Loaded Baked Potato Croquettes
These oven baked loaded potato croquettes are a perfect way to convert your leftover mashed potatoes from a ho-hum side dish to crispy, delicious gems. Loaded potato croquettes, made of creamy whipped potatoes, crisp bacon crumbles, lots of green chives and some shredded cheddar cheese, then they are shaped and enclosed in lightly toasted bread crumbs and baked to a crispy, crunchy golden brown.
Servings: 18 servings
Ingredients
- 2 cups Panko bread crumbs
- 2 cups mashed potatoes
- 2 large eggs divided
- ¾ cup cooked crumbled bacon from about 8 ounces of bacon
- 4 ounces cheddar cheese shredded
- ¾ cup fresh chopped chives or scallion tops, divided
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- ½ cup sour cream
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and add the Panko bread crumbs, distribute them evenly and bake them on the middle rack for 10-15 minutes until lightly browned. Allow them to cool.
- Place the cold smashed potatoes in a bowl and use a masher or fork to break it up and make it as smooth as possible.
- Add one egg (reserve the other egg for the coating). Add the bacon, cheese, ½ cup of the chives, salt, and pepper. Add 2 tablespoons of sour cream and reserve the rest for serving. Stir the potato mixture thoroughly to combine all the ingredients.
- Add the second egg to a dish and lightly whip it with a fork. In a second dish add the toasted bread crumbs.
- Using a medium-size cookie scoop, form balls with the potato mixture, dip each potato ball into the egg mixture and then roll it into the toasted bread crumbs and place onto the prepared baking sheet.
- Transfer the baking sheet to the middle rack of the oven and bake for 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and transfer the crispy mashed potato balls to a serving dish. Serve warm with sour cream and the reserved ¼ cup of chopped chives
Notes
Potato croquettes can also be formed into log or patty shapes and served as a side dish with a main meal.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 | Calories: 216kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 43mg | Sodium: 525mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g
