minutes if chilled. Serve hot.

This recipe yields 6 servings.

Per serving: calories, 135; total fat, 2 g; saturated fat, 1 g; cholesterol, 5 mg