Cheesy Ranch Mini Potato Croquettes Recipe
These Cheesy Potato Croquettes baked and seasoned with Ranch are delicious and versatile. Serve as a side dish or appetizer!
Servings 60 -80
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Ingredients
- 4 cups cooked russet potatoes*
- 3 tbs softened butter
- 1 packet of Ranch Dressing Mix reserve 1 tbs for coating
- ¾ cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- ¾ cup bread crumbs
- oil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Mash together the potatoes, butter and all but one tbs of dressing mix. Once smooth, mix in shredded cheddar.
- Mix together the bread crumbs with the tablespoon of ranch dressing mix you reserved earlier.
- Take small dollops of the potatoes (a tablespoon or a little less), and roll them into balls. Drop a few balls at a time into the crumb mix. Roll around and gently press down to from chubby little croquette patties.
- Place the patties on parchment lined baking sheets and spray or baste will oil. Make sure to coat them well, so you will get a crispy crumb coating.
- Once both sides have a coating of oil, bake for approximately 9 to 10 minutes until bottoms are crisp, then gently flip and bake for another 8-9 minutes.
- Serve warm.
Notes
*if you have leftover mashed potatoes they will work fine, just don't add more butter