Mashed potatoes in pancakes?
You better believe it!
And we’re just getting started… Read on for a compilation of our favorite recipes with leftover mashed potatoes.
Photo:Crystal Hughes
Trust us, you won’t miss it once you taste its fresh and flavorful veggies.
Top with your leftover mashed potatoes and pair with a rich red wine for easy dinner perfection.
Sweet Potato Buttermilk Pancakes
Leftover mashed sweet potatoes can be transformed, too!
Caitlin Bensel
Sweet potatoes add a delectable quality to this classic breakfast staple.
Ifpancakes from scratchintimidate you, don’t worry, this recipe is easy to follow.
While traditionally made with lamb, this recipe uses the more accessible and affordable ground beef.
Heami Lee
Either way, this simple version is a total treat.
Prepare the recipe as described, and then mix in your leftover mash to make even more loaded-potato snacks.
These lasagna rolls bake in marinara sauce for a leftover meal no one will roll their eyes at.
Marcus Nilsson
Their panko bread crumb coating adds a nice gentle crunch.
Skip it or use other leftovers like sandwich meat or Italian sausage.
Mashed Potato Fries
These crispy-creamy mashed potato fries are best eaten fresh out of the oven.
Grace Elkus
Mashed Potato Waffles
As if the fact they’re waffles (yay!)
The recipe calls for cassava flour, but tapioca starch or almond flour make a good one-to-one substitute.
Warming spices and ingredients like curry, spinach, and fennel seed, work particularly well here.
Alison Miksch
Icing sugar adds the finishing touch, but a cinnamon-sugar combo is great, too!
Feel free to add some sauteed leeks or chives in lieu of the recipe’s shallots.
They’re also great reheated for a grab-and-go lunch for work.
Jonny Valiant
Parmesan and Herb Potato Pancakes
Pancakes: They’re not just for breakfast anymore.
Serve these savory potato cakes with a dollop of sour cream for the ultimate comfort-food combo.
Enjoy them plain or use them in ourone-pot Italian sausage gnocchi soup recipe.
Greg DuPree
Cheesy Mashed Potato Pancakes
Hold the maple syrup!
This recipe recommends topping these pancakes with sour cream and chives.
Potato Croquettes
Simple and classic, potato croquettes are a leftover mashed potato staple.
Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner
These get a great crunch due to the recipe’s two-step egg-and-then-panko breadcrumb coating.
Use an ice cream scoop and muffin pan to create perfectly even portions.
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