396 smashed potato recipes

Potato puffs made from mashed potatoes and egg, dropped by spoonfuls and baked until golden brown. A crispy 3-ingredient side dish that turns leftover mashed potatoes into something new.

Whole wheat potato bread for the bread machine with mashed potatoes, potato water, applesauce, and honey. Extra-soft crumb from the potato starch with a subtle sweetness.

Three-ingredient stovetop meatloaf made with ground beef and onion soup mix, cut into wedges and served with mashed potatoes and onion gravy. Dinner in 25 minutes flat.

Emeril's funky fried steak: Southwest-seasoned beef cutlets double-dredged and pan-fried crisp, plated over mashed potatoes with a Worcestershire drizzle. Southern comfort with a Cajun twist.

Potato bean pie: a humble vegetarian main built on red kidney beans, tomato, mushrooms, and a fluffy mashed potato crust. Simple, hearty, pantry-friendly comfort food.

No-bake coconut candy with a secret ingredient: mashed potatoes bind coconut and powdered sugar into tiny haystacks, then get dipped in dark chocolate. Old-fashioned and surprisingly addictive.

Irish freckle bread is a soft potato yeast bread studded with raisins. Made with mashed potatoes and potato water for an incredibly tender, moist crumb.

Tourtiere is a classic French-Canadian pork pie with seasoned ground pork, mashed potatoes, nutmeg, and allspice baked in a flaky double crust.

Three-layer shepherd's pie with browned ground beef, creamed corn, and a buttery mashed potato crown. A no-fuss weeknight casserole built from seven pantry ingredients and one baking dish.

Traditional plum dumplings made with potato dough, farina, and fresh plums stuffed with sugar. Boiled until tender and topped with buttered bread crumbs.

Classic lamb shepherd's pie with diced cooked lamb, peas, and gravy under a buttery mashed potato crust. A straightforward British comfort dish that uses leftover roast lamb.

Designed for a FlavorWave or NuWave onion. Hamburger pie that uses leftover mashed potatoes with cheese and green beans. An easy on dish meal.

Fisherman's chowder loaded with clams, shrimp, scallops, and crab in a bacon-potato milk broth thickened with instant mashed potatoes. A hearty mixed seafood soup.

Potato cheese croquettes made from mashed potatoes and cheddar, double-breaded and pan-fried until golden. A crispy, cheesy way to use leftover mashed potatoes.

Spam and potato casserole with cream of potato soup, sherry, and Parmesan baked until bubbly and golden. A quick comfort food dinner from pantry staples.

Pizza crust topped with mashed potatoes, sauteed spinach, two cheeses, and onion rings. All the flavors of a pierogi on a crispy pizza base. A creative comfort food mashup the whole family will fight over.