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Recipe tags: 5 or less ingredients, Microwave, Vegetarian

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Vegetables

Almost Mashed Potatoes

Recipe submitted by DaVita dietitian Amity from Florida.

Yield: 6 servings

Serving size:  1/2 cup

Ingredients

• 6 cups cauliflower (1 medium head
• 4 ounces cream cheese
• 1 teaspoon garlic
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper

Preparation

1. Cut cauliflower into pieces and rinse with water.
2. Place cauliflower pieces in a microwave safe dish, cover and cook on high for 8 to 10 minutes or until soft.
3. Drain off moisture from cooked cauliflower.
4. Carefully place hot cauliflower in a blender and blend until smooth.
5. Add cream cheese, garlic, and pepper. Blend to combine ingredients.
6. Remove from blender and serve hot.

Nutrients per serving

• Calories: 94
• Protein: 3 g
• Carbohydrate: 6 g
• Fat: 7 g
• Cholesterol: 19 mg
• Sodium: 76 mg
• Potassium: 198 mg
• Phosphorus: 54 mg
• Calcium: 22 mg
• Fiber: 3.4 g

Renal and Renal Diabetic Food Choices

• 1 vegetable, medium potassium
• 1-1/2 fat

Helpful hints

• Garlic powder may be substituted for the minced garlic.
• Since cauliflower is bland like potatoes, this recipe tastes similar to mashed potatoes. The potassium content is 100 mg lower per serving.
• To reduce fat content, use light cream cheese. Protein, sodium, potassium and phosphorus content will be slightly higher.

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  Ron S. says:

make this all the time for my mother in law and she loves it so glad she can have this instead of potatoes.

Reviewed: Apr. 06, 2009, 12:51 PM  -  Inappropriate review?   

  dorothy v. says:

can he eat instent mash potatoes? instead of soaking real ones? thank you Moderator Response: Instant mashed potatoes are lower in potassium than fresh potatoes. After leaching, the fresh potatoes are around 40 mg lower in potassium than the instant potatoes, so yes, you could substitute and still be in an acceptable range. You could also use nondairy creamer instead of milk when making the instant potatoes. Some brands of instant potatoes contain extra sodium. Look for the lowest sodium brands.

Reviewed: May. 29, 2008, 7:25 AM  -  Inappropriate review?   

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