Low Fat Cream Cheese And Chive Mashed Potatoes Recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 pound potatoes, peeled

--cut into 1-inch cubes

--about 4 medium

8 tablespoons nonfat cream cheese

1/4 cup 1% low-fat milk (up to 1/3)

1/3 cup snipped fresh chives

--or 2 tablespoons dried chives

salt and pepper, to taste

Method

1.In medium saucepan over high heat, boil potatoes in 2 inches water, covered, about 12 minutes, or until tender; drain thoroughly.

Shake potatoes in pan 1 to 2 minutes or low heat to dry thoroughly.

2.Mash potatoes with electric mixer or potato masher.

Mix in milk and chives.

Season with salt and pepper.

(Do not overbeat.)

3.Stir gently over low heat just until heated through.

Per serving: About 167 cal, 10 g pro, 33 g car, 1 g fat, 2% cal from fat, 6 mg chol, 218 mg sod, 3 g fiber.

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