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Cheesy Potato Croquettes Recipe

December 15, 2014 by Tiffany 51 Comments

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I participated in this event on behalf of Wendy’s Bloggers for Idahoan Foods. I received Idahoan products to facilitate my review.

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Cheesy Potato Croquettes Recipe

Oh yeah baby!! My easy Cheesy Potato Croquettes Recipe is delicious, creamy and crunchy all in one bite. Serve it with a side of Marinara Sauce and you’re all set for the party.

Who would’ve imagined that you would get a party appetizer out of a leftover mashed potatoes? SHH.. I won’t tell anyone! And yes, I cheated and used my secret weapon: Idahoan Instant Mashed Potatoes. To be honest, I’ve never used instant potatoes before. In Venezuela, those kind of convenience items didn’t exist. I am so used to making them from scratch that it never occurred to me they could be made any other way.

I don’t know how they did it, but they taste exactly like homemade. EXACTLY! I could taste the milk and the butter in the mashed potatoes. The texture was creamy and chunky. Now I wonder if all those mashed potatoes I eat at restaurants are made with Idahoan Potatoes.

To prepare them all you need is water. You can choose the stove top method or microwave. Either way, they will be ready in less than 5 minutes! Much less than the time it takes me to peel, cut and boil the potatoes.

Now back to my Cheesy Potato Croquettes Recipe. The secret for making them is to start with cold mashed potatoes. I usually make them from leftover mashed potato the night before. If you don’t have any in the fridge, just make them and chill. By starting with this method, the croquettes will be softer and won’t need any flour on the inside.

I stuffed mine with cheese, but you can use ANY filling you like. They are delicious with leftover ground beef, chicken, chopped turkey or ham. I used to have them as a side dish but you can serve them as appetizers. Nobody would ever think that they are made out of Idahoan Mashed potatoes.

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To start simply roll the chilled mashed potatoes into a bowl, make an indentation with your finger to fill. Bread them and stick them in the oven to crisp up. You can also fry them. I chose to bake them in the oven because I can put tons of them together and inside the oven instead of working in batches.Here are step-by-step pictures of the whole process.

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See? Very easy!! Next time I’ll add different fillings. I used Idahoan Baby Red Potatoes but you can use any flavor you like. Here’s what they look like:

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Cheesy Potato Croquettes Recipe
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
30 mins
 
Course: Side Dish
Servings: 15 -18 balls
Author: Tiffany Bendayan
Ingredients
  • 2 Cups of Cooked Mashed Potatoes Chilled
  • 2 eggs beaten
  • 1 cup of flour
  • 1 cup of breadcrumbs
  • Cooking Spray
  • 1/2 cup of shredded cheese
  • Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
  1. Preheat Oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit
  2. Create a breading station by placing the flour in a shallow bowl, the egg in another bowl and the breadcrumbs in another bowl. Add salt and pepper into each one
  3. Using a spoon, grab mashed potatoes in 1 tablespoon increments. Round them off into balls
  4. Make an indentation inside each ball and add the cheese. Close it up again into a bowl
  5. Coat the ball in the flour, then the egg and finally the breadcrumbs. If the ball deforms you can reroll with your hands
  6. Place on a sheet pan lined with cooling rack. Using cooking spray, spray the cooling rack
  7. Put the balls on top of the cooling rack and spray the tops and sides with cooking spray
  8. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until browned and crispy
  9. Serve with marinara sauce
  10. Enjoy

Hope you can try this  Cheesy Potato Croquettes Recipe at home and let me know how it comes out!

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  1. marcie says

    December 15, 2014 at 11:49 am

    I like to make mashed potato cakes, so delish!

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  2. bill says

    December 15, 2014 at 1:36 pm

    Perfect to use up leftovers and extra veggies

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  3. Sandy Klocinski says

    December 15, 2014 at 2:57 pm

    Garlic Potato Bread

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  4. Beth Dunlavy Hoppe says

    December 15, 2014 at 3:40 pm

    I just heat them up and eat them

    Reply
  5. Cathy French says

    December 15, 2014 at 4:09 pm

    I like leftover mashed potatoes paired with carrots mashed and mix together. Doesn’t sound as good as it tastes.

    Reply
  6. Cathy French says

    December 15, 2014 at 4:09 pm

    I like leftover mashed potatoes paired with carrots mashed and mix together. Doesn’t sound as good as it tastes.

    Reply
  7. Anne Marie Carter says

    December 15, 2014 at 4:43 pm

    I like to make mashed potato pancakes.

    Reply
  8. Sandra Watts says

    December 15, 2014 at 4:50 pm

    I just like them as they are, reheat and eat.

    Reply
  9. Candice says

    December 15, 2014 at 4:54 pm

    I love mashed potatoes and gravy, so we just eat them until they are gone.

    Reply
  10. ken ohl says

    December 15, 2014 at 5:56 pm

    I must say we just heat them up and use them until they are gone. thankyou,ken

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  11. Ash L. says

    December 15, 2014 at 11:06 pm

    I just love to eat it like that.

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  12. harolde says

    December 15, 2014 at 11:22 pm

    I like to put tomato sauce on it.

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  13. Lee says

    December 15, 2014 at 11:36 pm

    I make mashed potato cakes fried in butter.

