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Broccoli Garlic Mashed Potatoes
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Broccoli Garlic Mashed Potatoes

This delicious recipe for Mediterranean diet friendly Broccoli Garlic Mashed Potatoes is simple to make. This recipe has a vegan option as well.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: Mediterranean Diet Recipes
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Search Result: broccoli, easy, garlic, mashed, Mediterranean Diet, potatoes
Servings: 12
Servings: 1g
Author: 🔪 Food, Wine, and Love

Ingredients

  • Potatoes- You will need about two pounds of potatoes. That is about ten Yukon Gold potatoes or six medium-sized Russet potatoes. Cheat alert- if you are using already mashed potatoes you will need about four cups of mashed potatoes
  • Broccoli- 3 cups chopped the florets. This is about an average bunch
  • Olive Oil – 1 ½ tablespoons.
  • Garlic- 2 teaspoons minced garlic or chopped. That is about 2 fresh garlic cloves.
  • Milk- ½ cup. This can include whole milk heavy cream or Vegan folks are welcome to use a vegan milk alternative. You can even try using Greek Yogurt or sour cream. Using a combination of these is another option too.
  • Seasonings as desired- This can include Italian Seasonings Salt, and/or Pepper.
  • Optional- shredded cheese ¾ to 1 cup.

Instructions

  • Prepare your potatoes as described earlier. First peel or scrub them. Then cut the potatoes into quarters. To be honest, I mentioned that sometimes I like to scrub my potatoes and keep the skins sometimes because I like the flavor.
  • Place the potatoes in a large saucepan and cover with water (add salt if desired). Boil over medium heat for 10-12 minutes, until somewhat tender. Then add the broccoli and continue to cook until tender- about 5-6 minutes. Tip: instead of adding water to the saucepan, try using a flavored broth instead for more taste.
  • Turn the heat down to low and add the remaining ingredients, stirring as needed. When the ingredients appear to be mashing, about 2-3 minutes, remove from the heat and mash until you reach your desired consistency. Season as desired.

Recipe Notes

As mentioned, to prepare the potatoes you will need to peel them and then quarter them. Also, I mentioned that you can use up your leftover all ready mashed potatoes in this recipe and that you will need about four cups of that.
I also mentioned that it is recommended that you use Russet or Yukon potatoes in a mashed potato recipe. While fresh broccoli is always nice to have in a recipe, you could easily get away with using a bag of chopped broccoli (you will need three cups.).
Also, people love their shredded cheese in their mashed potatoes which is why I am adding it as an optional ingredient.

originally posted:

March 4, 2020
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Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 486kcal | Carbohydrates: 84g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 17mg | Sodium: 471mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 7g
Please note: Nutritional data has been calculated using a tool that comes with this recipe card and not by me. This means that Nutritional Information is only an estimate and can vary especially with ingredients that you use. The accuracy of this tool may differ from other tools as expected. Also note that there is no instructional value to the video that may be attached to this recipe. It is only there for visual pleasure. For more information about the images in this recipe, please refer the the recipe instructions. Thank you!

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