Best Bacon Cheddar Patty Cakes With Leftover Mashed Potatoes Recipes

LOADED MASHED POTATO CAKES

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Mashed potato cakes have been a staple in my southern family all throughout my childhood. I came up with this recipe when trying to put a new spin on an old favorite.

Provided by Teach09

Categories Side Dish Potato Side Dish Recipes Potato Pancake Recipes

Time 55m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

3 slices bacon
2 tablespoons butter
1 small onion, chopped
1 stalk celery, chopped
¼ teaspoon minced garlic
1 ¼ cups mashed potatoes
1 cup shredded American cheese
¾ cup all-purpose flour
1 egg, slightly beaten
¼ teaspoon prepared yellow mustard
⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper
1 dash hot sauce
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 tablespoons sour cream

Steps:

Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain the bacon slices on paper towels, reserving bacon grease in skillet; crumble bacon.
Melt butter in bacon grease over medium heat; cook and stir onion, celery, and garlic until tender and lightly browned, about 15 minutes. Transfer vegetables and bacon to large bowl; stir in mashed potatoes, American cheese, flour, egg, mustard, black pepper, and hot sauce.
Heat vegetable oil in a clean skillet over medium heat. Drop spoonfuls of mashed potato mixture, flattening slightly, and fry patties until golden brown on both sides, 5 to 7 minutes. Serve with sour cream.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 202.9 calories, Carbohydrate 16.2 g, Cholesterol 50.1 mg, Fat 12.1 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 7.3 g, SaturatedFat 6.1 g, Sodium 428.2 mg, Sugar 1.1 g

BACON CHEDDAR POTATO CAKES RECIPE - (4.5/5)

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Provided by JeffK

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

3 slices bacon
4 cups cold leftover mashed potatoes
2 eggs
1 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded

Steps:

Place the bacon in a large, deep skillet, and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned and crisp, about 10 minutes. Remove the bacon slices, crumble, and set aside. Leave the bacon drippings in the skillet. Mix the mashed potatoes, eggs, onion powder, salt, and black pepper together in a bowl; stir in the crumbled bacon and Cheddar cheese. Form the mixture into 8 patties. Heat the bacon drippings over medium heat, and pan-fry the patties in the drippings until crisp on each side, about 4 minutes per side.

BACON CHEDDAR MASHED POTATO CAKES

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Found this in my grandmother's recipe box.

Provided by Mary Hamil @mlhamil

Categories Eggs

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

3 slice(s) bacon
4 cup(s) cold leftover mashed potatoes
2 - eggs
1 teaspoon(s) onion powder
1/2 teaspoon(s) salt
1/2 teaspoon(s) ground black pepper
1 cup(s) shredded cheddar cheese

Steps:

Place the bacon in a large, deep skillet, and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned and crisp, about 10 minutes. Remove the bacon slices, crumble, and set aside. Leave the bacon drippings in the skillet.
Mix the mashed potatoes, eggs, onion powder, salt, and black pepper together in a bowl; stir in the crumbled bacon and Cheddar cheese.
Form the mixture into 8 patties. Heat the bacon drippings over medium heat, and pan-fry the patties in the drippings until crisp on each side, about 4 minutes per side.