Easiest Way to Cook Delicious Ham and Cheese Potato Balls

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Ham and Cheese Potato Balls. These potato balls make a good snack or appetizer (my two older boys love them with any meal!), and they're a good way to use up leftovers. In fact, I often find myself peeling a few extra potatoes just to make sure there will be leftovers. Transfer fried potato balls to paper towels to drain excess oil.

Ham and Cheese Potato Balls I lightly pan-fried the Ham and Cheese Stuffed Hash Brown Balls so that they were crispy, like an arancini (rice ball). Personally, I love my hash browns crispy so this was the perfect idea. Potato cheese balls or Potato Croquettes are mashed potatoes with cheese in the center then roll into a ball, dip in beaten egg and cover in bread crumbs. You can have Ham and Cheese Potato Balls using 9 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Ham and Cheese Potato Balls

  1. You need 3/4 cup of mashed potato.
  2. Prepare 3-4 tbsp of milk depending on the consistency of mash potato.
  3. Prepare 1/3 cup of cheddar or Mexican blend cheese.
  4. You need 2-3 tbsp of finely diced ham.
  5. You need 1 tbsp of chopped pickled jalapeno or to taste.
  6. You need to taste of salt and pepper.
  7. It's 1 of egg beaten.
  8. Prepare 1/4 cup of all purpose flour.
  9. You need 1/4 cup of Japanese Panko.

Ham and Cheese Potato Balls These bite size potato balls are packed with flavors. They perfect game day finger foods or every day snacks. The ham and mashed potatoes are already cooked making these Ham, Cheese and Potato Croquettes a quick and easy appetizer to make for that post holiday football game. The holiday season is filled with food, friends and family but the fun doesn't have to stop when your holiday dinner is over.

Ham and Cheese Potato Balls step by step

  1. Mixed all the ingredients together, except for egg, flour and Japanese Panko. Divide them into equal portions and form them into balls. Place the balls on a small baking sheet and cover saran wrap. Refrigerate for at least one hour..
  2. Line the fryer basket with grill mat or a sheet of lightly greased aluminum foil..
  3. When ready to use, roll the potato balls in flour, dip them in beaten egg, and dredge them in Panko. Then, put them in the fryer basket..
  4. Spray some oil onto the potato balls and air fry at 380F (190C) for 6-8 minutes, flip or shake basket once in between. Spray some more oil onto the potato balls and continue to air fry until the surface is crisp and golden brown..

Potato Croquettes with Ham and Cheese. Last Christmas I served a honeybaked ham for our holiday feast. I also fixed a lot of delicious (but filling) side dishes like Cheesy Potatoes, Corn Casserole and One Hour Dinner Rolls so we ended up with a ton of leftover ham. We were over the ham sandwiches after eating them for a couple of meals, so I was determined to find something totally different. Mash the potatoes with the butter, milk and cheese until fairly smooth.