I don’t know about you but in our house potatoes are a veggie we have year round. We enjoy potatoes on the grill mixed with some onions, or as pub fries / French fries with Turkey Burgers, Don’t forget Baked Potatoes, twice again baked potatoes, even potato skins. Also, potatoes are always great with breakfast. In our house, our favorite has to be Mashed Potatoes! If I could, I would have mashed potatoes weekly…. but oh those calories. So, we usually save mashed potatoes just for the holidays. But, on those occasions when there are leftover potatoes, now our “go-to” is Air Fryer Potato Cakes.
For me mashed potatoes are the ultimate comfort food. When I think of comfort food mashed potatoes are going to be the first thing to jump into my head, especially during the winter months. So, having leftover mashed potatoes doesn’t happen often!!! I mean we’re those crazy people that make extra potatoes on Thanksgiving so the dogs can have some during their Thanksgiving feast! But, sorry boys, that is all going to change!!!! Air Fryer Potato Cakes are so good they are fluffy with cheese and bacon bits. What more would you want??
Air Fryer Cheesy Bacon Potatoes
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Total Time: 17 minutes
- Yield: 6 1x
- Category: Main Course, Side Dish
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 2 ½ Cups Mashed Potatoes
- 1 Cup Cheddar Cheese
- 2 Eggs
- ½ Cup Flour
- 1 teaspoon Garlic Powder
- ¼ Cup Bacon Bits
- 3 Spring Onions
- 1 Jalapeno Optional
Instructions
- Beat Eggs
- Mix together Mashed Potatoes, Cheddar Cheese, Eggs, Flour, Garlic Powder, Bacon Bits, ½ of the Spring Onions and Jalapeño
- Make Potato Cakes. Take about ¼ Cup of the mixture and form into a small round patty about ½ inch thick.
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Place in air fryer on top of parchment paper. We sprayed the top of the parchment paper so it was easy to flip the potato cakes. Spray the top of the potato cakes with butter spray. This helps brown the potatoes
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Bake in Air Fryer for 8 minutes at 375 degrees
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Flip and spray the potatoes with butter spray. Cook for additional 4 minutes at 375 degrees
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Enjoy!!!!
