Cheese and Bacon Potato Balls

The recipe Cheese and Bacon Potato Balls can be made in roughly 45 minutes. One portion of this dish contains about 13g of protein, 17g of fat, and a total of 393 calories. This recipe serves 4. For 88 cents per serving, this recipe covers 16% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe from Allrecipes requires bacon, processed american cheese, butter, and parmesan cheese. A couple people made this recipe, and 12 would say it hit the spot. It works well as a side dish. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet. Overall, this recipe earns a good spoonacular score of 53%. Cheese Stuffed Bacon Mashed Potato Balls + Giveaway, Mini Bacon Cheddar Cheese Balls, and Game Day Bacon Cheese Balls are very similar to this recipe.

Servings: 4

Preparation duration: 15 minutes

Cooking duration: 30 minutes

 

Ingredients:

2 slices bacon, diced

5 baking potatoes, peeled and diced

1 tablespoon butter

1 1/4 tablespoons Parmesan cheese

4 ounces shredded processed cheese

Equipment:

oven

pot

frying pan

potato masher

whisk

baking sheet

Cooking instruction summary:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place the potatoes into a pot with enough lightly salted water to cover. Bring to a boil, and cook for 8 to 10 minutes, until tender. Drain. While the potatoes are cooking, fry the bacon pieces in a skillet over medium-high heat until browned, but not totally crisp. Mash the potatoes with the butter, milk and cheese until fairly smooth. Use a potato masher or a whisk. Mix in the bacon. Form balls about the size of large ice cream scoops, and place them on a greased baking sheet. Scrape the top and sides with a fork to make textured lines over the balls. Sprinkle about 1 tablespoon of Parmesan cheese over the top of each one. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until cheese is golden brown. Kitchen-Friendly View

 

Step by step:


1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

2. Place the potatoes into a pot with enough lightly salted water to cover. Bring to a boil, and cook for 8 to 10 minutes, until tender.

3. Drain.

4. While the potatoes are cooking, fry the bacon pieces in a skillet over medium-high heat until browned, but not totally crisp.

5. Mash the potatoes with the butter, milk and cheese until fairly smooth. Use a potato masher or a whisk.

6. Mix in the bacon. Form balls about the size of large ice cream scoops, and place them on a greased baking sheet. Scrape the top and sides with a fork to make textured lines over the balls. Sprinkle about 1 tablespoon of Parmesan cheese over the top of each one.

7. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until cheese is golden brown.


Nutrition Information:

Quickview
392k Calories
12g Protein
16g Total Fat
49g Carbs
9% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
392k
20%

Fat
16g
26%

  Saturated Fat
8g
54%

Carbohydrates
49g
16%

  Sugar
2g
3%

Cholesterol
44mg
15%

Sodium
609mg
27%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
12g
26%

Vitamin B6
0.96mg
48%

Phosphorus
355mg
36%

Calcium
350mg
35%

Potassium
1171mg
33%

Manganese
0.43mg
22%

Vitamin C
15mg
18%

Magnesium
70mg
18%

Vitamin B1
0.25mg
17%

Vitamin B3
3mg
16%

Copper
0.29mg
15%

Iron
2mg
14%

Fiber
3g
14%

Selenium
9µg
13%

Zinc
1mg
11%

Vitamin B2
0.17mg
10%

Folate
39µg
10%

Vitamin B5
0.99mg
10%

Vitamin B12
0.5µg
8%

Vitamin A
374IU
7%

Vitamin K
5µg
6%

Vitamin E
0.39mg
3%

Vitamin D
0.27µg
2%

covered percent of daily need
Widget by spoonacular.com

 

Suggested for you

White Bean Spread with Roasted Garlic
Brown Sugar Banana Bread with Pecans and Chocolate Chips
Maple Dijon Grilled Chicken
Taco Pinwheels
for Whole Wheat Summer Berry Bread with Lemon Glaze
Cranberry Pear Sauce
Blueberry Gimlet
Mandarin Orange & Almond Salad
Creamy Roasted Garlic & Mushroom Pasta
Chili-Cheese Snackers
Food Trivia

We eat 300 million portions of fish and chips in Britain each year.

