The Best Healthy Mashed Potatoes Recipe! These low calorie mashed potatoes are delicious, filling and the perfect healthy holiday side dish!
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We all love a big helping of creamy, fluffy mashed potatoes, especially around the holidays, but most traditional recipes are fat and can be a little heavy.
Just like our Healthier Mac and Cheese and Lemon Basil Risotto, we knew with a few little ingredient swaps, we could make healthier mashed potatoes that were still just as delicious and comforting as your typical potatoes.
You will absolutely love serving these creamy mashed potatoes during the holidays or even for an easy family dinner side dish!
Why We Love Healthier Mashed Potatoes
There is a lot to love about this healthy side dish recipe. It’s one of our favorite sides for a family or holiday dinner because it’s:
- Easy to make – You only need about an hour to make these potatoes and most of that is cooking time.
- Simple Ingredients – The ingredients are all simple and most are pantry staples that you probably already have!
- Lighter than traditional mashed potatoes – Most potatoes are loaded with butter and heavy cream, but these use milk and greek yogurt to still have creamy potatoes with less fat and some added protein.
Are mashed potatoes healthy? Typically they aren’t the healthiest side dish. They’re often very high in carbs and fat.
Most people add a lot of cheese, butter, sour cream, and cream to their mashed potatoes but you can easily lighten them up! You’ll be shocked at how creamy and delicious these potatoes are.
Mashed Potatoes Healthy Recipe Ingredients
To make these mashed potatoes you’ll need:
- yukon gold potatoes
- olive oil
- milk, greek yogurt
- salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder
- fresh rosemary
- cheddar cheese, parmesan cheese
You can find substitutions for all of these ingredients below in the green shaded box.
How To Make Healthy Mashed Potatoes
- Boil potatoes for 20 minutes until fork tender. Once cooked, drain well and add to a large bowl or stand mixer.
- Add olive oil, milk, Greek yogurt, and spices to the potatoes. Mix on low speed until smooth. (Don’t over mix!) Add in ½ of cheddar cheese and parmesan cheese. Stir to combine.
- Put mashed potatoes in an oven safe dish ( 8×8 works well) and top with remaining cheddar and parmesan cheese.
- Bake at 350° for 30 minutes until the cheese is melted and golden brown.
Substitutions for Healthy Mashed Potatoes
Potatoes: Any potato will work in this recipe, but our favorites are Yukon gold potatoes (some people like russet potatoes). If you want to use sweet potatoes, try our Maple Sweet Potatoes.
Olive Oil: You can substitute avocado oil, butter, or ghee.
Milk: Any milk should work in this recipe. Feel free to sub in your favorite dairy or non-dairy milk.
Greek Yogurt: I haven’t tried this recipe with regular yogurt or a higher fat % greek yogurt. I think it would work fine. I’m not sure how dairy free yogurt would work in this recipe.
Spices: Feel free to omit garlic/onion, or salt + pepper to your taste.
Rosemary: If you don’t have fresh, you can substitute 1/4 tsp of dried rosemary. We really recommend fresh though as it adds a ton of flavor!
Cheese: It’s best to grate your own cheese rather than using pre-shredded. Feel free to use sharp cheddar cheese. You can substitute additional parmesan cheese instead of cheddar cheese. This will lower the lactose levels, possibly making it easier on your stomach! We don’t recommend making this with dairy free cheese. It doesn’t melt as well. We also don’t recommend doing this with low fat cheese.
Healthy Mashed Potatoes Recipe FAQs
Most mashed potatoes are loaded with butter, but this healthier mashed potatoes recipe gets some creaminess from milk, cheese, and greek yogurt (which adds some protein). Also, using Yukon Gold Potatoes will help you have creamier potatoes too!
We love gold potatoes because they are super creamy when mashed, so you don’t have to add a ton of butter. Some people also like russet potatoes.
This healthy mashed potato recipe has 246 calories per serving.
You definitely can prep these potatoes ahead of time! Make the potatoes as written and store in the fridge for up to 4 days and then heat in the microwave or oven when ready to enjoy.
Mashed Potatoes Healthy Serving Suggestions
These healthy mashed potatoes are the perfect side dish for a weeknight dinner or your holiday meal! We love to pair them with:
- Crock Pot Ribs
- Slow Cooker Pulled Pork
- Grilled Teriyaki Chicken
- Baked Boneless Chicken Breast
- Crockpot Turkey
- Chicken Marsala
Storing Mashed Potatoes
Storing: This will last in the refrigerator for up to 4 days in an airtight container
Freezing: You can freeze this recipe for up to 3 months.
We like these containers for freezing ! Code CLEANEATINGCOUPLE works to save $$ on them!
Reheating: You can reheat this recipe in the microwave or in the oven.
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Healthy Mashed Potatoes
Ingredients
- 3 lbs gold potatoes peeled & cubed in 1 inch pieces
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- ½ cup milk
- ½ cup Greek yogurt
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon fresh chopped rosemary
- 1 cup cheddar cheese
- ¼ cup parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350.
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil.
- While the water boils, peel & chop potatoes.
- Boil potatoes for 20 minutes until fork tender. Once cooked, drain well and add to a large bowl or stand mixer.
- Add olive oil, milk, Greek yogurt and spices to the potatoes. Mix on low speed until smooth. (Don’t over mix!) Add in ½ of cheddar cheese and parmesan cheese. Stir to combine.
- Put mashed potatoes in an oven safe dish ( 8×8 works well) and top with remaining cheddar and parmesan cheese.
- Bake at 350 for 30 minutes until the cheese is melted and golden brown.
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