Festive Potato Cakes
Ingredients
- mashed potatoes- 4 cups (perfect recipe for Leftover Mashed Potatoes)
- flour- 1 cup
- eggs- 2
- milk- 1 cup
- red bell pepper- diced
- green bell pepper- diced
- vegetable oil- 1/ 4 cup
- green onions- 3, trimmed and diced
- sour cream
Instructions
- combine mashed potatoes, flour, eggs and milk and beat until lumps are gone
- mix in red and green bell pepper
- batter should be slightly thicker than pancake batter; if too runny add 3 tablespoons of flour, and if too thick add 3 tablespoons of milk
- heat vegetable oil in non-stick skillet
- spoon potato mixture onto skillet to form a cake
- cook until brown on bottom before flipping, approximately 5 minutes- note: it takes a lot longer for potato cakes to cook than pancakes, so be patient
- once brown on the bottom, flip over to cook until brown on both sides
- serve with sour cream and green onions to garnish
Don’t throw those leftover mashed potatoes out! Festive Potato Cakes are great for Cinco de Mayo or Christmas breakfast, and is the recipe to make with Leftover Mashed Potatoes.
For more weekend breakfast ideas:
Sunrise Breakfast Bowls
French Toast, Meet Banana Split
Berry Perfect Coffee Cake
Toni’s Breakfast Frittata
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