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Lightened Up Mashed Potatoes - Ready to Eat

<p>Sinfully creamy yet guiltlessly low in fat, these Lightened Up Mashed Potatoes are deceptively decadent! Bake these potatoes before freezing, so you can pull them out and simply reheat when you need a crowd-pleasing side dish!</p>
12 Servings Recipe By

Ingredients

  • 9 2/3 ounces cook Potatoes, Instant
  • 4 ounces Sour Cream, Fat Free
  • 8 ounces soften Cream Cheese, Reduced Fat
  • 1/8 teaspoons Salt
  • 1/8 teaspoons Black Pepper
  • 2 teaspoons Garlic Powder
  • 2 tablespoons Margarine, Reduced Fat
  • 1/2 teaspoons Parsley, Dried
  • 1/8 teaspoons Paprika

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Nutritional Information

  • 1 serving = about 1 cup
  • 170 Calories
  • 9g Total Fat
  • 5g Sat Fat
  • 0g Trans Fat
  • 23g Cholesterol
  • 400mg Sodium
  • 17g Total Carb
  • 1g Fiber
  • 3g Total Sugars (Includes 0g Added Sugars)
  • 5g Protein
  • 7 WW Freestyle

Make It Now Cooking Directions

These directions are for cooking this recipe to serve immediately and NOT to freeze for later.

  1. Pour prepared potatoes into a large mixing bowl.
  2. Beat in sour cream, cream cheese, salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
  3. Transfer to a baking dish.
  4. Slice margarine and arrange on top of potatoes, then sprinkle parsley and paprika on top.
  5. Bake at 350F for 1 hour or until heated through.

Freeze For Later Cooking Directions

These directions help you cook or prepare this meal PRIOR to being frozen for serving later (see Serving Day Directions when you are ready to prepare it to eat).

Why would I want to freeze this?

  1. Pour prepared potatoes into a large mixing bowl.
  2. Beat in sour cream, cream cheese, salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
  3. Divide into baking pans.
  4. Slice margarine and arrange on top of potatoes, then sprinkle parsley and paprika on top.
  5. Bake at 350F for 1 hour or until heated through.
  6. Let cool.
  7. Wrap tightly in foil, label and freeze.

Make From Frozen Serving Day Directions

These directions help you cook or reheat this meal AFTER it's been frozen for when you are ready to eat it.

  1. Thaw: In fridge
  2. Reheat in microwave until heated through, transferring to a microwave-safe dish, if necessary.