Friday, November 29, 2013

Mashed Potato Casserole

MASHED POTATO CASSEROLE
Makes 7 - 1 cup servings
Can be made the night before and stored in the refrigerator.
Cooking Light May 1994 (Modified 2013)

Ingredients:
2 pounds baking potatoes, peeled and cut into 1” pieces
1 (8 oz) tub nonfat cream cheese (Lowfat is fine)
1 c plain nonfat yogurt
½ t garlic powder
¼ t salt
Vegetable cooking spray
2 T reduced calorie margarine, melted (Butter is fine)
½ t paprika (amount approximate - make it look nice)

Instructions:
Place potato in a saucepan; add water to cover and bring to a boil.
Cover, reduce heat and simmer 25 minutes or until very tender.
Drain. Mash by hand and combine potato, cream cheese and next 3 ingredients in a bowl.  Beat at medium speed with electric mixer 2 minutes or until smooth.  Spoon into an 11x7x2 inch baking dish coated with cooking spray.  Drizzle margarine over potato mixture.  Sprinkle with paprika.  Bake, uncovered at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

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