| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 1 hr 28 min |
| Prep: | 25 min |
| Inactive: | 3 min |
| Cook: | 1 hr |
| Yield: | 4 to 6 servings |
Ingredients
- 4 medium russet potatoes, peeled
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 2 ounces Oaxaca or any other soft white cheese, cubed
- 1 cup seasoned bread crumbs
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Put potatoes in a large pot and fill with water until potatoes are just covered. Add the 1 tablespoon salt. Bring to a boil and cook until potatoes are very soft, about 40 minutes.
- Press potatoes through a potato ricer or pulse in a bowl with an immersion hand blender until they are mashed. Let sit for a few minutes until just cool enough to handle.
- Cut the white cheese in 1/2-inch cubes.
- Prepare a baking sheet with foil wrap and coat with vegetable spray or rub with oil.
- Put bread crumbs in a small bowl.
- While mashed potatoes are still warm, form into 2-inch balls and insert 1 cheese cube in center, then roll into bread crumbs and place on cookie sheet. Wash hands and dry after every third ball so the potatoes will form evenly and not stick to the bread crumbs in your hand. Quantity should make about 10 balls.
- Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 6 servings |
| Calories | 223 |
| Total Fat | 4 g |
| Saturated Fat | 2 g |
| Carbohydrates | 39 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 3 g |
| Sugar | 2 g |
| Protein | 8 g |
| Cholesterol | 10 mg |
| Sodium | 395 mg |
Reviews
Healthy dishes! My family members really love this n their friends were very impress! I’ve cooked 3 times already. I just use cheddar cheese instead, no salt. Thanx Ingrid!
Very easy to make and muy delicioso!
This recipe needs a bit of help however the concept is very good. I did fry up some bacon and used a bit of the fat plus about 4 oz of chopped bacon added to recipe. I also added about 4 scallions chopped fine. Added extra white, black and red pepper. Some garlic powder……..and done. It was good. Husband liked this kids did not.
Sorry Ingrid, I love watching you, however, even after spicing up the potatoes and cooking them in chickbroth with garlic, the potatoes where awful. I really think they would have been much tastier if browned in a pan as opposed to baking. I made them for my grandchildren thinking the suprise in the middle would be loved, no go, it did not work.
This is a very simple dish with straight forward flavors. My grandson hates potatoes but when I showed him that these had cheese in the middle he tried one and finished it off…yahoo! I will definitely be making this a regular dish. I added some grated parmesan and seasonings to the breading and they were great. I think next time I’ll dress them up a bit more with a little chive and proscuitto bits inside…mmm
they were very easy and a great way to use up left over mashed potatoes, but as the recipe stands it needs more flavor. I added bacon but it wasn’t enough. I suggest using seasoning and your imagination but overall it was fun and a cute presentation
Thanks for posting all the great tips. B creative=)
I didn’t have all the right ingredients for this recipe so, they were kind of bland however, I can see where she is going with this. You could season these up a thousand different ways. You could do oregano and Tzatziki sauce for Greek, herb d provence and brie for French or cumin and pepper jack for Mexican. The possibilities are endless!
I like this recipe; I cooked the potatoes in chicken stock with a few cloves of garlic so the potatoes were already getting great flavor. While potatoes were cooking I rendered 4 strips of bacon. I removed all but 2 tbspn of bacon fat and added chopped onion. After potatoes were drained I mashed them and added parmesan cheese+ crips bacon crumbles+ carmelized onion+ a little bit of cilantro. Tasted to make sure it was salty enough. I added one egg and after mixing all ingredients together and breading in flour and breadcrumbs mixture I fry oval shaped potatoes cakes in the remaining bacon fat until golden brown on both sides.
Use your imagination and personalize this recipe.
Truly tasty, thanks Ingrid!!!
Use your imagination and personalize this recipe.
Truly tasty, thanks Ingrid!!!
My family enjoyed these. An extra benefit is that they are fun for the kids to make. Next time I will add bigger cubes of cheese and add panko to the bread crumbs like another person did, for a crispier finish. Anyone have any ideas on how to make them brown better? I baked them on an oiled cookie sheet and another time wrapped in foil, but the color is always lighter than her result on the show.