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Buffalo Mashed Potatoes

Most mashed potatoes are full of butter, cream, and other added fats. But this dish pairs wing sauce with blue cheese, packing tons of flavor and thus eliminating the need for added fats or butter.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    makes 6 servings

Ingredients

1 (24-ounce) package Ore-Ida Steam n’ Mash Cut Russet Potatoes
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons fat-free milk
1 1/2 tablespoons buffalo wing sauce (try to use a thick, all-natural one, but definitely not a thin one like Tabasco; I used Wing Time Hot Buffalo Wing Sauce)
1/4 cup (about 1 ounce) reduced-fat blue cheese (I used Treasure Cave)
Sea salt and pepper, to taste

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Microwave the potatoes according to package directions (do not follow remaining package instructions).

    Step 2

    Meanwhile, combine the milk and wing sauce in a small microwave-safe measuring cup or bowl. Once the potatoes are cooked, microwave the milk mixture on high in 15-second intervals, or until the mixture is warm.

    Step 3

    Put the cooked potatoes in a large bowl. Using a potato masher or large fork, smash them slightly. Add the milk mixture and the blue cheese and continue to mash the potatoes until they are smooth. Season them with salt and pepper. Serve immediately.

  2. nutrition information

    Step 4

    Each (about a heaping 1/2-cup) serving has:

    Step 5

    Calories: 125

    Step 6

    Protein: 5g

    Step 7

    Carbohydrates: 22g

    Step 8

    Fat: 1g

    Step 9

    Saturated Fat: <1g

    Step 10

    Cholesterol: 3mg

    Step 11

    Fiber: 2g

    Step 12

    Sodium: 394mg

Reprinted with permission from I Can't Believe It's Not Fattening! by Devin Alexander. Copyright © 2010 Devin Alexander. Published by Clarkson Potter Publishers, a division of Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. Devin Alexander is the author of The Most Decadent Diet Ever, Fast Food Fix, and coauthor of The New York Times bestsellers The Biggest Loser Cookbook and The Biggest Loser Family Cookbook. She was a chef on NBC's The Biggest Loser and the host of Healthy Decadence on Discover Health and FitTV.
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