Hey everyone, it is me, Dave, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, leftover mashed potato croquettes with cheese & green onions. One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

My Baked Cheesy Potato Croquettes are an easy bite-sized snack or side dish. Mashed potato, stuffed with cheese, coated with breadcrumbs and baked until the cheese Leftover mashed potato - it's best if it's chilled. Cubes of cheddar cheese - go for strong/mature cheddar for a deeper flavour. *If using leftover mashed potatoes, be sure your potatoes have a bit of butter and milk mixed in and were seasoned with salt and pepper! **If it takes any longer, the cheese and potato will begin to melt and soften, leading to deformed croquettes. You want them to turn brown pretty quickly.

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To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook leftover mashed potato croquettes with cheese & green onions using 10 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Leftover Mashed Potato Croquettes with Cheese & Green Onions:

1. Prepare For the croquettes:
2. Get 2 cups mashed potatoes (firmly packed)
3. Get 1/4 cup flour for the croquettes
4. Make ready 1 large egg
5. Make ready 1/2-2/3 cup grated cheese (such as Cheddar, Jack, Mozzarella, Colby Jack)
6. Make ready 1/4-1/2 teaspoon salt
7. Make ready 1 large green onion, chopped (white parts, too)
8. Prepare For coating and frying:
9. Take 1/2 cup flour
10. Make ready 1/4 cup oil

To make it with leftover mashed potatoes, skip the mashed potato making portion of this recipe and go right to the sheet pan directive in step four. Simple and classic, potato croquettes are a leftover mashed potato staple. These get a great crunchy coating due to the recipe's flour, egg, breadcrumb. These leftover mashed potato cakes are crazy delicious.

Steps to make Leftover Mashed Potato Croquettes with Cheese & Green Onions:

1. Put all ingredients in a large mixing bowl. (Try to sprinkle the salt evenly over the entire surface area of the mashed potatoes so you don't accidentally get a super salty bite.)
2. Get in with your hands (or a wooden spoon or spatula if you're not a handsy person) and mix everything thoroughly.
3. Divide batter into 4 equal parts and form each fourth into a roughly 4.5 inch diameter patty.
4. Heat the 1/4 cup oil in a fry pan to medium high.
5. While the oil is heating, coat the patties on all sides with a little bit of flour.
6. Fry the croquettes, two at a time, for 4 to 5 minutes per side. You'll know the oil's ready if you hear a gentle sizzle when you throw a pinch of flour into the pan. If you don't see that flour cooking and hear it sizzling right away, your oil's not hot enough yet and you should wait, otherwise your croquettes won't sear immediately, and they'll absorb too much oil and be greasy. If the croquettes are browning too much before the 3.5 minute mark, turn the heat down a touch.
7. Enjoy!

These get a great crunchy coating due to the recipe's flour, egg, breadcrumb. These leftover mashed potato cakes are crazy delicious. The outside of these leftover mashed potato cakes is light and crispy with a touch of cheese-melted-onto-the-side-of-a-pan taste. Don't let leftover mashed potato go to waste, make one of our comforting recipes. Try a crispy potato cake, turn it into a pie topping or a tasty croquette.

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