Cheesy Tater Tots
Homemade tater tots with cheddar cheese thrown in for fun.
Servings 2 Servings
Ingredients
Ingredients:
- 2 medium russet potatoes peeled , chopped
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 2 green onions chopped
- 1 teaspoon seasoning salt
- 1 egg beaten
- 1/3 cup flour
- oil for frying
Instructions
- Preheat 1 inch of oil in a pot.
- Place chopped potatoes in a food processor and pulse about 8-10 times or until potatoes are roughly chopped but not mush. Do not over process, you don't want mashed potatoes.
- Transfer processed potatoes to a bowl. Add in cheddar cheese, green onions, seasoning salt, egg and flour. The mixture will be thick. Place some of the mixture on a spoon, if you can gently push it off with you finger and it falls in one piece it is ready to go. Add more flour if needed.
- Once oil reaches 375 degrees. Carefully spoon rounded teaspoonfuls of mixture into oil. Fry until golden brown, about 3 minutes.
- Sprinkle with more seasoning salt. Serve hot.
Notes
Oh and one more thing. While making these I decided that I had to get over the fact that the tater tots that I am accustomed to, are probably made by a machine so they are a little prettier than these turned out to be. These were a little bit more like tater balls. But look on the bright side, these taste a whole lot better. Enjoy!