RECIPE: Garlic Mashed Potatoes & Cauliflower

Got a craving for yummy mashed potatoes, but don't want to break the calorie-bank to eat 'em?  Try this recipe for garlic mashed cauliflower and potatoes!  

It's not quite as creamy as straight potatoes, but I think it's darn tasty. Serving size is large enough to fill your tummy without making you feel too guilty.  

Plus, you get around 6 grams of fiber and protein and all of your vitamin C and for only 141 kcals and under 2 grams of fat! 

Compare that to the EXACT same serving size of straight mashed potato, prepared the EXACT same way, and you will see the difference...  That has less fiber, less protein, only a third of your vitamin C, and it will cost you 276 calories and over five grams of fat. Yikes!

I'm sure you could get creative with it and add/remove things to your liking, but sometimes I just want plain old garlic mashed. Mmmmm!

Ingredients:

• 1 (16 oz) bag of frozen cauliflower florets
• 11 oz potato, peeled and cubed
• 1 Tbs minced garlic
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 Tbs Smart Balance Light

Directions:

1. Bring water to a boil in a medium sized stock pot
2. Add potatoes and cook until they are about halfway done. Then add cauliflower and cook until everything is mash-able.
3. Drain the potatoes and cauliflower and let them hang out in the drainer.
4. Into the still-hot pan with the burner still on, put the Smart Balance Light and the garlic and saute until the garlic is soft and aromatic.
5. Turn off the heat and add the cauliflower potatoes back into the pan. Add the salt (and pepper if you want - I had run out - and any other spices you might like) and then smash the crap outta everything!

Yields 3 servings.  

PLEASE NOTE: Nutritional information is for one serving.  All recipes seen here are 100% vegan.  Because I suffer enough when it comes to eating my food - no other living, breathing, feeling creature needs to suffer as well, ever.