VELVEETA® POTATO BITES

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Crunchy, popable potato balls with an ooey gooey, cheesy center. Seriously. As if game day isn't enough fun already.

Provided by VELVEETA Cheese

Categories Trusted Brands: Recipes and Tips VELVEETA Cheese

Time 1h6m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

2 pounds baking potatoes, peeled, cut into chunks
2 green onions, thinly sliced
1 egg, beaten
¼ teaspoon black pepper
¼ pound VELVEETA®, cut into 24 cubes
1 (2.75 ounce) packet SHAKE 'N BAKE Extra Crispy Seasoned Coating Mix
1 ½ cups TACO BELL® Thick 'N Chunky Salsa

Steps:

Cook potatoes in boiling water in large saucepan 15 to 20 min. or until tender; drain. Cool 10 min. Mash potatoes until smooth. Add onions, egg and pepper; mix just until blended.
Heat oven to 400 degrees F. Empty coating mix into pie plate. Roll potato mixture into 24 balls, using about 2 Tbsp. for each. Insert 1 VELVEETA cube into center of each ball, completely enclosing VELVEETA. Add, 1 at a time, to coating mix; turn to evenly coat. Place on rimmed baking sheet sprayed with cooking spray.
Bake 14 to 16 min. or until heated through. Serve with salsa.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 67 calories, Carbohydrate 11 g, Cholesterol 11.5 mg, Fat 1.5 g, Fiber 0.9 g, Protein 2.6 g, SaturatedFat 0.9 g, Sodium 245 mg, Sugar 1.2 g