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Leftover Cheesy Mashed Potato Cakes

November 30, 2018 by Nicole Crocker 2 Comments

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Let’s Make Leftovers Great Again! Leftover Cheesy Mashed Potato Cakes are crispy on the outside and have a cheesy creamy mashed potato texture on the inside. It’s the most delicious way to use up leftover mashed potatoes.

Cheesy Mashed Potato Cakes

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Grammy was the Queen of making leftovers taste great again. She went way beyond just reheating a day old dish. Whether it was making a turkey pot pie with Thanksgiving leftovers or these delicious Leftover Cheesy Mashed Potato Cakes. Leftovers did not taste like left overs at Grammy’s house.

Cheesy Mashed Potato Cakes

What’s the best way to reheat mashed potatoes?

Reheating mashed potatoes and getting them to taste delicious again can be a bit tricky. That’s why I love making these Cheesy Mashed Potato Cakes. Just by adding a few simple ingredients you can breath new life into your leftovers. Making them into crispy fried Mashed Potato Cakes is my favorite way to reheat mashed potatoes.

What are the best flavors to add to my Mashed Potato Cakes?

The point of making these Mashed Potato Cakes is to use up leftovers. So use this recipe as a guide and add in whatever ingredients you have on hand. Here are some other great add ins for you to try.

  1. Bacon pieces
  2. Chopped up ham bits
  3. Fresh Chives
  4. Mix in leftover stuffing with the potatoes
  5. Your favorite shredded cheese

The Mashed Potato Cakes that Grammy used to make were never the same. She always just used what she had on hand.

How do you make Fried Mashed Potato Cakes?

Making Mashed Potato Cakes couldn’t be easier. It’s just a matter of combining a few simple ingredients to your leftover mashed potatoes.

First you want to use about 2-3 cups of chilled leftover mashed potatoes. Then you add in eggs, flour and whatever add ins you choose.

Today I had some cheddar cheese and fresh thyme on hand.

Once you combine the ingredients together use an ice cream scoop to scoop out a bit of  potato mixture. Form it into a ball with your hands, then flatten it slightly and dip each side in bread crumbs.

The bread crumbs form a nice crispy coating on the outside of your potato cake.

I like to make all of my cakes and put them on a dish until I’m ready to fry them.

They taste best when eaten as soon as they are fried. If you want to keep them warm you can keep them in a low temperature oven until you are ready to eat them. That’s the best way to retain there crispy coating.

Cheesy Mashed Potato Cakes

Cheesy Mashed Potato Cakes
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Leftover Cheesy Mashed Potato Cakes

Let's Make Leftovers Great Again! Leftover Cheesy Mashed Potato Cakes are crispy on the outside and have a cheesy creamy mashed potato texture on the inside. It's the most delicious way to use up leftover mashed potatoes.
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Keyword mashed potatoes,bread crumbs,cheddar cheese,thyme
Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings 15 Cakes
Calories 113kcal
Author Nicole Crocker

Ingredients

  • 3 Cups Mashed Potatoes
  • 1/4 Cup Flour
  • 2 Large Eggs
  • 1-1 1/2 Cups Cheddar Cheese ,shredded
  • 2-3 teaspoons Fresh Thyme ,chopped
  • 1/4 Cup Seasoned bread crumbs

Instructions

  • Heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. 
  • In a large bowl, mix cold mashed potatoes with a fork to loosen them back up. 
  • Add flour, eggs, cheese, and thyme and mix to combine.
  • Using an ice scream scoop or large spoon scoop out enough mashed potato mixture to form a ball about 3-4 inches in diameter.
  • Slightly flatten the ball and dip each side in bread crumbs. Set aside onto a plate and continue to make cakes until all of the potato mixture is gone.
  • Place a few cakes into your heated pan. Check periodically to make sure they are not burning and adjust heat as needed. I cooked mine about 3-5 minutes on each side. **If they seem to be browning too quickly....before inside of the cake and get hot....reduce heat slightly. 
  • Serve immediately or Place on an oven safe dish and place in about a 275 Degree oven to keep warm and crispy until you are ready to serve. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1cake | Calories: 113kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 36mg | Sodium: 118mg | Potassium: 156mg | Vitamin A: 165IU | Vitamin C: 10.1mg | Calcium: 93mg | Iron: 0.6mg


Cheesy Mashed Potato Cakes

What did you add to your Leftover Mashed Potato Cakes? Let me know in the comments below.

Here are some other great side dishes to try.

Sweet Potato Fritters

Easy Sweet Potato Fritters with Mango Salsa & Honey Lime Sour Cream

Oven Roasted Brussel Sprouts {with Corn Bread}

Oven Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Corn Bread

 

 

 

 

 

 

Filed Under: Side Dishes Tagged With: How to reheat leftover mashed potatoes, recipes that use leftovers

Comments

  1. Diane lavoie says

    November 30, 2018 at 11:46 pm

    5 stars
    Such a great recipe to use leftover mashed potatoes! And so many different options to add. Loved it when Gram made these!

    Reply
  2. colleen says

    April 14, 2020 at 5:12 pm

    Looks yummy, i put a can of tuna fish in mine and fry them, it tastes nice, add spices, and yahoo.

    Reply

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