Recipe: Delicious Left over mashed potato patties

Left over mashed potato patties. Leftover mashed potatoes aren't very good if you just reheat them and serve them as is. You have to add something to them to make them flavorful. Potato patties are a great way to use up this ingredient to make another recipe that is crisp, hot, and delicious.

Serving size will change depending on how much. Roll into flour and flatten into patties. Make Mashed Potato Patties from leftover mashed potatoes that are even more delicious the second time around. You can have Left over mashed potato patties using 7 ingredients and 2 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Left over mashed potato patties

1. Prepare 1 1/2 cup of left over mashed potato's.
2. You need 1/2 cup of shredded cheddar cheese.
3. Prepare 1 1/4 cup of flour.
4. You need 1 of egg beaten.
5. You need 1/4 tsp of onion powder.
6. It's 1/4 tsp of garlic powder.
7. It's 1/4 tsp of salt & pepper.

Are you faced with leftover mashed potatoes and you really don't wish to keep serving reheated potatoes? Mashed potato pancakes make leftover mashed potatoes (with a few easy additions), into a new family favorite! You can just add a little cheese and seasonings to make a side but if you want to turn this into a light meal or hearty lunch, add in some leftover chicken. Crispy Mashed Potato & Stuffing Patties.

Left over mashed potato patties instructions

1. In medium sized bowl add your left over mashed potatoes with all the ingredients above and mix until well blended together.
2. In a frying pan heat some oil ( about a inch of oil ...I use left over bacon grease but any oil will do) take some of the mixture and roll it in a ball and then flatten it with your hands and fry it in the oil until nice and crispy and golden in color ...put it on some paper towel before serving ...enjoy !.

Talk about a fun way to use holiday leftovers! Making this turkey and stuffing patty is so fast. The family looks forward to this breakfast treat every year. —Kellie Ferea, Casa Grande, Arizona. All leftover mashed potatoes will vary in consistency depending on how much cream, milk or melted butter you added to the original batch. If the mashed potato pancake mixture looks too dry and isn't holding together, add one more egg.