Greek Yogurt Mashed Potatoes

Name: Greek Yogurt Mashed Potatoes
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 2 pounds Yukon Gold or other yellow potatoes or Russet (Idaho) potatoes; 3 tablespoons Cabot Salted Butter, melted, or extra-virgin olive oil; 1 teaspoon salt or more to taste; ½ teaspoon ground black pepper; ⅔ cup Cabot Lowfat Plain Greek Yogurt or Cabot Plain Greek Yogurt; ⅓ cup milk

Servings

6

When preparing a dish, it’s good to remember that yogurt, especially Greek Yogurt, can be used as a substitute for cream, butter, or milk. While adding cream or milk can help to make a dish extra rich and tasty, it can also make the meal rather heavy and calorie-rich. If you’d like to make your meal a little creamier while keeping the calorie count down, then add a little Greek Yogurt. That’s the idea behind our Greek Yogurt Mashed Potatoes—they’re just as creamy and fluffy as regular mashed potatoes, but they’re a little healthier and lighter. If you think one of your friends or family members might like our potatoes, then please share the recipe after you try it on Facebook, Pinterest, instagram or Twitter.

Ready to whip up some Greek yogurt mashed potatoes? To get started, you’ll need two pounds of Yukon Gold or Russet potatoes, three tablespoons of Cabot Salted Butter (or, if you’d like to make the dish a little lighter, you can go with olive oil instead), salt, ground black pepper, Cabot Lowfat Plain Greek Yogurt, and milk.

In the mood for another cheesy potato recipe? Then make sure to try our very cheesy Cheddar Mashed Potatoes—one of our cheesiest recipes! Cabot is a cooperative of New York and New England farm families, and we take a great deal of pride in making our award-winning cheeses and dairy products. We understand just how important it is to only serve the best to your friends and family at mealtime, which is why we work so hard to make sure that all of our dairy products are truly top notch. After trying our Greek yogurt mashed potatoes recipe, we’d love to hear your thoughts about the dish. We can’t wait to check out your thoughts about the recipe!

Ingredients

2 pounds Yukon Gold or other yellow potatoes or Russet (Idaho) potatoes
3 tablespoons Cabot Salted Butter, melted, or extra-virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon salt or more to taste
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
⅔ cup Cabot Lowfat Plain Greek Yogurt or Cabot Plain Greek Yogurt
⅓ cup milk

Directions

PEEL potatoes and cut into 1-inch pieces.
PUT potatoes in large pot; add about ½ inch of water to pot and place over high heat. Once water is boiling, reduce heat to maintain gentle simmer and cover pan. (Alternatively, use folding vegetable steamer in pot.)
COOK until potatoes meet no resistance when pierced with knife, 20 to 25 minutes. Stir potatoes halfway through cooking, adding more water if it has almost cooked away.
WHISK together in small saucepan over low heat, yogurt and milk until warmed through.
POUR off water from large pot. With ricer set over bowl or potato masher in pot, mash potatoes. Add yogurt/milk mixture, butter or olive oil, salt and pepper, plus any optional additions, and stir in gently.
SERVE immediately, or keep warm in covered bowl set over pan of barely simmering water until ready to serve.

Recipe Tips

Adding fresh chopped herbs like chives or parsley add another flavor boost. You would need about 3 tablespoons.

If you’re looking to make the recipe a little richer you can add 4 - 8 ounces of shredded Cabot Vermont Sharp Cheddar, Extra Sharp Cheddar or Horseradish Cheddar.