Mashed rutabagas you'll like! Topic

K8sMom2002 12/13/15
As a kid, I hated rutabagas--they seemed watery to me. I've acquired a taste for them but was trying to find a way the rest of my family would like.

So after much research, I decided to do them like mashed potatoes. I use my pressure cooker for everything-- it made rutabagas super easy.

In the PC I placed the 2 pounds of peeled and cubed rutabagas in the steamer basket on a trivet with a cup and a half of water, with salt and pepper. I cooked them on high pressure for 6 minutes and did a natural release.

Then I drained them and mashed them like I do potatoes...3 tablespoons butter, a quarter cup of sour cream and a tablespoon of warm milk. (Kathy I., don't have a heart attack at all that fat -- We have a DD with an allergy to corn, so most lower fat spreads are out for us -- I save my calories for butter!)

You could cut the calories by using Greek yogurt instead, but DD doesn't like Greek yogurt and can always tell.

They were yummy ... Kind of like Yukon golds or gourmet fingerling potatoes-- very sweet. I plan to incorporate them into my meal plan as a swap for mashed potatoes at least once a month.

Dietitian 12/14/15 replied to K8sMom2002
Your rutabaga masher recipe looks delicious. 3 T of butter is for the whole batch - so my guess is that it makes about 8 servings? In that case, only about 1 tsp per serving. Not bad! Thanks for sharing that recipe.

K8sMom2002 12/14/15
Actually I figured that it would be closer to 6 servings, but I'll probably cut back on the butter by a tablespoon next time and see if I miss it.

At six servings, it's still just 123 calories per serving with 3.5 g fiber and 63% of my RDA of Vitamin C. Not bad at all, and super filling!

Dietitian 12/15/15 replied to K8sMom2002
I sometimes mix butter with canola oil in recipes. But even at 6 servings, your nutrient content per serving looks pretty darn good to me. :)

K8sMom2002 12/17/15
I was wondering if I could swap out part of the butter with EVOO.

Dietitian 12/17/15 replied to K8sMom2002
Yes! Write notes on what you did and how it turned out so you remember for the next time!

SnaggleJan 01/19/16
I always just do my own thing in a separate bowl when I'm eating with my family. I do it a lot with recipes that need dairy so I can use almond milk and everyone else gets regular milk in their food. It's actually more for my lactose intolerance than calorie cutting, but with a cup of almond milk having only 30 calories it does end up slashing calories dramatically. I can tolerate Greek yogurt, so I eat it in almost everything lol it's great in mashes. Fewer calories, tastes better and more protein, can't go wrong with that.

Mashed rutabagas you'll like!