Leftover .......?.......

[ORChick]

.... mashed potatoes .....

Leftover mashed potatoes, spread in a baking dish or individual ramekins. Using a spoon make a hollow in the potatoes, break an egg in, cover with breadcrumbs, dot with butter, sprinkle with some paprika, and bake at 375* for 20 minutes or so, until the eggs are cooked to your liking.
That's the basics. Tonight I mixed the potatoes with the leftover broccoli, and some bits of crisp bacon. Sometimes I top with some cheese, but DH doesn't eat cheese, so often I don't use any at all. If I don't have leftover veg. to mix with the potatoes I'll put a spoonful of frozen peas under the egg. I cooked a sausage to go with it, and DH got some of the leftover gravy from yesterday's roast chicken.

So, what do you do with leftovers?

ETA: Obviously, not just one egg, but enough for however many servings you want

 

[Rebbetzin]

I iwill have to try that for leftover mashed potatoes!

I sometimes make potato pancakes from them. Just add egg and some flour. Then fry until they are browned.

Or mashed potatoes make a great ingredient in yeast breads.
Or topping off a Shepherd's Pie.

 

[moxies_chickennuggets]

Oh..always for a shepherds pie. To me, the mashed potatoes can be a major ingredient, to have to start them from scratch. so, if I end up with enough leftover mashed potatoes, shepherds pie it is!!

 

[dfr1973]

Of course, shepherds' pie.

But if you want a change from that, I often used leftover mashed taters to thicken my crockpot ham & potato soup (can be done cheesy or creamy, depending on mood).

Last night I made beef pot pie, with a beef roast that didn't tender up in the crock pot and leftover vegetables from several nights. Hubby is raving about it and can't wait until I do it again.

I also have a recipe in my reprint of the 1896 Fanny Farmer cookbook for potato cakes/fritters from leftover mashed potatoes. Every chapter in this book has some recipes for leftovers!

 

[moxies_chickennuggets]

Shepherds pie is a treat for us. I don't make it very often.

I used them last time though, to make an Irish potato patty recipe. I had to add a fresh grated potato to is though, and I thought the salt count was way too high. In the end, even SO said they were too salty.

 

[FarmerChick]

I don't make mashed taters often....but when I do the leftovers go only into one meal....potatoe pancakes.

we love them so since we don't make the mashed alot we always want the pancakes after LOL

just something about a potatoe pancake that is heaven

 

[snapshot]

Mashed potato salad!

 

[HeronsNestFarm]

I recently tried a new shepherd's Pie

Star by roasting in your oven 4 carrots and a few parsnips till soft. Slice Italian sausage and fry until golden with 1 chopped onion and 2 cloves of garlic. Add 1/2 c flour and stir in allowing a rue to set. Ad 2 1/2 c water, 4 tbs soy sauce, and 1/4 c Worcestershire sauce; heat till just bubbly, pour in dish, cover with mashed taters and bake till taters begin to brown.

My whole family went nuts for it! You can add 1/4 Parmesan to mashed taters before cooking for added flavor.

 

[hqueen13]

Our version of sheppard's pie uses beef, and then frozen veggies, and then is topped with creamed cauliflower instead of mashed tatos. Gives it a really unique flavor and isn't quite as heavy as the potato version. We're trying to go lower carb, and that works pretty well!

 

[MorelCabin]

Our version of sheppards pie is ground beef browned, mix in a can of peas and a can of creamed corn, bring to a simmer. Pour into a baking dish and top with mashed potatoes...top with paprika and put in oven to brown a little...mmmmm yum!