Mashed potato balls stuffed with bacon and cheddar cheese and fried till crispy and golden. Crispy on the outside and soft and fluffy on the inside with a center of gooey cheese, these mashed potato balls make the perfect side!
Alright people. This is officially the BEST and ONLY way to eat mashed potatoes. These mashed potato balls are a dream come true. This recipe takes the basic mashed potato dish and elevates it to a whole new level.
These tasty mashed potato balls will make a great side dish for your next family get together, and will make you look like a pro. SO let’s forget about the boring old mashed potatoes this year, and serve these instead. Your family will thank you for it and you can thank me later 😉
(NOTE: SCROLL DOWN TO THE END OF THIS POST FOR THE GIVEAWAY!)
To begin, you will need a block of cheddar cheese cut into small 1/2 inch cubes, some shredded mozzarella or cheddar cheese, 2 slices of bacon, panko, flour and eggs for coating and the most important ingredient, a 24 oz box of Simply Potatoes® mashed potatoes.
Using these mashed potatoes makes the job sooo much easier and eliminates the risk of you ruining your own mashed potatoes. You will need fluffy mashed potatoes for these balls and Simply Mashed potatoes are always light and fluffy. They are also made with real ingredients and made with fresh never frozen potatoes. Plus, No peeling or shredding required!
They come in 6 varieties: country, original, sweet potato, parmesan peppercorn, garlic, and my favorite, the sour-cream and chive mashed potatoes. Feel free to use whatever variety you prefer but I highly recommend this recipe with either the sour-cream and chive or the garlic mashed potatoes. I used the sour-cream and chive.
Simply combine the mashed potatoes, mozzarella cheese, and cooked bacon. The mixture will form a nice and fluffy dough that is easy to work with. If the air is too humid where you live, you might need to add a few tablespoons of flour to the mixture.
Next you roll a few tablespoons of the mixture into ball, stuff it with a cheddar cheese cube, and bread it in the panko breadcrumbs mixture. Fry until golden and crispy on the outside and enjoy!
note: see video below for more info on how to cook the bacon and roll balls. 
Cheese Stuffed Bacon Mashed Potato Balls + Giveaway!
Ingredients
Instructions
- Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add bacon and cook until brown and crisp, about 5 minutes. Set aside.
- Heat vegetable oil in a large stockpot or Dutch oven over medium high heat while you form the balls.
- Open the simply potatoes mashed potato plate and drain any liquid that has settled. In a large bowl, combine the mashed potatoes, shredded cheese and cooked bacon. With lightly floured hands - pick up a tablespoon sized ball of potato mixture and flatten into a small pancake. Place cube of Cheddar in the center and wrap the potato mixture around the cheese. Repeat for the remaining balls.
- Place Flour, Bread Crumbs, and remaining egg in three separate bowls. Coat the potato ball in flour, then eggs, then bread crumbs.
- Fry the potatoes in batches until crispy and golden on all sides, about 8-10 mins. Transfer fried potato balls to paper towels to drain excess oil. Serve alone or with marinara sauce.
Now for the best part!!! Simply Potatoes and I have teamed up to give one lucky reader a Le Creuset Rectangular Baking Dish Caribbean, 1 4/5 QT ($50.00)!
To Enter: follow the directions in the giveaway box below. You must leave a comment in the comment section below letting us know what is your favorite mashed potato flavor. After that entry, you will be given the option to earn additional entries by following Simply Potatoes and Gimme Delicious on our social media channels!
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Simply Potatoes®. The opinions and text are all mine.
Hello! I’m also a fan of sour cream & chive potatoes, so that will be my choice for this recipe. I have a couple questions, please. I want to make these the morning of to take to a Super Bowl party, but they’ll have cooled by the time I arrive. Will they be equally crispy and melty if I reheat them in an oven a few hours after frying them? Also, it’s traditionally a buffet-style setting whereby guests can nibble throughout the day. Are they equally delicious once they’ve cooled a bit? And finally, the recipe says it serves 8. How many potato balls are estimated per serving, please? I will come back and comment again with my star rating once I’ve made the recipe. Thank you!
