These fun little potato cakes make a cute addition to any dinner plate!
Mini Caramelized Onion Potato Cakes
- Prep Time 40 min
- Total 55 min
- Servings 9
- Ingredients 10
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 large sweet onion (Walla Walla, Bermuda, Spanish) thinly sliced
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 2 pouches (4.7 oz each) Betty Crocker™ Country style Yukon gold mashed potatoes
- 3 cups milk
- 3 cups water
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 1/3 cup Gorgonzola cheese, finely crumbled
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme leaves
- Additional fresh thyme leaves, if desired for garnish
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 375°F. Place foil baking cup in each of 9 regular-size muffin cups.
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Step2In 12-inch nonstick skillet, melt 1 tablespoon butter over medium-high heat. Stir in onion slices to coat with butter. Cook uncovered 10 minutes, stirring every 3 to 4 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low. Sprinkle with salt. Cook 10 to 15 minutes longer, stirring every 5 minutes, until onions are golden brown. Remove from skillet; cool slightly. Chop onions.
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Step3Meanwhile, in 4-quart saucepan, heat water, milk and butter to boiling; remove from heat. Stir in potatoes until well blended, then whip with fork until smooth. Let stand about 1 minute or until liquid is absorbed. Stir in cheese and chopped thyme.
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Step4Spoon about 3 tablespoons potato mixture in bottom of each muffin cup. Top each with about 1 tablespoon onion. Place remaining potato mixture in decorating bag fitted with #1A or desired tip. Pipe remaining potatoes on cupcakes.
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Step5Bake 10 to 15 minutes or until tops are lightly browned. Garnish with thyme leaves. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.
Nutrition
240
Calories
13g
Total Fat
5g
Protein
27g
Total Carbohydrate
6g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 240
- Calories from Fat
- 110
- Total Fat
- 13g
- 20%
- Saturated Fat
- 8g
- 38%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 35mg
- 11%
- Sodium
- 500mg
- 21%
- Potassium
- 640mg
- 18%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 27g
- 9%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 6%
- Sugars
- 6g
- Protein
- 5g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 10%
- 10%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 15%
- 15%
- Iron
- 0%
- 0%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 1/2 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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