MASHED POTATOES AND SAUTEED ONIONS WITH PEAS

Mashed Potatoes and Sauteed Onions With Peas image

Provided by Marian Burros

Time 30m

Yield 2 servings

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

12 ounces tiny new potatoes
12 ounces whole onion or 7 ounces chopped ready-cut (1 2/3 cups)
1 teaspoon olive oil
2 medium cloves garlic
1/2 to 1/3 cup nonfat or lowfat buttermilk
1 cup frozen peas

Steps:

Scrub potatoes -- do not peel -- and cover with water in pot. Cover pot, and bring to a boil, 10 to 20 minutes, depending on size.
Meanwhile, chop onion. Heat a small nonstick saute pan until very hot; reduce heat to medium-high, and add oil. Saute onion until golden.
Mince garlic, and add to onion.
A minute before potatoes are cooked, add peas, and finish cooking. Drain potatoes, remove them from peas and mash them. Stir in onion mixture and buttermilk. Add peas,if desired. Season with salt and pepper.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 285, UnsaturatedFat 2 grams, Carbohydrate 55 grams, Fat 3 grams, Fiber 9 grams, Protein 11 grams, SaturatedFat 1 gram, Sodium 205 milligrams, Sugar 13 grams