Garlic And Cream Mashed Potatoes

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 14 medium potatoes, peeled and cubed (yukon gold are nice to use as well)
• 8 ounces low-fat cream cheese
• 8 ounces low-fat sour cream
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 -4 teaspoons onion powder or 2 -4 teaspoons garlic powder or 2 -4 teaspoons dried roasted garlic
• salt and pepper
• chopped scallions or chives, for garnish

Recipe

• 1 in a large pot, cover potatoes with water and bring to a boil.
• 2 reduce heat to medium and cook potatoes until tender, about 15 minutes.
• 3 drain.
• 4 meanwhile, in a small sauce pan, heat cream cheese, sour cream, milk and 2-4 tsp of the spice of your choice, over low heat until smooth.
• 5 after potatoes are drained, return to pot and begin to mash a bit with a potato masher.
• 6 add half of the cream cheese mixture, and continue mashing, adding more of the liquid as needed.
• 7 combine well, add salt and pepper to taste.
• 8 spoon mixture into a light greased 2 qt caserole dish.
• 9 at this point, the dish can be covered and refrigerated until ready to use.
• 10 remove potatoes from fridge about 30 minutes before baking.
• 11 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 12 remove cover and bake for about an hour, or until heated through.
• 13 top with chopped scallions or chives, and serve.