Mashed Potatoes & Turnips with Caramelized Onions

This simple comfort food recipe for Mashed Potatoes and Turnips with Caramelized Onions is filled with complex carbohydrates and many nutrients.   Why mess up your arteries with all the butter and cream of regular mashed potatoes when you can enjoy the rich piquant flavors of this recipe, and with no added fat. It’s a feast for both you and your heart!

The Pritikin Eating Plan recommends you eat at least 5 (and preferably many more!) servings of vegetables and greens each day for super nutrition. Plus, you’ll just naturally eat fewer calories and shed excess weight.  The chefs at the Pritikin health resort have introduced thousands over the last four decades to the pleasures of healthy cooking. Daily, they not only serve up deliciously healthy cuisine, they teach guests all the skills for preparing healthy food at home.  This is one of the Guest Favorites!

INGREDIENTS

• 1 pound potatoes (Yukon Gold)
• 1 pound turnips
• 1/4 cup milk (non-fat) very hot
• 1/8 cup sour cream (non-fat )
• 1 dash ground nutmeg
• 1/2 onion diced
• 1/2 tablespoon fresh garlic minced
• 1/2 teaspoon Splenda Granulated Sweetener

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Bring potatoes and turnips to a boil over medium-high heat for about 25 minutes, until tender.
2. Once boiled, add potatoes and turnips to a large mixing boil and mash.
3. Add hot milk, sour cream and nutmeg.
4. Whip until mixture is light and fluffy.
5. In a hot nonstick skillet, sauté onions till they are light brown, about 2 to 3 minutes. Add garlic and Splenda. Cook over medium heat for 10 minutes.
6. Fold caramelized onions into potatoes and turnips.

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