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Recipe of the Week 11/21: Slow Cooker Garlic Sweet Potato Mash

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: 

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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. 

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Drain the potatoes in a colander and return them to the slow cooker. 

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Pour the garlic butter over them, add milk and sour cream and mash until smooth and creamy. 

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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

www.pinterest.com/novaphysicianwellness 

Found by: Brianna Lawless, MS, RDN

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