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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.
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.
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:
- 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
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Preheat Oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit
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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
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Using a spoon, grab mashed potatoes in 1 tablespoon increments. Round them off into balls
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Make an indentation inside each ball and add the cheese. Close it up again into a bowl
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Coat the ball in the flour, then the egg and finally the breadcrumbs. If the ball deforms you can reroll with your hands
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Place on a sheet pan lined with cooling rack. Using cooking spray, spray the cooling rack
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Put the balls on top of the cooling rack and spray the tops and sides with cooking spray
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Bake for 8-10 minutes or until browned and crispy
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Serve with marinara sauce
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Enjoy
Hope you can try this  Cheesy Potato Croquettes Recipe at home and let me know how it comes out!
marcie says
December 15, 2014 at 11:49 amI like to make mashed potato cakes, so delish!
bill says
December 15, 2014 at 1:36 pmPerfect to use up leftovers and extra veggies
Sandy Klocinski says
December 15, 2014 at 2:57 pmGarlic Potato Bread
Beth Dunlavy Hoppe says
December 15, 2014 at 3:40 pmI just heat them up and eat them
Cathy French says
December 15, 2014 at 4:09 pmI like leftover mashed potatoes paired with carrots mashed and mix together. Doesn’t sound as good as it tastes.
Cathy French says
December 15, 2014 at 4:09 pmI like leftover mashed potatoes paired with carrots mashed and mix together. Doesn’t sound as good as it tastes.
Anne Marie Carter says
December 15, 2014 at 4:43 pmI like to make mashed potato pancakes.
Sandra Watts says
December 15, 2014 at 4:50 pmI just like them as they are, reheat and eat.
Candice says
December 15, 2014 at 4:54 pmI love mashed potatoes and gravy, so we just eat them until they are gone.
ken ohl says
December 15, 2014 at 5:56 pmI must say we just heat them up and use them until they are gone. thankyou,ken
Ash L. says
December 15, 2014 at 11:06 pmI just love to eat it like that.
harolde says
December 15, 2014 at 11:22 pmI like to put tomato sauce on it.
Lee says
December 15, 2014 at 11:36 pmI make mashed potato cakes fried in butter.
angie says
December 15, 2014 at 11:38 pmI use them to make potato cakes.
Amy Pratt says
December 16, 2014 at 7:50 amI eat them with butter and shredded cheddar.
Karen says
December 16, 2014 at 12:28 pmI usually fry them into potato cakes.
David says
December 16, 2014 at 12:38 pmWe 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.
Claire says
December 16, 2014 at 12:49 pmI just eat them as-is. I’m that weirdo who likes cold potatoes 🙂
gloria patterson says
December 16, 2014 at 2:30 pmI 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
Jason Vaughn says
December 16, 2014 at 4:30 pmI’ve never done anything with them.
Tari Lawson says
December 16, 2014 at 5:21 pmI like making potato pancakes.
Andrea Williams says
December 16, 2014 at 8:12 pmLeftovers? What are those? LOL! We just reheat and eat if there are any left.
Joan Kubes says
December 16, 2014 at 9:09 pmI love to eat them with blue cheese and gravy.
Christina Sparks says
December 17, 2014 at 12:04 amWe love to fry them up for Potato cakes.
Aaron says
December 17, 2014 at 4:57 amRe-heat and eat =)
Jennifer Rote says
December 17, 2014 at 9:02 amI throw mine into a batch of soup.
Ann Fantom says
December 17, 2014 at 1:54 pmI like to make mash potato pancakes with leftover mashed potatoes
McKim says
December 17, 2014 at 4:09 pmHonestly, 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.
Becca says
December 17, 2014 at 6:15 pmI always just reheat them and eat them but doing something with them would be way more exciting!
Sarah Jestings says
December 17, 2014 at 7:59 pmWe love to use them to make potato pancakes 😉
danielle Marie says
December 18, 2014 at 6:18 ambubble and squeak. i mix it with pretty much everything and fry them up.
deana c says
December 18, 2014 at 1:50 pmMy favorite thing to do with leftover mashed potatoes is heat them up in the microwave and eat them for breakfast!
sharon says
December 19, 2014 at 7:30 ami like mashed potatoes just as they are. we reheat them and use different spice blends to mix it up
Michelle says
December 20, 2014 at 1:20 amPotato pancakes
Lisa Ann says
December 21, 2014 at 12:38 pmI reheat them with a little cheese added.
Becky Moore says
December 21, 2014 at 4:21 pmleftovers??? we NEVER have leftovers
laurie says
December 21, 2014 at 8:41 pmwe like to make potato cakes
Lorena Keech says
December 21, 2014 at 10:34 pmWhen I have leftover mashed potatoes, I make Shepherd’s Pie.
Erica B. says
December 21, 2014 at 11:23 pmIt’s very rare that there are leftovers!
Stephanie Larison says
December 22, 2014 at 1:22 amFeeding them to my baby, she loves them!
Lisa V. says
December 22, 2014 at 6:38 pmWe make potato cakes for breakfast the next morning.
Breanne says
December 22, 2014 at 7:55 pmI make potato cakes.
Lisa Garner says
December 22, 2014 at 9:37 pmI like to use leftover mashed potatoes to make my version of shepards pie.
Paula Hafner says
December 22, 2014 at 10:00 pmI 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.
Vikki Billings says
December 22, 2014 at 10:01 pmI have never made anything out of them, but I do love them heated up with some gravy.
shawna says
December 22, 2014 at 10:05 pmMake shepards pie!
Brittney House says
December 22, 2014 at 11:28 pmWe make potato cakes.
coolchillmom says
March 4, 2015 at 11:16 amThis is so amazing! It brings back so many memories of my grandma. Yours are healthier, She would have just fried it all 🙂
Tiffany says
March 4, 2015 at 1:26 pmlol coolchillmom! Fried is better!
bristol plasterer says
July 23, 2015 at 2:02 pmthis is a great recipe. top marks, Thanks for sharing.
Simon