Name: Mashed Potato Balls Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 ½ pound peeled potatoes; 2 tablespoons butter; 1 teaspoon salt; 6 ounces bacon (cooked crispy then crumbled); 1 ½ cups grated cheddar cheese; 2 tablespoons minced chives; 3 large eggs, divided; 1 cup panko breadcrumbs; ½ cup cooking oil

Mashed Potato Balls Recipe

Alice Howard Modified: November 12, 2023

How To Make Mashed Potato Balls

Wondering what to do with leftover mashed potatoes? Turn them into these easy and ultra flavorful potato balls that are loaded with cheese & bacon, too.

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 10 minutes

Total: 20 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

1½lbspotatoes,peeled
2tbspbutter
1tspsalt
6ozbacon,cooked crispy then crumbled
1½cupscheddar cheese,grated
2tbspchives,minced
3large eggs,divided
1cuppanko breadcrumbs
½cupcooking oil

Instructions

Cut the peeled potatoes into quarters and put them into a pot. Cover them with 1 inch of water then bring the pot to a boil. Continue to boil until the potatoes are soft. Drain the water then put the potatoes back into the pot.
Add the butter and salt to the potatoes and mash them well with a potato masher. Put them in the fridge, uncovered, and let cool.
When the potatoes are cold, add the crispy bacon, cheddar cheese, chives, and egg to the mashed potatoes and mix well.
In a wide bowl, whisk the remaining eggs with 2 tablespoons of water. Add the panko to another wide bowl.
Use a medium-sized cookie scoop to scoop out 28 balls. Dip the balls first into the egg and then into the panko. Move all the rolled balls to a cookie sheet or a plate.
Heat the oil in a high-sided frying pan. Working in 2 to 3 batches, fry the mashed potato balls just until they turn golden.