Airfryer Mashed Potato Balls
Airfryer loaded mashed potato balls is the perfect use for leftover mashed potatoes. Almost makes me want to whip up a batch of mashed potatoes so I can make these.
Ingredients
- 4 cups Mashed potatoes-cold
- 8 slices Bacon or 8 Tbsp of bacon bits
- 1/2 cup Onion-chopped
- 1 1/2 cups Cheddar cheese-shredded
- 1 cup Flour
- 3 Eggs-slightly beaten
- 1 1/2 cup Plain breadcrumbs
- Cooking spray
Instructions
- Cook bacon until crisp and then chop. Reserving grease for onions.
- Cook onions in reserved bacon grease and let cool.
- Mix mashed potatoes with bacon, cheese and cooked onion in a large bowl.
- Put potato mixture in the fridge to rest for 1 hour or longer.
- Put a sprinkle of breadcrumbs on a large platter to rest the uncooked balls.
- In 1 shallow bowl add flour. In the second shallow bowl add beaten eggs and the third shallow bowl the plain breadcrumbs.
- Use a cookie scoop, two spoons or my preferred method my hands with latex gloves. Scoop the potatoes into a ball shape the same size.
- Roll the ball in flour and shake off excess.
- Then place the floured ball into the egg and roll to coat. Allow excess to drip off being careful not to smash the balls.
- Place the egg coated balls into the breadcrumbs and roll to coat completely. Then put balls on your resting platter.
- Repeat the process until all the balls are coated.
- Put balls onto the tray or basket depending on the type of airfryer you have. Spray both sides of balls with cooking spray.
- Cook in the airfryer at 400' for 5 minutes and then turn over and cook for 3 more minutes.
- Serve Immediately with chives.