Garlic Mashed Red Potatoes and Zippy Green beans!!

Garlic Mashd Red Potatoes and Zippy Green Beans with Bacon!
I served this with Ruth's Mother In-law porkcops! A Great meal! I have to say...in my honest opinion the green beans were amazing!

Garlic Mashed Re Potatoes

Both Recipes are from Taste Of Home Best Light Recipe Cookbook.

Yield 6 servings (1c each).
NI: 190 calories, 5g fat, 4g fiber

Ingredients:
2 1/2 pounds red potatoes, unpeeled and quartered (about 8 medium)
3 cloves garlic peeled (I used 4 as we love garlic)
2 tbsp butter or stick margarine
1/2c fat free milk, warmed (I used 1%)
1/2 tsp salt
1/4c grated parmesan cheese

Instructions:

Place pototoes and garlic in a large saucepan; cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20-25 minutes or until the potaotes are very tender. Drain well. Add the butter, milk na d salt; mash. Stir in Parmesan cheese.

Zippy Green Beans!

Yield 6 (3/4c) servings

NI: 98 calories, 2g fat, 3g fiber.

Ingredients:

4c fresh or frozen green beans, cut into 2 inch pieces (I used fresh)
2 bacon strips, diced (I used turkey bacon)
1 medium onion, thinly sliced
1/2c white wine or apple juice (I used apple juice)and drank the wine..lol
3 tbsp sugar (I used splenda)
3 tbsp tarragon vinegar or cider vinegar(Iused cider and added dried tarragon to it)
1/4 tsp salt
2 tsp cornstarch
1 tbsp cold water

Instructions:

Place beans in a saucepan and cover with water; bring to a boil. (I steamed them in the microwave for 7 minutes) Cook, uncovered, for 8-10 minutes or until crisp tender. Meanwhile, in a large nonstick skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove with a slotted spoon to paper towels. Drain, reserving 1 tsp drippings. (Turkey bacon really doesn't have any drippings so I removed the bacon from the pan, used a tsp of chicken broth and swirled it in with the residue from cooking the bacon and it worked great).

In the drippings, saute onion until tender. Add the wine or apple juice, sugar, vinegar and salt. COmbine consgarch and cold water until sommoth; add to the skillet. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Drain beans; top with onion mixture. Sprinkle with bacon; toss to coat. Enjoy...Nora