Easter is around the corner & now that we got the green light on potatoes in the THM world, you better believe I’m going to include real potatoes in my Easter feast! I love the hope of Spring & how everything in nature gets a re-birth. I love how it’s so symbolic of the Resurrection of our Savior & how we have hope through him that everything we’ve lost in this life will be restored. Celebrating this day with my family, those whom I love dearest, makes this day even more special. One of our favorite traditions is to have a yummy Easter feast. In past years, I’ve made twice-baked fauxtatoes using cauliflower, but I was so excited to make an E or low-fat version using real potatoes! We had a preview and my family loved this healthy twice-baked potato casserole 🙂 I hope you love it too!
Healthy Twice-Baked Potato Casserole (THM E)
Ingredients
- 24 mini red &/or yellow potatoes I like them mixed
- 1/2 c. plain greek yogurt
- 1/2 c. light sour cream
- 4 light Laughing Cow Cheese wedges
- 1/2 c. unsweetened almond milk
- 1 1/2 t. garlic salt
- pepper to taste
- 6 ounces lean deli ham diced, look for no fat ham
- parsley to taste
- 2 scallions diced
Instructions
Potatoes & Ham:
- Preheat the oven to 400
- Wash and pierce potatoes & lay them out on a baking sheet
- Spray with olive oil spray & bake for 40 minutes
- While the potatoes are baking, sautee the ham on a skillet on medium/high heat
- Once the potatoes are soft when pierced, quarter the potatoes & put them in a medium-sized bowl
Casserole Assembly:
- On top of the potatoes, add the yogurt, sour cream, LCC wedges, almond milk
- Mash together with a hand masher. Only partially mash, the potatoes do not have to be completely mashed & IMO are more enjoyable when they're not
- Add in garlic salt, pepper, & sauteed ham
- Spray a 9x13 casserole dish with olive oil spray and using a spatula spread out the potato mixture so that it evenly covers the pan
- Sprinkle parsley &/or scallions on top
- Bake for 30 minutes & serve warm! Pair with your favorite main dish 🙂
Our Easter feast will include this twice-baked potato casserole, green beans, lean ham, as well as Karen’s jello, & my lemon cupcakes. If I’m ambitious enough I’ll probably make some sourdough bread or rolls for a lovely E meal!
What are you going to eat for Easter or Passover this year?
