This side dish is made with mashed potatoes, Parmesan cheese, cream cheese, green onion, and onion soup mix and makes these a nice alternative to the usual breakfast potato side dish. The potato balls are rolled in corn flakes to add some extra crunch and flavor.
Prep Time1 hourhr15 minutesmins
Cook Time20 minutesmins
Total Time1 hourhr35 minutesmins
Course: Main
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cheesy mashed potato balls
Servings: 16
Author: Laura Warnke
Ingredients
6medium potatoespeeled and quartered
1/2cupgrated Parmesan cheese
13 oz. package. cream cheese
2Tablespoonsbutter
2Tablespoonschopped green onion or chives
1envelope5 teaspoons instant onion soup mix
dash of pepper
Milkas necessary
2beaten eggs
3cupscornflakescoarsely crushed
Instructions
In a medium sauce pan, cook potatoes in boiling water until tender. Drain and mash.
Stir in both Parmesan cheese, cream cheese, butter, onion, onion soup mix and pepper. Mix well. Add a small amount of milk if mixture is dry.
Shape mixture into 16 balls.
Dip in beaten egg; roll in cornflakes.
Place on greased baking sheet; and bake in 400 degree oven for 10-15 minutes or until hot and crisp. Serve hot.
Notes
(I usually double this recipe and sometimes use cheddar cheese instead of Parmesan.) These can be made ahead and frozen and then thawed and re-heated in the oven when you are ready to serve. Another nice alternative to the usual breakfast potatoes.