What Can Be Prepared From The Leftover Mashed Potatoes: Step-by-step Recipes With Photos And Videos, Simple And Delicious Dishes

2024 Author: Bailey Albertson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 12:53

The second life of mashed potatoes: how to make 6 delicious meals from leftover lunch

Yesterday's mashed potatoes are a dubious pleasure: no matter how you reheat a cooled dish, it will not taste the same. But if you connect a little imagination and add a couple of the simplest products, the dried potatoes will transform, turning into an appetizing breakfast, lunch or dinner.

Content

• 1 Potato grains
• 2 nests with meat
• 3 Lush dumplings
• 4 Bacon bombs

• 5 Filled muffins

  5.1 Video: a festive side dish of mashed potatoes

Potato zrazy

Potato zrazy familiar to many Slavic peoples can be called lazy potato pies. They are prepared with different fillings, but we suggest you start with mushroom.

You will need:

• 1.5 kg mashed potatoes;
• 1 egg;
• 500 g of champignons;
• 1 onion;
• 100-120 g flour;
• vegetable oil for frying;
• garlic;
• pepper;
• salt.

Cooking.

1. Chop an onion and fry it quickly until golden brown.

   

   The onion will be fully cooked in 8-10 minutes.

2. Chop the mushrooms and add them to the onions. Season with salt and pepper.

   

   Instead of champignons, you can take other mushrooms to taste

3. After 12-15 minutes add 1-2 cloves of garlic, peeled and passed through a press, to the pan and extinguish the heat. Important: drain off excess liquid, otherwise the infection will fall apart.

   

   The excess liquid must be evaporated or drained, and the mushrooms must be set aside to cool

4. In a bowl of mashed potatoes, add flour, egg and knead the dough.

   

   If you salted the puree, there is no need to add salt to the dough.

5. Take a batch of dough large enough to form a palm-sized cake and place a spoonful of the filling in the center.

   

   If the dough turns out to be too tender, add flour or sprinkle it on the zrazy after blinding them - the cakes should not creep

6. Pinch the edges of the flatbread and form a rounded patty.

   

   Form neat patties

7. Fry in a pan for 2-3 minutes on either side.

   

   Fry zrazy until golden brown

Nests with meat

Potato nests can be served without a doubt even on a festive table. It would never occur to anyone that this dish is made from leftovers from yesterday's dinner.

You will need:

• 500-600 g mashed potatoes;
• 350 g of boiled chicken fillet;
• 80 g of hard cheese;
• 1-2 eggs;
• 1 onion;
• 1-2 tbsp. l. butter;
• vegetable oil;
• spices to taste;
• salt.

Cooking.

1. Finely chop the chicken fillet or pass through a meat grinder.

   

   Grind the fillet in any way convenient for you

2. Chop the onion and fry in butter.

   

   Do not forget to stir the onion, it burns quickly

3. Mix the mashed potatoes with the egg, salt, if necessary, and mash properly.

   

   Mix the puree well to distribute the eggs evenly in the potato mass.

4. Cover the baking sheet with baking paper or grease with vegetable oil and use a pastry syringe to put the mashed potatoes on it in the form of nests with a depression in the middle.

   

   If you do not have a syringe, form the nests with your hands - it will not turn out so beautifully, but still tasty

5. Combine the chicken fillet with the onion and spread the filling over the nests.

   

   If you want to make the dish more attractive, add pieces of vegetables and herbs to the chicken

6. Sprinkle everything with grated cheese and bake the nests in an oven preheated to 200 ° C for 15-20 minutes.

   

   Sprinkle cheese on the nest, or break another egg on top, leaving the yolk intact

7. Sprinkle with chopped herbs before serving.

   

   Isn't it a festive dish?

Lush dumplings

Potato dumplings are used in different ways. Someone cooks them in soup, someone serves them as a side dish, and someone uses them as an independent dish, pouring them with garlic sauce or sprinkling with onions and cracklings. In any case, it turns out delicious.

