Leftovers Made Easy: Mashed Potato Pancakes

I think all of of us feel very similarly that leftovers are clearly the best part of Thanksgiving. I know they’re my favorite. You know how to make a Thanksgiving-leftover sandwich—that’s easy! There’s no reason I would show you how to stack stuffing, turkey, cranberry sauce and gravy onto a few slices of bread. But this is a bit different.

I always have such a huge amount of mashed potatoes leftover and I don’t ever know what to do with them because while they fit on a sandwich (I mean, everything does), I never use them all up. This recipe does just that.

Now, if your mashed potatoes were SUPER creamy, this might not be the right recipe for you. If your mashed potatoes were not that creamy, which is totally fine, then this recipe is great to use up leftover mashed potatoes.

You start by adding some flour, beaten eggs, shredded cheese and some herbs. And then, you fry ‘em up. They get a nice wonderful crust on the outside and they’re super creamy and warm on the outside.

I ate them with leftover cranberry sauce and they were DELICIOUS! I encourage you to pour some gravy on top too because why not.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Adrianna Adarme is a food blogger and author living in Los Angeles, California. She writes the blog A Cozy Kitchen, where she shares comforting, everyday recipes from her kitchen. She recently authored her first cookbook, PANCAKES: 72 Sweet and Savory Recipes for the Perfect Stack. She's a lover of breakfast, pie (and sometimes even pie for breakfast), corgis and cute things. You can find her on Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook.