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Cheesy Potato Pancakes

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Wonderfully crisp, tender, just melt-in-your-mouth Cheesy Potato Pancakes. It will be ready in 30 minutes max.

Potato pancakes are shallow-fried pancakes of grated or ground potato, matzo meal, or flour and a binding ingredient such as egg or applesauce, often flavored with grated garlic or onion and seasoning. They may be topped with a variety of condiments, ranging from savory to sweet, or they may be served plain.

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Cheesy Potato Pancakes

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  • Author: EsmeSalon
  • Prep Time: 30 minutes
  • Cook Time: 30 minutes
  • Total Time: 1 hour
  • Yield: 22 1x
  • Category: Side Dish
  • Method: Easy
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Description

Wonderfully crisp, tender, just melt-in-your-mouth Cheesy Potato Pancakes. It will be ready in 30 minutes max.

Ingredients

Units Scale
  • 4 cups mashed potatoes*
  • 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
  • 1 large egg
  • 4 Tbsp butter
  • 1 Tbsp salt
  • 1/4 cup flour (or up to 1/2 cup flour for creamier potatoes)
  • 3 Tbsp chives, chopped
  • 1/2 cup plain breadcrumbs
  • Light Olive oil or Canola oil to sauté
  • Sour cream to serve

Instructions

Mashed Potatoes*

  1. Fill a large pot with water.
  2. Add 1 Tbsp salt and peeled quartered russet potatoes (2 lbs or about 7 medium potatoes, peeled and quartered).
  3. Cook until easily pierced with a fork.
  4. Drain well and mash in 4 Tbsp butter then let cool to room temp.
    Mashed potatoes can be made 1 – 3 days ahead.

Mashed Potato Pancakes

  1. In a large mixing bowl, combine.
  2. Use a potato masher to mash the mixture together until well mixed.
  3. If the potatoes are too loose to hold a patty shape, add flour, 1 Tbsp at a time.
  4. Place a heaping Tbsp of potato mixture between your palms and form a round, ⅓” thick patty.
  5. Dredge both sides of the pancake in bread crumbs and set it on a cutting board.
  6. Repeat with remaining pancakes.
  7. Heat a large non-stick pan over medium heat with enough oil to lightly cover the bottom of the pan.
  8. Once the oil is hot, add patties in a single layer and sauté 3-4 minutes per side or until golden brown.
  9. Repeat with remaining patties, adding more oil as needed.

Notes

  1. The recipe works best with mashed potatoes that aren’t super creamy.
  2. If they are very moist, you may need a little more flour for them to hold a patty shape.
  3. Do not use instant mashed potatoes.
  4. Recipe credit: MetDaan Creative; Author: NatashasKitchen

Notes

Prepared, tried, and tested by Alma from The Recipe Hunter: Tried  and Tested Recipes from Home Chefs 

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 2 potato pancakes
  • Calories: 154
  • Sugar: 2.1 g
  • Sodium: 443.3 mg
  • Fat: 4.9 g
  • Carbohydrates: 17.6 g
  • Fiber: 2.3 g
  • Protein: 9.7 g
  • Cholesterol: 31.4 mg

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22 thoughts on “Cheesy Potato Pancakes”

    1. EsmeSalon

      Hi Laurie – Thank you for visiting and checking out this Cheesy Potato Pancakes. Super delicious. Thanks for hosting the Sunday Sunshine Blog Hop. May you have a wonderful week ahead.

      Reply
    1. cookandenjoyrecipes

      So glad you dropped by and like this one. Please let me know how it turned out once you tested it out. Any feedback will be awesome. Thanks

      Reply
      1. PoojaG

        Yeah I definitely will and I was wondering if I could do a post about how it turned out and link your blog and the recipe to it?

        Reply
        1. cookandenjoyrecipes

          Pooja – most certainly that will be fantastic – Sharing is Caring my friend. You can always link to any of the recipes on my site. Happy cooking, baking and blogging.

          Reply

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