Crunchy Potato Cheese Balls
"I haven't tried this one yet, but it's a local favorite that was published in our town newspaper. Sounds wonderful!"
photo by alenafoodphoto
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Yields:
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20 balls
- Serves:
- 5
ingredients
- 8 large potatoes, cooked and peeled
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup milk
- 1⁄2 teaspoon onion salt
- 1⁄4 cup butter, melted
- 8 ounces American cheese or 8 ounces cheddar cheese, block
- 1 cup corn flakes, crushed
- 1⁄4 cup butter, melted
directions
- Mash potatoes with salt, milk, onion salt and 1/4 cup butter.
- Chill until firm.
- Cut cheese into 1 inch cubes.
- Shape mashed potatoes around the cheese cubes into 2 1/2" balls.
- Roll in corn flake crumbs.
- Brush with remaining /14 cup melted butter and place on slightly-greased cookie sheets.
- Bake 20 minutes at 350* or until heated through.
Questions & Replies
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Can Iuse normal breadcrumbs for this recipe? Many thanks ??
Reviews
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Hello DuChick; I reduced the recipe to make only 1/4 of the recipe. The potato balls turned out absolutely great. The cheese melted just perfectly. Served them with sour cream and also some ketchup. I added some granulated garlic powder and some dried dill weed. I did add more melted butter to sprinkle over the potato balls before baking in the oven. Thank you for posting this recipe. The same recipe came out in our local paper on June 17, 2008. Regards, "Uncle Bill" -
What a great recipe for using up mashed potatoes. Didn't have colby or cheddar on hand so I used monterey pepperjack. It turned out tasting wonderful and was so easy to put together. DH really enjoyed this delightful side dish. Thanks DuChick! -
In theory I think these should be great, mine however, were not. We couldn't taste the cheese at all. And the potatoes themselves were bland. I'm going to keep this in my cookbook, but make a note to myself to add some savory to the actual potatoes, use much larger, sharper cheese cubes, and bake longer. Thanks! -
I roughly adjusted the amounts to use what I had left over. The result was very tasty and the whole (very fussy) family enjoyed them. This is one I will use time and time again. -
I reduce the recipe by half for 3 of us. I used onion powder instead of the onion salt & Monterey Jack cheese. Very delicious... Made for 123 HITS
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Tweaks
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I reduce the recipe by half for 3 of us. I used onion powder instead of the onion salt & Monterey Jack cheese. Very delicious... Made for 123 HITS
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~a mother of 2 kids (19 and 22) who are extremely picky eaters. The mere mention of "healthy" sends them running in the opposite direction. They prefer the creamy, cheesy, fried stuff that they weren't brought up on!
~a wife of a wonderful man who fights an expanding waistline and will lovingly eat most anything I set before him. Everything is 5 stars to him. :) He's the easiest customer a cook could ask for!
~a teacher who tends to reach for comfort foods to relieve stress. I am a middle school reading specialist. The miracles I see on a daily basis keeps me going! But it's also stressful, so keep me away from the cookie jar! I really have to fight off the sugary, fat-laden stuff that has no worth beyond the momentary comfort in my mouth.
~and I'm also a daughter who was brought up on home cooked meals back when calories meant nothing and taste was everything! That is an idea built into my system that's hard to shake! My mother raised 8 kids (I'm #7) on her home-cooking and I always teased her that she didn't raise a single skinny kid! I luckily inherited her great love of cooking and baking. (I miss you Mom!)
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