Leftover Mashed Potato Balls
Thanksgiving leftovers are delicious, but they can also get a little boring if you don’t switch up how you serve them. Practice some magic with your leftover mashed potatoes by creating these easy, cheesy, and “poppable” mashed potato balls!
Christina Musgrave
Christina Musgrave
Recipe - Heinen's of Rocky River
Leftover Mashed Potato Balls
Prep Time10 Minutes
Servings6
Cook Time16 Minutes
Ingredients
4 cups leftover mashed potatoes
1/2 cup chopped chives
1/2 cup shredded Heinen's Hand-Selected Wisconsin Cheddar Cheese
1/2 cup shredded Heinen's Hand-Selected A2 Grass Fed Organic Extra Sharp Raw Cheddar Cheese
2 Heinen's cage free eggs
1/2 tsp. Heinen's garlic granules
1/2 tsp. black pepper
2 cups Heinen's plain breadcrumbs, divided
2 cups Heinen's extra virgin olive oil
Leftover cranberry sauce and gravy, for serving
Directions
- In a large bowl, combine the leftover mashed potatoes, chives, shredded cheese, eggs, garlic, black pepper, and 1 cup of breadcrumbs.
- Scoop a spoonful of the potato mixture and roll it into a ball.
- Coat the mashed potatoes in the remaining 1 cup of breadcrumbs. Repeat until all of the potato mixture has been used.
- Heat the olive oil in a deep pan or sauce pan over medium heat until simmering. Add 3-4 mashed potato balls at a time and fry until golden brown. This will take about 4-5 minutes. Repeat until all of the mashed potato balls are fried.
- Serve with leftover cranberry sauce and gravy for dipping. Enjoy!
10 minutes
Prep Time
16 minutes
Cook Time
6
Servings
Directions
- In a large bowl, combine the leftover mashed potatoes, chives, shredded cheese, eggs, garlic, black pepper, and 1 cup of breadcrumbs.
- Scoop a spoonful of the potato mixture and roll it into a ball.
- Coat the mashed potatoes in the remaining 1 cup of breadcrumbs. Repeat until all of the potato mixture has been used.
- Heat the olive oil in a deep pan or sauce pan over medium heat until simmering. Add 3-4 mashed potato balls at a time and fry until golden brown. This will take about 4-5 minutes. Repeat until all of the mashed potato balls are fried.
- Serve with leftover cranberry sauce and gravy for dipping. Enjoy!
