Leftover Mashed Potato Pancakes
Servings: 8
These Leftover Mashed Potato Pancakes are made easily with leftover mashed potatoes, frozen hash browns, and delicious scallions. Enjoy this meal as a quick and easy dish that can be thrown together in minutes!
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Ingredients
- 1 cup leftover mashed potatoes
- 1 cup frozen hashbrowns
- 1/3 cup all purpose flour
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1/2 teaspoon season salt or to taste this will depend on how seasoned your mashed potatoes are
- Pepper to taste
- 2 green onions chopped
- 1/4 cup oil for frying
Instructions
- In a large bowl combine all the ingredients except the oil and mix well.
- Heat a large skillet over medium heat with the oil. Place spoonfuls of the potato mixture into the hot oil forming thin patties about 2" in diameter. Fry for 3 minutes on each side or until golden. Drain on paper towels. Serve immediately.
Notes
This is one of those meals you’ll want to enjoy fresh! If you have tons of mashed potatoes that you want to use up, keep your potatoes stored in the fridge and make new batches of your potato pancake batter in the morning when you’re ready to enjoy them.
