Loaded Mashed Potato Cakes
These were really delicious. The recipe called for packaged, refrigerated mashed potatoes (just my speed at the time since it was one of the first things I made) which some wouldn’t consider ideal, but it cuts down on the prep time significantly (which I suppose is how it was able to be featured in the WW 15 Minute Recipe magazine). They turned out great, so I wouldn’t change a thing. If it’s important to you to start with whole potatoes and mash them yourself I’m sure that would work just fine. The serving size is 2 potato cakes and it makes for a filling side dish or even a yummy breakfast!
*Sorry the picture is horrible, I took it with my old phone. I’ve since upgraded.
Loaded Mashed Potato Cakes
These Loaded Mashed Potato Cakes have cheese and bacon and make a great side dish!
Ingredients
- 24 oz package refrigerated mashed potatoes , (such as Simply Potatoes – I used the “Country Style”)
- 1 ½ cups panko crumbs
- ¾ cup reduced fat shredded cheddar cheese
- 2 tablespoon real bacon pieces, such as Hormel, often found in the salad toppings section of the grocery store
- 2 tablespoon chopped green onions
Instructions
- Combine all the ingredients except cooking spray in a large bowl. Shape potato mixture into 16 (2 inch) cakes.
- Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add half of potato cakes to pan (or however many fit at once, you’ll need to work in batches). Cook 2 minutes on each side until golden brown. Repeat procedure with remaining potato cakes.
Notes
MyWW SmartPoints per (2 cake) serving: (SP calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)
Green: 6 SmartPoints/ Blue: 6 SmartPoints/ Purple: 6 SmartPoints
Weight Watchers Points Plus:
4 per (2 cake) serving (P+ calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com) Weight Watchers 5 Ingredient, 15 Minute Recipes, Winter 2010
4 per (2 cake) serving (P+ calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com) Weight Watchers 5 Ingredient, 15 Minute Recipes, Winter 2010
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These were really good too! We had left overs and they reheated in the microwave pretty well. Definitely better that day, but we were still able to eat the left over cakes. 🙂
OMG these are sooooo good! I am making them right now to take to a friend’s house for dinner and I think I want to leave them at home on accident. Definitely a recipe that will be saved.
Made these today and absolutely loved them! Thanks for another amazing recipe!
Think you could make them with half potatoes/half cauliflower WW recipe?
Emily do you have the calorie, fat and fiber stats on this one? I still follow the old points system. By the way, just discovered your website a few days ago thru pinterest. Love, love, love your website. Have only tried one recipe so far but have pinned numerous ones. Can’t wait to try them out!!
Made these last week – AMAZING! My husband and I have been talking about them since. They are on the menu for next week again 😉 Thank you for helping us to have delicious food on Weight Watchers!