I love cheesy potatoes!! No holiday is complete without them.
My old cheesy potato recipe had an insane amount of points. It used a whole stick of butter!!
Just the butter alone is 40 points. I reduced the butter to 2 tablespoons, that was only 10 points.
Here are a few more things I did to lighten up the recipe:
Instead of using regular cream of chicken soup I used Healthy Request.
I used fat-free sour cream instead of regular sour cream.
Instead of regular cheese I used reduced-fat cheese.
I used reduced-fat Ritz crackers instead of regular Ritz crackers.
The last thing I did was used only half of the potatoes, and added riced cauliflower.
Hopefully you didn’t lose interest when I said “riced cauliflower”. It doesn’t give the cheesy potatoes much of a cauliflower taste, it’s more of a filler.
I buy frozen riced cauliflower. It’s so much easier than doing it yourself, in my opinion.
Since riced cauliflower is zero points, it’s a great way to lower points.
It’s also a great replacement for rice. One cup of rice is around 6 points vs. one cup of riced cauliflower for zero points.
I can’t wait to make these cheesy potatoes the next time I have family over. I think they will be surprised that it is a healthy version.
Yield: 12 servings (4 points per serving for blue and green, 3 points per serving for purple)
- 15 oz. cubed hash browns
- 1 1/2 cups riced cauliflower (I used frozen)
- 10 1/2 oz. Healthy Request Cream of Chicken Soup, condensed
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1/2 cup fat-free sour cream
- 1/2 small onion, chopped
- 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 cup reduced-fat Mexican cheese, shredded (you can also use reduced-fat mild cheddar cheese)
- 10 reduced-fat Ritz crackers
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
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Add the cream of chicken soup and sour cream to a large mixing bowl. Stir together.
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Add the potatoes, riced cauliflower, butter, onion, garlic powder and cheese. Mix together.
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Spray a baking dish with no-stick cooking spray. Add the potato mixture.
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Place the Ritz crackers in a zip up bag and use a meat mallet or rolling pin to turn them into crumbs. Sprinkle over the cheesy potatoes.
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Bake 35-40 minutes.
If you’re looking for some zero point recipes, check out my post 20 Zero Point Recipes or my post 20 (More) Zero Point Recipes. Both are filled with delicious recipes that won’t cost you a single point! They’re perfect for days when you’re running low on points, or trying to save up points for a night out.
If you’re looking for dessert recipes you can visit 50 Weight Watchers Freestyle Desserts. It’s filled with delicious desserts perfect for Weight Watchers!
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