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  14. angie says

    December 15, 2014 at 11:38 pm

    I use them to make potato cakes.

    Reply
  15. Amy Pratt says

    December 16, 2014 at 7:50 am

    I eat them with butter and shredded cheddar.

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  16. Karen says

    December 16, 2014 at 12:28 pm

    I usually fry them into potato cakes.

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  17. David says

    December 16, 2014 at 12:38 pm

    We never have leftover mashed potatoes. That would be like having leftover ice cream in our house. We always serve ours with country gravy, and both of the bowls are scraped clean.

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  18. Claire says

    December 16, 2014 at 12:49 pm

    I just eat them as-is. I’m that weirdo who likes cold potatoes 🙂

    Reply
  19. gloria patterson says

    December 16, 2014 at 2:30 pm

    I have always made potato cakes with left over corn……………. and yes I have used instant potatoes threw them in the ref to get cold then fix my cakes

    Reply
  20. Jason Vaughn says

    December 16, 2014 at 4:30 pm

    I’ve never done anything with them.

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  21. Tari Lawson says

    December 16, 2014 at 5:21 pm

    I like making potato pancakes.

    Reply
  22. Andrea Williams says

    December 16, 2014 at 8:12 pm

    Leftovers? What are those? LOL! We just reheat and eat if there are any left.

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  23. Joan Kubes says

    December 16, 2014 at 9:09 pm

    I love to eat them with blue cheese and gravy.

    Reply
  24. Christina Sparks says

    December 17, 2014 at 12:04 am

    We love to fry them up for Potato cakes.

    Reply
  25. Aaron says

    December 17, 2014 at 4:57 am

    Re-heat and eat =)

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  26. Jennifer Rote says

    December 17, 2014 at 9:02 am

    I throw mine into a batch of soup.

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  27. Ann Fantom says

    December 17, 2014 at 1:54 pm

    I like to make mash potato pancakes with leftover mashed potatoes

    Reply
  28. McKim says

    December 17, 2014 at 4:09 pm

    Honestly, I’ve never used leftover mashed potatoes, other than to put them in a lunch plate for my husband to take to work the next day.

    Reply
  29. Becca says

    December 17, 2014 at 6:15 pm

    I always just reheat them and eat them but doing something with them would be way more exciting!

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  30. Sarah Jestings says

    December 17, 2014 at 7:59 pm

    We love to use them to make potato pancakes 😉

    Reply
  31. danielle Marie says

    December 18, 2014 at 6:18 am

    bubble and squeak. i mix it with pretty much everything and fry them up.

    Reply
  32. deana c says

    December 18, 2014 at 1:50 pm

    My favorite thing to do with leftover mashed potatoes is heat them up in the microwave and eat them for breakfast!

    Reply
  33. sharon says

    December 19, 2014 at 7:30 am

    i like mashed potatoes just as they are. we reheat them and use different spice blends to mix it up

    Reply
  34. Michelle says

    December 20, 2014 at 1:20 am

    Potato pancakes

    Reply
  35. Lisa Ann says

    December 21, 2014 at 12:38 pm

    I reheat them with a little cheese added.

    Reply
  36. Becky Moore says

    December 21, 2014 at 4:21 pm

    leftovers??? we NEVER have leftovers

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  37. laurie says

    December 21, 2014 at 8:41 pm

    we like to make potato cakes

    Reply
  38. Lorena Keech says

    December 21, 2014 at 10:34 pm

    When I have leftover mashed potatoes, I make Shepherd’s Pie.

    Reply
  39. Erica B. says

    December 21, 2014 at 11:23 pm

    It’s very rare that there are leftovers!

    Reply
  40. Stephanie Larison says

    December 22, 2014 at 1:22 am

    Feeding them to my baby, she loves them!

    Reply
  41. Lisa V. says

    December 22, 2014 at 6:38 pm

    We make potato cakes for breakfast the next morning.

    Reply
  42. Breanne says

    December 22, 2014 at 7:55 pm

    I make potato cakes.

    Reply
  43. Lisa Garner says

    December 22, 2014 at 9:37 pm

    I like to use leftover mashed potatoes to make my version of shepards pie.

    Reply
  44. Paula Hafner says

    December 22, 2014 at 10:00 pm

    I make Potato Patties out of them. Mix Potato and flour until you have a dough, form into patties, then fry them up in a skillet. It’s something my Mom and Grandma always did.

    Reply
  45. Vikki Billings says

    December 22, 2014 at 10:01 pm

    I have never made anything out of them, but I do love them heated up with some gravy.

    Reply
  46. shawna says

    December 22, 2014 at 10:05 pm

    Make shepards pie!

    Reply
  47. Brittney House says

    December 22, 2014 at 11:28 pm

    We make potato cakes.

    Reply
  48. coolchillmom says

    March 4, 2015 at 11:16 am

    This is so amazing! It brings back so many memories of my grandma. Yours are healthier, She would have just fried it all 🙂

    Reply
    • Tiffany says

      March 4, 2015 at 1:26 pm

      lol coolchillmom! Fried is better!

      Reply
  49. bristol plasterer says

    July 23, 2015 at 2:02 pm

    this is a great recipe. top marks, Thanks for sharing.

    Simon

    Reply

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