Turn leftover mashed potatoes into a new tasty side dish with all of your favorite toppings into one delicious potato fritter.
Remember about two weeks ago when I posted a roundup of 50 Mouthwatering Potato recipes? Well it was pretty ironic because the next morning, my husband asked me if I could make potato salad for 100 people for a company picnic they were having.
So of course I said yes and off to the store I went to purchase 20 lbs. of potatoes to make the salad. I had no sooner gotten the potatoes in a pot of water when I get a phone call from my husband canceling the order due to expected rain. No biggie, but what was I going to do with 20 lbs of potatoes?
Needless to say we’ve been eating more mashed potatoes than I’d care to lately so when I had some leftover, I decided to experiment with a new fritter recipe since my Corn & Mashed Potato Fritter recipe is very popular with all of you and came up with these Loaded Mashed Potato Fritters.
How do you make Loaded Mashed Potato Fritters?
For this recipe you’ll need day old prepared mashed potatoes, bacon, shredded Cheddar cheese, an egg, all purpose flour, baking powder, sour cream, chives and a light oil for frying; like Canola.
Start by cooking the bacon until well done and crispy. Allow to cool slightly; then crumble and add to a mixing bowl along with the mashed potatoes, cheese, egg, flour, baking powder, sour cream and chives to a bowl; mix well.
Heat oil in a large nonstick sauté pan over medium high heat; then gradually drop a spoonful of the mixture into the hot oil. Fry 2-3 minutes per side; then drain on paper towels. Serve hot.
Healthy they are not, but these Loaded Mashed Potato Fritters were OH SO GOOD! Bacon. Sour Cream. Chives. Cheddar Cheese. Now how could you go wrong?
Fritters are so easy to make, but you really need to let mashed potatoes sit overnight so that they don’t melt on you while they are frying. ~Enjoy!
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Ingredients
- 2 c. Prepared Mashed Potatoes, refrigerated for at least 12 hours
- 2 Strips Bacon, cooked and crumbled
- ½ c. Shredded Cheddar Cheese
- 1 large Egg, beaten
- ½ c. All Purpose Flour
- 1 tsp. Baking Powder
- 2 tbsp. Sour Cream
- 1 tbsp. Chives, chopped
- 1-2 tbsp. Oil, for frying
Instructions
- Cook the bacon until well done and crispy.
- Add the mashed potatoes, bacon, cheese, egg, flour, baking powder, sour cream and chives to a bowl and mix well.
- Heat oil in a large nonstick sauté pan over medium high heat; then gradually drop a spoonful of the mixture into the hot oil.
- Fry 2-3 minutes per side; then drain on paper towels. Serve hot.
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Love these, the combo of flavors is perfect. I am going to try it with gluten free flour and hopefully serve these for Thanksgiving. Yep I am thinking that far in advance! 😉
There’s nothing wrong with thinking that far in advance! Glad you like the recipe and I hope you all enjoy them. Thanks for stopping by! 🙂
I love potato fritters! Definitely need to make the recipe asap.. these look seriously delicious!
Thank you Thalia!