Okay, so are you a mashed potato fan? Raise your hands, if yes. Are you a fan of cheese? Raise your hands again, if yes. And if you're not a fan of either, then maybe we can't be friends. 🙁 Just kidding! 😛 Anyway if you're still around reading this post, and love potatoes, stringy cheese and yumminess all over then these Mozzarella Cheese Stuffed Mashed Potato Balls are the perfect dream come true recipe for you.
These little golden crispy nuggets of cheesy carbs are a perfect snack for when you have leftover mashed potatoes, or when you're having people over, or if you have cranky toddlers, or if you're going through a rough phase in life and need comforting carbs.
However, there is some good news and some bad news that I have to give you before we move onto the recipe. The good news is that these cheesy mashed potato balls are super easy to make, and the bad news is that I must warn you that these are addictive and you won't be able to stop snacking on these until they're gone. And then you'll want to make more. Just wanted to put this out as a disclaimer, in case you want to come back later to me and complain for making you become a Mozzarella Cheese Stuffed Mashed Potato Ball addict! 😛 Don't worry though if you do become an addict, because I'm right there with you, hehe.
So now that you've been warned about the addictive deliciousness these cheesy mashed potato balls are, go ahead and make them. You won't regret it! 😉
Mozzarella Cheese Stuffed Mashed Potato Balls
Ingredients
- 3 cups leftover mashed potatoes
- 1 teaspoon salt or to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika or to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 2 large eggs beaten
- 1 1/2 cups dry bread crumbs
- 2 cups vegetable oil
Instructions
- Combine the mashed potatoes with salt, paprika and garlic powder. Taste and add more seasoning if desired.
- Scoop out about 1 1/2 tablespoons of mashed potatoes and flatten into a disk on your palm. Fill with a little bit of mozzarella cheese (about a teaspoon) and then fold over the mashed potato disk so that it forms a ball, roll to shape evenly into a round shape. Continue until the mashed potato mix has been used up.
- Now it's time to set up the dredging (breading) station: In a shallow dish place the flour. In another shallow dish whisk the eggs. Place the breadcrumbs in a separate shallow dish.
- Taking each mashed potato ball, dredge it lightly in flour, rolling it so that it's covered completely. Lightly shake to brush off the excess flour.
- Then dip the mashed potato ball into the whisked eggs and coat completely, and then dip in the breadcrumbs, making sure it's fully coated in the breadcrumbs.
- In a large wok or dutch oven, heat oil to a medium high heat. Fry the mashed potato balls in batches for about 2-3 minutes until golden brown. Transfer and drain on a paper towel lined plate.
- Serve immediately.
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So glad I found your blog! These look amazing! I will have to try this recipe 🙂
Your photography is beautiful. I just started my own food blog a few weeks ago and love studying other peoples food photos.
Emily
Thanks Emily! So nice to meet a fellow food blogger! 🙂
Hi
Wow mouth watering recipe from a young mother who either has a great taste for life's little luxuries or has a husband who is a food lover (plus friends who are food lovers) -- or most probably all three!!!
I wonder if the same can be made a little flatter (rather than round ) and then grilled under medium heat turning once.
I love the recipe but dont fancy visiting the heart attack valley via fry-ups for a few years!
Chacha