{"id":20423,"date":"1987-06-10T12:06:32","date_gmt":"1987-06-10T19:06:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=20423"},"modified":"2016-12-21T12:07:56","modified_gmt":"2016-12-21T19:07:56","slug":"bacon-cheddar-potato-croquettes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=20423","title":{"rendered":"Bacon-Cheddar Potato Croquettes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Bacon-Cheddar-Potato-Croquettes-Recipe.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-20424\" src=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Bacon-Cheddar-Potato-Croquettes-Recipe.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Bacon-Cheddar-Potato-Croquettes-Recipe.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Bacon-Cheddar-Potato-Croquettes-Recipe-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>4 C. cold mashed potatoes (with added milk and butter)<br \/>\n6 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled<br \/>\n1\/2 C. shredded cheddar cheese<br \/>\n2 large eggs, lightly beaten<br \/>\n1\/4 C. sour cream<br \/>\n1 T. minced chives<br \/>\n1\/2 tsp. salt<br \/>\n1\/4 tsp. pepper<br \/>\n40 Ritz crackers, crushed<br \/>\n1\/4 C. butter, melted<br \/>\n1 tsp. paprika<br \/>\nBarbecue sauce, Dijon-mayonnaise blend or ranch salad dressing<\/p>\n<p>In a large bowl, combine the first eight ingredients. Shape mixture by tablespoonfuls into balls. Roll in cracker crumbs. Place on parchment paper-lined baking sheets. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or overnight. Combine butter and paprika; drizzle over croquettes. Bake at 375\u00c2\u00b0 for 18-20 minutes or until golden brown. Serve with dipping sauce of your choice. Freeze option: Prepare croquettes as directed, omitting chilling step. Transfer to waxed paper-lined baking sheets. Prepare butter mixture; drizzle over croquettes. Cover and freeze until firm. Transfer to resealable plastic freezer bags; return to freezer. To use, bake croquettes as directed, increasing time to 20-25 minutes. Serve with dipping sauce. Yield: about 5 dozen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>4 C. cold mashed potatoes (with added milk and butter) 6 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled 1\/2 C. shredded cheddar cheese 2 large eggs, lightly beaten 1\/4 C. sour cream 1 T. minced chives 1\/2 tsp. salt 1\/4 tsp. pepper 40 Ritz crackers, crushed 1\/4 C. butter, melted 1 tsp. paprika Barbecue sauce, Dijon-mayonnaise blend or ranch salad dressing In a large bowl, combine the first eight ingredients. Shape mixture by tablespoonfuls into balls. Roll in cracker crumbs. Place on&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=20423\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[96,77,127],"class_list":["post-20423","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-starches","tag-potato","tag-side-dish","tag-thanksgiving-leftovers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20423","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=20423"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20423\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20425,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20423\/revisions\/20425"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=20423"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=20423"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=20423"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}