Mashed Sweet Potatoes with Pecan Butter

Use your microwave to make this easy side dish for roast chicken, turkey, or pork; you can prepare it while the roast is standing.

Yield: 2 servings (serving size: 3/4 cup potatoes and 1 tablespoon pecan mixture)

Ingredients

• 2  medium sweet potatoes (about 1 pound)
• 3  tablespoons  1% low-fat milk
• 2  tablespoons  brown sugar, divided
• 1/8  teaspoon  salt
• 1  tablespoon  butter, softened
• 1  tablespoon  chopped pecans, toasted
• 1/8  teaspoon  ground cinnamon

Preparation

Pierce potatoes with a fork; arrange on paper towels in microwave oven. Microwave potatoes at HIGH for 10 minutes, rearranging the potatoes after 5 minutes. Wrap potatoes in a towel; let stand for 5 minutes. Scoop out pulp; discard skins. Combine pulp, milk, 1 tablespoon brown sugar, and salt in a medium bowl; mash.

Combine 1 tablespoon brown sugar, softened butter, pecans, and cinnamon in a small bowl. Top each serving with pecan mixture.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

299 (27% from fat)

Fat:

9g (sat 4.1g,mono 3.3g,poly 1.1g)

Protein:

3.9g

Carbohydrate:

52g

Fiber:

5.4g

Cholesterol:

16mg

Iron:

1.4mg

Sodium:

237mg

Calcium:

78mg