Wholesome Mashed Potatoes – Mild, clean, and creamy

Once I inform you I CACKLED after nobody in my household, together with my three younger kids, detected this bowl of deliciousness is half cauliflower…!

Ahem.

Whether or not you’re trying to lighten the carb load on the vacation dinner desk, or serve a nutritious and scrumptious facet dish with dinner tonight, my veggie-packed Wholesome Mashed Potatoes are going to knock your socks off!

Objectively Higher Mashed Potatoes

Wholesome Mashed Potatoes cuts steamed potatoes with cauliflower to create a light-weight and whippy, clean and creamy, objectively higher model of mashed potatoes.

There, I mentioned it.

We maintain the coziness of mashed potatoes then add the velvety texture of whipped cauliflower to create a healthful facet dish that pairs with just about any dinner. Listed here are just a few extra the reason why you’ll love them!

1. Texture: when you’ve ever whipped or blended steamed cauliflower then you already know it takes on the feel of edible velvet. The whipped cauliflower blended with steamed potatoes produces a clean and creamy mashed potato that gained’t develop into thick and pasty.
2. Style: my more healthy mashed potatoes style like…mashed potatoes! As I discussed above, the primary time I served my household this recipe, none of my three kids nor my husband (who’s a mashed potato connoisseur) had any thought there was cauliflower of their mashed potatoes.
3. Vitamin: cauliflower just isn’t solely low carb, however loaded with dietary advantages together with fiber, nutritional vitamins C and Ok, plus folate. In case you’re watching your carbs and/or searching for methods to eat extra veggies, this can be a improbable dish to work into your week.

Components Wanted

All you want are a handful of on a regular basis substances to whip up this tasty, comforting facet dish.

• Russet potatoes: kind the bottom of the wholesome mashed potatoes. You’ll want 2 giant russets which, from a style and texture standpoint, pair completely with cauliflower.
• Cauliflower: trim then chop a head of cauliflower into florets, or buy pre-cut florets from the shop.
• Milk: I sometimes use unsweetened almond milk since my daughter has a dairy allergy, however use no matter you retain available for ingesting.
• Butter: once more, I go for vegan butter, however use what you will have available.
• Smashed garlic cloves: infuse the mashed potatoes and cauliflower with essentially the most scrumptious and comfy taste! In case you’re delicate to garlic, depart it out or lower the quantity.
• Salt and pepper: to style — you already know yours higher than enyone!

The way to Use Them

As I discussed, Wholesome Mashed Potatoes are an effective way to loosen up an in any other case heavy vacation dinner desk, however are simple sufficient to make any evening of the week.

Pair with roasted, baked, or Air Fried Hen, a steamed or Air Fried veggie, or facet salad, and dinner’s completed.

I’ll present you ways!

Serve with Baked Hen Breasts

The way to Make Wholesome Mashed Potatoes

Step 1: Prep the substances.

Begin by prepping potatoes and head of cauliflower. You’ll want 2, giant russet potatoes that weigh ~1-1/2lbs complete, and a 2lb head of cauliflower

Peel then cube the potatoes into 1″ cubes, then trim the cauliflower into similar-sized florets. You’ll want ~5 cups cauliflower florets.

Step 2: Steam the greens.

Fill a big pot with a pair inches of water then place a steamer basket inside and switch the warmth to excessive to deliver the water to a boil.

Steamer baskets are pretty cheap and stand the take a look at of time — I believe I’ve had this one for 15+ years!

As soon as the water is boiling, add the potatoes to the steamer basket then unfold into an excellent layer. Place a lid on high then steam for five minutes.

After 5 minutes, add the cauliflower florets in an excellent layer on high of the potatoes then place the lid again on high.

Steam the potatoes and cauliflower collectively for 15-20 minutes or till each greens are tender.

Step 3: Heat the milk and butter.

Whereas the veggies are steaming, add milk, butter, and smashed garlic cloves to a small saucepan then flip the warmth to low and permit the butter to soften and the garlic to infuse the combination with taste.

As soon as the butter has melted, place a lid on high of the pot to maintain the combination heat and permit the garlic to maintain infusing the milk and butter.

Step 4: Course of the greens.

As soon as the greens are tender, scoop the cauliflower right into a meals processor fitted with an S-blade. I like to make use of a protracted cooking spoon to scoop the greens out of the pot. I LOVE this versatile spoon!

Take away the garlic cloves from the saucepan then add half the milk/butter combination to the meals processor and course of till the cauliflower may be very clean and silky, 1 minute, scraping down the perimeters of the bowl midway via.

Add the steamed potatoes, salt, pepper, and remaining milk/butter combination then pulse to include the potatoes into the whipped cauliflower.

Lastly, course of till the potatoes are very clean, 30 seconds or so.

Style then add extra salt and pepper if crucial, and/or extra milk to get to your required mashed potato consistency, then scoop and serve.

I hope you ADORE this mild and creamy facet dish that’s boosted with further diet. Take pleasure in — and are available again to inform me if anybody in your own home notices it’s half cauliflower!

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