So there I was, with like 50 pounds of Mashed Potatoes left over from a family dinner. Okay, maybe it wasn’t quite 50 pounds, but pretty darn close…lol!
I just couldn’t throw them away, so I needed to find a new and delicious way to use them up that didn’t include any of the boring typical inter-web, leftover mashed potato ideas…lol!
Here’s what I came up with~ A creamy, gooey, cheese-stuffed, deep fried Mashed Potato Ball, coated in nutty Bread Crumbs and crispy, salty, Bacon!
~Each Potato ball explodes with cheesy goodness.. with every bite through that crisp, bacon shell!
That about sums it up! Not quite your typical leftover mashed potato idea…right??! …RIGHT! 🙂
~These are So good, it’s worth making some mashed potatoes, if you don’t have any just hanging around!
What you’ll need:
2 cups leftover and chilled Mashed Potatoes
Bacon..one slice per Bomb
1 Egg
1/2 cup Dry Bread Crumbs
Cheddar Cheese cut into 1″ chunks (one chunk per Bomb)
Salt and Pepper to taste
Skewers or toothpicks
Oil for frying~ I used Canola
Sour Cream and toppings for dipping
Directions:
In a large bowl combine the Mashed Potatoes, Egg, and S&P until well blended.
Grab a small scoop of the Mashed Potatoes and gently form it around a Cheddar Chunk…
Place the Bread Crumbs into a shallow bowl, and roll that baby evenly in the Bread Crumbs….
Now wrap the Bomb with one slice of Bacon and secure it with a toothpick or skewer…
Place them one or two at a time into about 2″ of hot oil (350 degrees is best)
Fry them until they’re evenly golden on all sides…
Let the drain on some paper towel .
And let them cool…if you can…
BUT~ serve them super warm…
And cheesy…
And gooey…
Remember to share,,,lol!
And share with YOU…with some Sour Cream of course!!!
NOW Dig in! ~Enjoy! 🙂
wish this recipe was printable
Simply click on the “print” button at the top of the recipe, from there you can check the “remove images” box, and even delete any text you don’t want. Hope that helps! 🙂
I’m always shocked when a recipe looks so good that immediately people want to change it?
LOL! Right?! 🙂
I tried these twice now and it’s like the potato disintegrates. The breadcrumbs pop off in 1 sheet where it’s not covered in bacon and the potatoes disappears.
Any suggestions???
You might want to try adding an extra egg, the potatoes can vary in moisture, and if they’re on the dry side, they can crumble… hope that helps!! 🙂
Same here. I just made them. Potatoes was gone
Would this work in an air fryer the mrs. Is not big on oil frying?
I haven’t tried it, however.. I think it would work fine. 🙂
Serve this with five jumbo deep-fried Gulf shrimp served on a disc of salted butter!
I wonder If you could smoke them instead of deep frying?
That would be AMAZING!
I might have to try that also, I did the airfryer and that worked out perfectly!!!
What temp and how long did you air fry them?
Can you print this recipe unless you do all the pictures
Can you print this recipe unless you do all the pictures It’s The first time I made a comment. And I tried what you suggested and it doesn’t work
I just copy and paste the whole thing into a word document. Then I can delete the pictures I don’t want, I can resize the pictures I do want and can move them around until I get a layout that fits on one page. Then I print.
If this is just tooor muuuch oil, or you don’t want them crumbling apart…
Try baking them instead. Breadcrumbs toast well without oil. There is enough fat in the cheese and bacon anyway to add some oils which will express through baking,
Also, easy enough to DROP the bacon out of the recipe for a vego (not vegan) preference. Personally I find the wrapping aspect and skewer for deep-drying all a bit fiddly, and unnecessary. Nicely-seasoned mashed potato, egg, and cheese, is already going to taste great. Or if you do want bacon, and don’t wanna bother with the wrapping part, and skewer… Dice the bacon, pre-fry it, and add it in with the mashed potato. I would , in either case, be adding some finely diced raw onion into this setup.
I didn’t have any extra oil lying around, but the Airfryer is my friend!!! delicious, now I have a new weekender favorite!!! Thanks so much, can’t wait to eat them again ( no wonder I gained so much weight)
I was able to print without the pictures. If you hit the green print button on the left side, a window pops up and you then “hover” over the pictures. You will see a trashcan symbol – just click on that and the picture is gone. You can also take out some of the text in the same way.
How about baking these ? With turning twice the bacon should crisp up just fine. Please let me know what you think. Thank you .