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Lightened-Up Mashed Potatoes

Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Servings: 6

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs yukon gold potatoes, peeled and chopped
  • 6 garlic cloves, peeled (omit if you don't want the garlic flavor)
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 3 tsp light butter
  • 1/2 cup fat free half and half
  • kosher salt
  • ground pepper, to taste
  • reserved cooking water

Instructions

  • Add potatoes and garlic to a large pot and cover completely with water. Add in bay leaf and 1 tbsp kosher salt (I know that sounds like a lot, but most of it will be drained away). Boil potatoes until fork tender, about 15 to 20 minutes.
  • Reserve 1/2 cup of cooking water and set aside. Drain potatoes and let sit in the colander for about 5 minutes, allowing all of the moisture to evaporate/drain. Remove bay leaf. Return potatoes to pot.
  • Add in butter and half and half. Mash, adding in cooking water a little bit at a time until you reach the consistency you like. 
  • Taste for seasoning, adding salt and pepper as desired.

Notes

Click here to determine your WW PersonalPoints for this recipe (if you are logged in to your WW app, it should calculate for you automatically). Serving size is about 2/3 cup.
WW Freestyle SmartPoints: 4 for about 2/3 cup