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Slow Cooker Garlic Sweet Potato Mash Yields 5 servings
Ingredients:
4 medium sweet potatoes (2lbs) peeled & cubed into 1-inch pieces
1 tbsp butter
3 cloves garlic, crushed
1/2 cup 1% milk
2 tbsp light sour cream
salt and fresh cracked ground pepper, to taste
Directions:
Place the sweet potatoes in the slow cooker and add just enough water to cover them. 2.
Add salt to the water, then cover and set the slow cooker to 4 hours on LOW. 3.
Just before the potatoes are ready, melt the butter in a small sauté pan and sauté garlic until lightly golden.
Drain the potatoes in a colander and return them to the slow cooker.
Pour the garlic butter over them, add milk and sour cream and mash until smooth and creamy.
Adjust salt and pepper to taste and keep the slow cooker set to warm until ready to eat or up to 2 hours.
Meal Plan Check Boxes:
Meal plans with 0 grain servings, count towards: 1 Fruit and 1 Dairy
Meal Plans with 1 grain serving, count towards: 1 grain and 1 fruit
Meals with with 2 or more grain servings count towards: 2 grains
Nutritional Facts: Serving: 3/4 cup, Calories: 150, Carbohydrates: 27g, Protein: 3g, Fat: 3.5g, Sodium: 27mg, Fiber: 3g, Sugar: 1g
Adapted From: https://www.skinnytaste.com/slow-cooker-garlic-sweet-potato-mash/#recipe
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Found by: Brianna Lawless, MS, RDN
