Loaded Fried Mashed Potato Cakes
The Loaded Fried Mashed Potato Cakes are a great way to use up leftovers with a variety of flavor combinations you can make!
Calories: 324kcal
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp butter
- 8 slices bacon cooked and crumbled
- ½ large onion chopped
- 1 green pepper diced
- ½ cup ham diced
- 1 ¼ cups mashed potatoes
- 1 cup shredded mild cheddar
- ¾ cup flour
- 2 eggs
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 2 tbsp sour cream used for potato cakes topping
- 4 tbsp vegetable oil
Instructions
- Place bacon in a medium skillet and cook on medium high heat until brown and crispy on both sides. Place bacon on a paper towel and blot with another paper towel. Then, crumble bacon into small pieces.
- Keep the bacon grease in the skillet, add butter and melt on medium high heat. Add onion, green pepper and ham and cook until browned, about 15 minutes.
- In a large bowl, add mashed potatoes, bacon, cheese, eggs, flour and pepper and mix together.
- In a clean skillet heat vegetable oil over medium heat. Place heaping spoonfuls of potato mixture into heated oil flattening with the back of your spoon. Cook 5 minutes on each side until golden brown. Drain excess grease on paper towel.
- Serve warm with a dollop of sour cream on top.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 324kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 23g | Fiber: 1g
