Cheesy Leftover Mashed Potato Pancakes
These Cheesy Leftover Mashed Potato Pancakes are the perfect easy meal or snack made with leftover mashed potatoes, cheese, ham, and all the fixings you love!
I don’t know about you, but my kids are in this phase right now where they’ve decided they no longer like basic foods like rice, or mashed potatoes. Thankfully they still wolf down salads, grilled chicken, and all kinds of fruits and veggies, but this potato-hating phase is starting to get to me. I’m always left with a mass of mashed potatoes after all the other leftovers are gone, and so I’m forced to get creative! These Cheesy Leftover Mashed Potato Pancakes are the PERFECT way to re-purpose leftover mashed potatoes AND they’re totally kid-friendly. Even if your kids are potato-haters at the moment like mine.
- 3 cups leftover mashed potatoes
- 1 1/2 cups shredded cheese
- 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
- 1/3 cup chopped green onions, plus more for garnish
- 1/3 cup crumbled cooked bacon OR chopped ham
- 3 eggs
- 1 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
- 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme (optional)
- salt and pepper to taste (about 1/2 tsp salt for flavour, at least)
- a small amount of vegetable oil for frying
- sour cream for serving