Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, fried mashed potato balls. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Fried mashed potatoes are crisp on the outside and fluffy on the inside. The key to making this recipe is to use chilled, firm mashed potatoes. Serve these fried mashed potato balls with sour cream or ranch salad dressing on the side. —Taste of Home Test Kitchen Repeat until all mashed potatoes are used.

Fried mashed potato balls is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions every day. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Fried mashed potato balls is something that I’ve loved my whole life.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have fried mashed potato balls using 9 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Fried mashed potato balls:

1. Take 2 cups mashed potatoes
2. Make ready 1/2 cup bacon bits or crumbles
3. Get 2 eggs
4. Take 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
5. Get 1 cup bread crumbs
6. Get 1/3 cup flour
7. Get Salt and pepper
8. Prepare Dash garlic salt
9. Take 2 cups oil I use vegetable oil

Fried Mashed Potato Balls are the perfect way to use up leftovers from Thanksgiving. Fry up some loaded mashed potato bites filled with cheese, bacon, and onions! These Fried Mashed Potato Balls are coming at you in honor of all those Thanksgiving leftovers. I hope everyone had a fabulous and filling holiday like we did.

Steps to make Fried mashed potato balls:

1. After you have your 2 cups mashed potatoes add bacon, cheese, egg (beaten), salt and pepper.. mix well
2. Let mixture cool for about 30 to 40 minutes
3. Heat oil on med high (you want enough oil to cover each ball halfway)
4. Scoop up mixture and roll in palm into balls about 1.5 inches thick
5. Coat each ball lightly on flour
6. Roll balls into a egg wash (1 egg and 1/2 cup water mixed together)
7. Then roll balls into bread crumbs and put into hot oil and fry about 3 to 4 minutes on each side of balls until golden brown
8. When done place on paper towel then light sprinkle of garlic salt
9. Enjoy

Fried Mashed Potato Balls - Leftover mashed potatoes make these perfect crisp bites for a tasty side dish or appetizer. Crunchy outside, stuffed with a creamy inside. I do hearby declare that this is the first 'fried' recipe on my blog. Don't get me wrong we do occasionally eat fried foods it's just not something I choose to make a habit out of for my family. In a large bowl, combine mashed potatoes, cheese, chives, cayenne pepper and bacon.

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