Use up your leftover mashed potatoes in these Loaded Potato Bites! They are filled with all the familiar flavors of a loaded baked potato – sour cream, bacon, cheese and chives.
Every time we have mashed potatoes with our meals we always have a debate about how many potatoes to peel. Is it 1 potato? 5? 10 even?!
Whatever it is we just never seem to come out right and while I like reheating mashed potatoes, our sons don’t, so we always seem to have them go unused. Not any more! Once we tried these Loaded Potato Bites, now we always make extra.
Load the bites up with your favorite baked potato toppings. We love bacon, of course who doesn’t, so we added it along with sour cream, cheese and green onions. The amazing thing is that our boys don’t like green onions but they gobble these potato bites down and come back for more.
Whether you are looking for a perfect use for leftover mashed potatoes or just an excuse to switch up your hum-drum meal your gonna love these little bites of potato goodness.
Loaded Potato Bites
- Total Time: 20 mins
- Yield: 40-48 patties 1x
Description
Use up your leftover mashed potatoes in these Loaded Potato Bites! Filled with all the familiar flavors of a loaded baked potato – sour cream, bacon and cheese.
Ingredients
- 3 cups cold mashed potatoes
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 2 cups shredded Colby-Monterrey Jack cheese blend
- 4 green onions, chopped
- 4 strips bacon, cooked and chopped
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup bread crumbs
- 1 teaspoon Seasoned salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl combine the cold mashed potatoes, sour cream, cheese blend, green onions,bacon and egg.
- In a separate bowl mix together the bread crumbs, salt and pepper.
- Roll the mashed potato mixture into 1 inch balls, flatten to a thickness of less than 1/2 inch and coat them with the bread crumb mixture.
- Add two tablespoons of butter to a medium hot skillet, cook until browned and then flip and cook until browned.
Notes
BAKED – spray cookie sheet with non-stick cooking spray or line with silicone mat or parchment paper. Add patties to cookie sheet.
Bake at 400 degrees for 12-15 minutes or until slightly browned on the edge, flip patties, return to oven and continue baking for 2-3 minutes.
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 5 mins
3 Comments
I love mashed potatoes, this recipe looks awesome!
Thanks!
Thanks for stopping by Melissa! Let us know if you give the potato bites a try.
~Liz
I love the foods in this recipe! It looks awesome! I hope that my hubby and son will like it!