Hi Cindy, like all mashed potatoes, they are best eaten hot. I’m honestly not sure how well they will hold up at room temperature, but I suggest reheating in the air fryer or oven and fingers crossed the cheese will hold on in there! I would also test a small batch before the party and leave it out at room temp to test it out.
WHAT’S IN THE sIMPLY pOTATOES? I don’t have such a thing where I live. I want to try this, but I don’t want to mess up the receipe.
Rody, Simply Potatoes is a brand of mashed potatoes that have already been prepared for you. They’re delicious and eliminate the time-consuming chore of making your own homemade mashed potatoes.
Says 2 eggs what did you with the first egg?
Both eggs are used for battering.
Hi, i have tried doing a similar recipe as this. But my cheddar cheese cube did not melt well. May i know what type of cheddar cheese is recommended to have it melt properly?
Just want to say thanks n Happy New Year’s to u all.
I like the garlic mashed potatoes
I love the Garlic mashed potatoes,I will be trying the Sourcream and Chives for sure!????
These look fantastic!
I like garlic mashed potatoes the most.
This recipe is awesome made with the parmesan & peppercorn mashed potatoes 🙂
I love garlic mashed potatoes
Sour Cream and Chives
I like regular butter mashed potatos
My favorite is garlic mashed potatoes with cheddar cheese.
I like sour cream and chives mashed potatoes!
I like garlic mashed potatoes.
I LOVE MINE LOADED WITH CRISP BACON, CHEDDAR CHEESE, SOUR CREAM, BUTTER AND FRENCH’S ONIONS—TO DIE FOR
The roasted garlic looks good!
I like “Loaded Mashed Potatoes” flavored with everything – cheese, bacon, sour cream, and green onion!
Sour cream and chive! Yum!
My favorite is garlic mashed potatoes.
I like mashed potatoes that are flavored like butter.
I like the Parmesan Peppercorn
I like mine with Parmesan cheese added
I love garlic mashed potatoes.
My favorite flavor for the mashed potatoes is the garlic.
My favorite flavor is plain… with lots of gravy and a generous shake of pepper.
Garlic potatoes are tasty
I like them in the classic style, just plain and buttery and fluffy and light!
My favorite mashed potato flavor is garlic. So good!!
I’m plain jane and just prefer butter!
Garlic mashed is my favorite.
I like butter, sour cream, chives, and bacon in my mashed potatoes.
I love to add a bit of smoked gouda!
I love garlic and rosemary in my Mashed potatoes. 🙂
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I love a good buttery mashed potato with some yummy gravy
i love to try it with sour cream and chives .
I like roasted garlic and butter mashed potatoes
Is Bacon/Cheese/Sour Cream one flavor? LOL
sour cream
I love a double butter mashed potatoes.
My favorites are mashed sweet potatoes with a touch of brown sugar and walnuts!
I like cheddar mashed potatoes.
Garlic Mashed Potatoes
My favorite is the plain version, but if I have leftovers (not often!) I like to make a lunch of them by adding bacon, cheddar cheese and sour cream and browning the top a bit.
Garlic Mashed Potatoes
My favorite is garlic and parmesan!
I like to make bacon blue cheese mashed potatoes
I like mashed sweet potatoes with cinnamon, nutmeg, a bit of cayenne pepper and maple syrup.
I love sour cream and chives flavor.
I love sour cream and chives
Definitely sour cream and chive.
My favorite flavor is garlic!
I like mashed potatoes with sour cream.
Sour cream and chives
My favorite mashed potato flavor is garlic
My favorite flavor is garlis and chives!
My favorite mashed potato flavor is sour cream. I love it so much.
Sour cream and chives is my favorite!
I always make garlic and cheddar mashed potatoes.
My favorite mash potato flavor is potato cakes with onions!
My favorite mashed potato flavor is my Golden Mashed Potatoes with Fried Onions and Bacon.
My favorite is roasted garlic mashed potatoes