- Prep Time: 30m
- Cook Time: 30m
- Total Time: 1h
- Yield: 30 Mashed Potato Bites and about 40 wings
Ingredients
- 6 cups mashed potatoes, COLD - homemade (my recipe below) or instant
- 1 cup pimento cheese, cold
- 1/2 cup finely grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 cups Italian breadcrumbs
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 6 -8 cups vegetable oil for frying
- 1 (20 oz) package of Cooked Perfect Premium Fire Grilled Zesty Herb and Spices Wings
Homemade Parmesan Mashed Potatoes
- 6 -8 medium or large russet potatoes, peeled
- 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup milk
Instructions
- Remove mashed potatoes and pimento cheese from fridge.
- Use a spoon to scoop out a spoonful of mashed potatoes and roll them into a ball.
- Keep your hands and the mashed potatoes cold while forming the balls.
- Use your thumb and make an indention into the center of the mashed potato ball.
- Spoon about 1/4 or 1/2 teaspoon of pimento cheese into the center and close the mashed potato ball around the cheese.
- Roll into a ball again and sit on a flat surface.
- Continue until all mashed potato balls have been made. 6 cups of mashed potatoes should make about 30.
- In a bowl combine the breadcrumbs and Parmesan cheese. Mix well.
- Brush the mashed potato bites with an egg wash made up of the beaten eggs.
- Roll each mashed potato bite in the breadcrumbs.
- Place into the fridge while the oil heats.
- Heat the oil over medium heat in a large pot or Dutch oven.
- Once the oil it hot, add the mashed potato bites to the hot oil about 3-4 at a time.
- Fry for about 1 minute or 1 minutes and 30 seconds. Remove with a slotted spoon and lay on a paper towel to drain.
- Don’t try to fry too many at once, you’ll make a mess and the oil temperature will drop too much.
- Don’t fry them with the oil too hot! The outside will burn before the pimento cheese heats up in the middle!
- Fry the first two, one at a time to judge a good oil temperature and time. We fried ours in oil that was heated on medium heat for about 1 minute.
- Prepare Cooked Perfect Premium Fire Grilled Wings according to the package instructions.
Homemade Parmesan Mashed Potatoes
- Peel and dice potatoes.
- Heat a large pot of boiling water to a boil and add potatoes.
- Cook for about 20 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
- Drain and mash potatoes.
- Stir in cream cheese, Parmesan and milk.
- Stir until creamy. Place into fridge or freezer until super cold.
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