Mashed Potato Stuffing Bites Recipe
With Thanksgiving fast approaching, these mashed potato stuffing bites are super delicious. The savory flavor of the stuffing combined with mashed potatoes, rolled into bite-sized balls, coated, then fried to a golden brown and served with country gravy or turkey gravy makes for one delicious Thanksgiving appetizer recipe. Crispy on the outside, savory on the inside. Talk about scrumptious. These are delicious!
These are also great to make using leftover stuffing and mashed potatoes or just when a craving hit for mashed potatoes and stuffing. We always have plenty of leftovers. Not only leftover turkey, but leftover mashed potatoes, stuffing and pretty much everything else because I cook for an army. That is no joke either. I always find the biggest turkey just so we can have leftovers. This is how I look at it, if you are going to make such a huge Thanksgiving dinner, there might as well be plenty enough leftover to enjoy throughout the week.
Stove Top Stuffing Recipes
For this easy recipe, we used Stove Top® Stuffing Mix. We wanted something quick and easy, and these mashed potato stuffing bites are definitely super simple. A delicious Thanksgiving appetizer recipe that can be served prior to Thanksgiving dinner or can be made with the leftovers the day after.
What To Make With Leftover Mashed Potatoes
So if there are any leftover mashed potatoes when everything is said and done, these are a delicious little snack to make. We always have boxes of stuffing mix in the pantry so making these little bites can be a breeze any time throughout the year.
Thanksgiving Side Dish Recipes
Here are some additional Thanksgiving side dish recipes that are usually on our table during the holidays.
- The Best Mashed Potatoes
- Easy Sausage Corn Bread Stuffing
- Bacon Green Beans
- Lemon Parmesan Baked Asparagus
Thanksgiving Dessert Recipes
And here are a few delicious Thanksgiving dessert recipes that are always a hit.
- Cranberry Orange Pecan Crisp
- Cheesecake Pumpkin Bars
- Pumpkin Pecan Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
- Cranberry Orange Pecan Loaf
How To Make Mashed Potato Stuffing Bites
- Cook the stuffing according to the package directions. Set aside.
- Add potatoes to a large pan and cover with water. Bring to a boil and cook until soft. Drain and return the potatoes to the pan.
- Add butter, milk, garlic salt, salt, pepper and mash.
- Using three separate bowls, add flour to the first bowl, whisk buttermilk and egg in the second bowl and add bread crumbs to the third bowl.
- Grab equal amount of stuffing and mashed potatoes (about a tablespoon total) and roll into a ball. Place on a baking sheet and continue until all the balls have been formed.
- Roll each ball into the flour, then the buttermilk mixture and finally in the bread crumbs.
- In a cast iron pan or large frying pan, heat oil to 350°.
- Place about 8 -10 balls into the pan and fry until golden brown on all sides.
- Remove and place on plate lined with paper towels.
- Serve with gravy.
Try These Mashed Potato Stuffing Bites Today
Here are a few recipes that you can make using leftover turkey:
- 1 box Stove Top® Turkey Stuffing
- 2 large Russet potatoes (Costco size), peeled, cubed
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/4-1/3 cup milk
- 1 tsp garlic salt
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 2 cups Panko® bread crumbs
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 egg
- 2+ cups vegetable oil
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Cook stuffing according to package directions. Set aside.
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Put potatoes in a large pan and cover with water. Bring to a boil and cook until soft. Drain and return to pan.
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Add butter, milk, garlic salt, salt, pepper and mash.
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Using three separate bowls, add flour to the first bowl, whisk buttermilk and egg in the second bowl and bread crumbs to the third bowl.
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Grab equal amount of stuffing and mashed potatoes (about a tablespoon total) and roll into a ball. Place on a baking sheet and continue until all the balls have been formed.
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Roll each ball into the flour, then the buttermilk mixture and finally in the bread crumbs.
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In a cast iron pan or large frying pan, heat oil to 350°.
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Place about 8 -10 balls into the pan and fry until golden brown on all sides.
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Remove and place on plate lined with paper towels.
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Serve with gravy.
Here are a few pics that are the perfect size for pinning to Pinterest.
Enjoy, Terri
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Do you think these could be baked instead of fried? They look great! But I don’t really fry stuff.