Baja Potato Salad

Name: Baja Potato Salad
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4-6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 5 large potatoes; 2 stalks celery, diced; 1/2 onion, diced; 1 (4 ounce) can diced green chilies; 4 tablespoons cilantro, chopped; 1 (8 ounce) package low-fat cream cheese, softened; 1 (4 ounce) can jalapenos (finely diced and more or less to your taste); 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon white pepper; 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

Submitted by Mimi22

"This is a zesty potato salad that is a nice change of pace. It is great with a grilled steak! Recipe can be doubled and the seasonings can be adjusted to your taste."

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photo by *Parsley*

Ready In:: 30mins
Ingredients:: 10
Serves:: 4-6

ingredients

5 large potatoes
2 stalks celery, diced
¹⁄₂ onion, diced
1 (4 ounce) can diced green chilies
4 tablespoons cilantro, chopped
1 (8 ounce) package low-fat cream cheese, softened
1 (4 ounce) can jalapenos (finely diced and more or less to your taste)
¹⁄₂ teaspoon salt
¹⁄₂ teaspoon white pepper
¹⁄₂ teaspoon garlic powder

directions

Peel and dice potatoes into cubes, boil until fork tender.
Mix together potatoes, celery, onion, green chilies, and cilantro.
Set aside.
In a separate bowl, mix cream cheese with jalapeños.
Fold cream cheese mixture into the potato mixture.
Add salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
Chill before serving.

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Reviews

Absolutely phenomenal salad! Jalapeño, cilantro and cream cheese. I did add a little cumin, as well. I am trying to eat less carbs and have figured that I can successfully sub potatoes in salads with boiled eggs and did so here as well. 10 boiled eggs worked just perfect. I have no doubts this is just as good with the taters.

rosslare
It may look like ordinary potato salad, but once you taste it, you'll love the difference. It has a cool creamy texture from the cream cheese that balances out the "kick" from the jalepenos. I'm glad that I tried this and I'll make this again. Thanx!

*Parsley*
A very unusual potato salad but so very tasty!I always used yogurt or mayo for a potato salad but cream cheese was fantastic. And the jalapeno gave a nice aroma and made it so spicy. I made half of it because it was two of us but I was sorry that i didn't made the whole amount! Thanks so much for posting it. I will make it again and again in the future.

katia