Cooking from scratch with real food! This post may contain affiliate links. Add best ever mashed potatoes healthy mashed potatoes to your Thanksgiving dinner.
They’re made with better-for-you ingredients such as Greek yogurt, milk, and fresh herbs! Make healthy mashed potatoes for the holidays using Greek yogurt, fresh herbs, and of course a little butter for good measure! This specific mashed potato recipe is a twist off of Mama Kay’s mashed potatoes which are classically made with tons of butter, sour cream, and a little cream cheese. I love getting inspired by family recipes and making them my own. Nonetheless, these mashed potatoes would be so delicious served at Thanksgiving next to our Sous Vide Turkey and topped with our homemade mushroom gravy.
How are these Healthy Mashed Potatoes? Greek adds protein but will keep that tang and creamy texture. While this is delightful, you can get the same effect with milk. Use almond milk, cow’s milk, or any kind of milk your heart desires! Skin on: did you know that a lot of potatoes’ nutrients live in the skin? I love leaving the skin on when making mashed potatoes for that reason. Russet potatoes- we’re using 3 lb.
Just make sure you are using plain and not flavored. Feel free to sub chicken broth or veggie broth if you want instead. Butter: a mashed potato recipe without butter would be a sin! Fresh thyme and rosemary: the real stars of the show are fresh herbs! If all of these delicious fresh herbs still aren’t enough, try adding some roasted garlic to your mashed potatoes.
We suggest using around 6-10 cloves, mashing them, and then stirring them in right at the end! PS: you can also use a little bit of garlic powder, but it’s just not the same! Best Potato for Mashed Potatoes These healthy mashed potatoes call for 3 lbs. I just love how creamy they get and the skin is delightful. Did I mention that potatoes are extremely in-expensive as well? I am confident that this recipe would work with 3 lbs. Homemade mashed potatoes made healthier with better-for-you swaps such as Greek yogurt, milk, and fresh herbs.