Food Joke

Only 30% of us can flare our nostrils. 21% of us don't make our bed daily. 5% of us never do. Men do 29% of laundry each week. Only 7% of women trust their husbands to do it correctly. 40% of women have hurled footwear at a man. 67.5% of men wear tightie whities . 3 out of 4 of us store our dollar bills in rigid order with singles leading up to higher denominations. 13% of us admit to occasionally doing our offspring's homework. 91% of us lie regularly. 27% admit to cheating on a test or quiz. 29% admit they've intentionally stolen something from a store. 50% admit they regularly sneak food into movie theaters to avoid the high prices of snack foods. 90% believe in divine retribution. 10% believe in the 10 Commandments. 82% believe in an afterlife. 45% believe in ghosts. 13% have spent a night in jail. 29% of us are virgins when we marry. 58.4% have called into work sick when we weren't. 10% of us switch tags in the store to pay less for an item. Over 50% believe in spanking, but only a child over 2 years old. 35% give to charity at least once a month. How far would you go for $10 million? 25% would abandon their friends, family, and church. 7% would murder. 69% eat the cake before the frosting. When nobody else is around, 47% drink straight from the carton. 85% of us will eat Spam this year. 70% of us drink orange juice daily. Snickers is the most popular candy. 22% of us skip lunch daily. 9% of us skip breakfast daily. 66% of us eat cereal regularly. 22% of all restaurant meals include french fries. 14% of us eat the watermelon seeds. Only 13% brush our teeth from side to side. 45% use mouthwash every day. 22% leave the glob of toothpaste in the sink. The typical shower is 101 degrees F. Nearly 1/3 of U.S. women color their hair. 9% of women and 8% of men have had cosmetic surgery. 53% of women will not leave the house without makeup on. 58% of women paint their nails regularly. 62% of us pop our zits. 33% of women lie about their weight. 10% of us claim to have seen a ghost. 57% have had deja vu. 49% believe in ESP. 44% have broken a bone. Only 30% of us know our cholesterol level. 14% have attended a self-help meeting. 15% regularly go to a shrink. 78% would rather die quickly than live in a retirement home. 46.5% of men say they ALWAYS put the seat down after they've used the toilet, yet women claim to ALWAYS find it up. 30% of us refuse to sit on a public toilet seat. 54.2% of us always wash our hands after using the toilet. 23.5% admit they don't always flush. 55.2% will let someone else come in the bathroom while they're using the toilet. 39% of us peek in our host's bathroom cabinet. 17% have been caught by the host. 81.3% would tell an acquaintance to zip his pants. 29% of us ignore RSVP. 71.6% of us eavesdrop. 22% are functionally illiterate. The average bra size today is 36C whereas 10 years ago it was a 34B. 85% of women wear the wrong bra size. Less than 10% are trilingual. 37% claim to know how to use all the features on their VCR. 53% prefer ATM machines over tellers. 56% of women do the bills in a marriage. 2 out of 3 of us wouldn't give up our spouse even for a night for a million bucks. 20% of us have played in a band at one time in our life. 40% of us have had music lessons. 44% reuse tinfoil. 57% save pretty gift paper to reuse. 66% of women and 59% of men have used a mix to cook and taken credit for doing it from scratch. 53% read their horoscopes regularly. 16% of us have forgotten our own wedding anniversary . 59% of us say we're average-looking. 90% of us depend on alarm clocks to wake us. 53% of us would take advice from Ann Landers. 51% of adults dress up for a Halloween festivity. On average, we send 38 Christmas cards every year. 20% of women consider their parents to be their best friends. 2 out of 5 have married their fir.

Popular Recipes
The Crab Rangoonies

Foodnetwork

Buttermilk Skillet Fried Chicken

foodista.com

Watermelon Cake

Serious Eats

Paleo Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins

A Girl Worth saving

Warm cauliflower salad

BBC Good Food