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Mashed Potatoes with Sour Cream and Garlic

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Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Mar 17, 2020
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Love your mashers full of dairy? So do we! Which is why we can’t get enough of these mashed potatoes with sour cream and garlic. Sour cream and milk work together to create the creamiest, fluffiest taters you’ve ever tasted, and the addition of savory garlic brings another flavor dimension to the table that seriously makes these spuds irresistible. Plus, you’d never guess that this recipe was lightened up from a classic dish. So, looks like you can really have your mashed potatoes and eat them too!

Mashed Potatoes with Sour Cream and Garlic

  • Prep Time 15 min
  • Total 35 min
  • Servings 8
  • Ingredients 6
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Ingredients

  • 8 medium russet or Yukon gold potatoes (about 3 lb), peeled, cut into quarters
  • 4 large cloves garlic, peeled
  • 1/3 cup fat-free (skim) milk, heated
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/4 cup reduced-fat sour cream

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    In 3-quart saucepan, place potatoes and garlic; add enough water (salted if desired) to cover. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat to medium-low; cover loosely and boil gently 15 to 20 minutes or until potatoes are tender. Drain; shake pan with potatoes over low heat to dry.
  • Step 
    2
    Mash potatoes and garlic until no lumps remain. Add milk in small amounts, beating after each addition (amount of milk needed to make potatoes smooth and fluffy depends on type of potato used).
  • Step 
    3
    Add remaining ingredients. Mash vigorously until potatoes are light and fluffy.

Nutrition

150 Calories
1g Total Fat
3g Protein
31g Total Carbohydrate
3g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
150
Calories from Fat
10
Total Fat
1g
2%
Saturated Fat
1/2g
3%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
0mg
0%
Sodium
310mg
13%
Potassium
980mg
28%
Total Carbohydrate
31g
10%
Dietary Fiber
4g
16%
Sugars
3g
Protein
3g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
15%
15%
Calcium
6%
6%
Iron
15%
15%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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