Luciano-like Potatoes

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 medium potatoes, about 1 lb., peeled and quartered
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated
• 1 1/2 ounces cream cheese
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 tablespoons chopped green onions
• 1 (4 ounce) package dry onion soup mix
• 1 dash pepper
• 1 dash tabasco sauce
• milk
• 1 beaten egg
• 1 1/2 cups corn flakes, coarsely crushed

Recipe

• 1 in a saucepan, cook potatoes in boiling water about 20 minutes or until tender.
• 2 drain and mash.
• 3 stir in parmesan, cream cheese, butter, green onion, soup mix, pepper and tabasco.
• 4 mix well.
• 5 add 1 - 2 t. milk if the potatoes are too dry. don't make the mixture too soft, though, they need to hold their shape when cooking.
• 6 shape into 8 balls, roll in beaten egg, then corn flakes.
• 7 press the corn flakes to really adhere them to the potatoes.
• 8 if baking: place on greased cookie sheet and bake in a 400 degree oven for 10 - 15 minutes or until hot and crisp.
• 9 deep frying: heat fryer to 375 degrees. place a potato ball on a slotted spoon and carefully place in hot oil. don't over crowd the deep fryer. gently keep potato balls separated. drain on paper towels.
• 10 note: i have no idea how many ounces a package of lipton dry onion soup mix is. i just guessed. i'm pretty sure there is only one size.