You will need:

• 750 g mashed potatoes;
• 200 g starch;
• 1 egg;
• salt.

Cooking.

1. Add egg and starch to a saucepan with mashed potatoes.

   

   It is allowed to replace starch with flour

2. Knead the resulting mass thoroughly and form medium-sized balls of it smaller than the palm of your hand. Traditional dumplings are supposed to be slightly flattened and made a depression on one side.

   

   Place the dumplings on a floured board

3. Boil water with a pinch of salt and toss the dumplings into it.

   

   Dip the workpieces into boiling water gently but quickly

4. Wait until the pieces of potato dough float, boil them for another 5–8 minutes and remove from the pan using a slotted spoon.

   

   Serve the dumplings right away without letting them cool down

5. If you are planning a soup with dumplings, the prepared pieces of potato dough are placed in a saucepan at the end of cooking, give them time to float and turn off the heat on the stove.

   

   Let the soup steep for 10-15 minutes, so the dumplings will become even tastier

Bacon bombs

If you are a devoted meat lover, and there is a packet of bacon in the fridge, consider that the question with the second course for dinner is removed. Nourishing "bombs" will easily take on this role.

You will need:

• 400 g mashed potatoes;
• 1 egg;
• a few strips of bacon;
• about 100 g of hard cheese;
• breadcrumbs;
• vegetable oil for frying;
• spices, salt.

Cooking.

1. Cut the cheese into small pieces.

   

   Melted cheese filling turns a treat into a real taste bomb

2. Combine mashed potatoes with egg and spices and knead well.

   

   It is not necessary to add flour, the "bomb" will hold the egg and bacon together

3. Take a serving of potatoes and mold it into a ball slightly flattened on the sides, hiding a piece of cheese inside.

   

   Make sure the cheese does not stick out of the potatoes, otherwise it will spill out.

4. Dip a ball in breadcrumbs, wrap tightly with a strip of bacon and secure with a toothpick. Repeat the entire procedure until you run out of potatoes.

   

   Bombs will get delicious flavor and juiciness with bacon

5. Place the finished bombs vertically on a baking sheet lined with foil and bake at 180 ° C for 20-30 minutes. Serve hot with sour cream dressing.

   

   Bombs can serve as both a hearty snack and a second course.

Filled muffins

You won't surprise anyone with potato casseroles. But potato muffins are a relatively new phenomenon, at least in Russia. If you haven't tried them yet, be sure to do so soon.

You will need:

• 500 g mashed potatoes;
• 1 egg;
• 100 g flour;
• 200 g of boiled chicken;
• 1 onion;
• 1 carrot;
• 3 tbsp. l. green peas;
• 1-2 tbsp. l. mayonnaise;
• any greens;
• butter for baking;
• dry herbs, pepper, salt.

Cooking.

1. Prepare the base for future muffins from potatoes, eggs, flour and dried herbs.

   

   The test should be allowed to lie down for at least half an hour.

2. Finely chop the carrots and onions and fry for 10-12 minutes.

   

   Since carrots are fried longer than onions, it is better to chop them smaller or grate

3. Finely chop the fillet, add to the pan, season with salt and pepper and fry until tender.

   

   Chicken will take 15-20 minutes to get ready

4. Chop the greens.

   

   Dill, parsley, and green onions will come in handy

5. Combine fillets, carrots, peas, add mayonnaise and mix well.

   

   Peas, chicken, carrots … Almost a salad!

6. Place half of the potato dough in greased tins. Make recesses in the center, place the filling in the recesses and hide it by placing another spoon or two of dough on top.

   

   If you want a nice toasted crust, brush the muffin tops with yolk

7. Bake in an oven preheated to 200 ° C until golden brown.

   

   Sour cream and fresh herbs are the best company for potato dishes

Video: a festive side dish of mashed potatoes

By presenting mashed potatoes with a "second life", you can not only save on food, but also diversify your usual menu with new dishes. Above all, act boldly: cooking is an area where experimentation is always welcome.