Leftover mashed potatoes?

Question

can i freeze them?

Answer 1

not recommended. THey can become very mushy

Answer 2

I found out that you can make left over potato pan cakes and also




PIEROGIE CASSEROLE
SERVES 6

If you like pierogies, you will love this. It's also a great way to use leftover mashed potatoes. I usually serve it as a main dish, but it makes a nice side dish as well, in which case it would make 10-12 servings.

INGREDIENTS

8 ounces lasagna noodles
2 large onions, diced
8 ounces sharp cheddar cheese, grated (2 cups)
4 cups mashed potatoes, made fresh or leftover
4 tablespoons butter
Salt and pepper to taste
Cook noodles according to package and set aside. Brown the butter in a medium skillet, being careful not to burn. Add the onions and sauté until softened and lightly browned. Combine the cheese and mashed potatoes. Butter or spray a 13x9x2-inch baking dish. Line the bottom with a layer of noodles. Add a layer of potato and cheese mixture then spread with a portion of the onions. Continue to layer the ingredients ending with a layer of noodles topped with onions. Bake at 350° F for 15 to 20 minutes, or until bubbly and lightly browned. Tent with foil if the top browns too quickly.

Notes: Browning the butter adds a lot of flavor to the casserole. If you prefer, it could just be melted. If making freshly mashed potatoes, use about 8 large potatoes. If you don't have enough leftover potatoes, add some fresh or make some from instant potatoes. The recipe can easily be halved.

Answer 3

While they would probably be safe to eat if kept frozen, they won't taste very good. Potatoes tend to get watery when thawed out. Why not try making a crustless turkey pie? Simply chop up some leftover turkey (a couple of cups will do for a 9-inch pie pan), add enough gravy to moisten (more or less depending on your taste). You can also add any leftover or canned vegetables such as peas, chopped carrots and turnip, etc. Mix turkey, gravy, and vegetables together. Put in pie pan and spread mashed potatoes over the top. Heat in 350 oven until warmed through.

You could also use fried hamburger or leftover chicken if you prefer.

Answer 4

You can also use up those leftover mashed potatoes by making Potato Leek Soup. Saute sliced onions and leeks in butter. When they are soft, add canned chicken broth and the leftover potatoes. Let them cook together awhile, then whirl them in the blender. Adjust seasonings with salt and pepper. Finish up with a splash of heavy cream. Garnish with chopped chives and maybe some croutons. Delicious!

Answer 5

http://bigspud.com/pmash2.txt

Potatoes are one of the most inexpensive and versatile foods you will find in the produce section of the grocery store. They are abundant, and always available. If your family doesn’t like them, you just haven’t found a way to cook them to their liking.

They also have the virtue of being easily re-used. There are so many ways to use leftover potatoes. They can be mashed, re- mashed, hashed, made into pancakes, baked, and used in everything from soups and stews to potpies.

*Make potatoe cakes out of leftover mashed potatoes. Mix them with buttermilk, eggs, and spices, and fry in 1/2 inch vegetable oil until they are golden.

Answer 6

Dang, you just set me up on a slow descend into a hunger-induced dementia; I LOVE Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes. :-$ PLEASE do NOT fry 'em up or do anything greasy like that; that would be a total waste of a perfectly fine Roasted Garlic Mashed Taters. Here's what I would do [and I'm assuming you kept the leftover taters in the fridge and now it's all stiff and lumpy]: Heat up a lil' bit of milk in the microwave, then gradually work it into the taters as needed (mix vigorously), so it's no longer stiff and grainy anymore (but maintains a firm-ish consistency). Then add some condensed milk, whisk well, and heat it up in the microwave till it acquires a slightly gooey gluey appearance on top. Then serve it as Roasted Garlic Mashed Taters w/ a hyperspace twist! P.S. And next time make sure to invite people, , who'll actually show up for your Garlic Taters and a medium-rare Rib-eye, or two, on the side, 2. ;-) P.S.S. Add some Brandy and a decent Cuban cigar to the after dinner activities list too, and you've got yourself a Guranteed Guest; rain or shine! lol .

Answer 7

no not a good to freez them ,but what you can do is but a bit of ocion and salt & pepper cook in fry pan on both sides till nice a brown then you add a bit of shreed cheese and i also like a touch
of hot sause . There so many things you can add to them and there real nice

Answer 8

My mom used to refrigerate them, I suppose you could freeze them. They're not as good the second time around as mashed, but they were pretty good when she would fry them.

Answer 9

You can, or try mixing them with some egg and some minced onion and a little shredded cheese, then frying them in a pan. Top with sour cream, yummy!

Answer 10

I go with the first answer - potato pancakes are good!

Answer 11

sure just if you have alot portion size them for easy use i use freezer bags......don't freeze for more than a month...