Time: 45 min cook / 10 min prep
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
2 slices of bacon
2 cups chopped onion
1 cup thinly sliced leek
3 garlic cloves, chopped
1 ½ pounds shredded peeled baking potato (about 2 large potatoes)
⅓ cup (1 ½ oz) shredded Apple Smoked Cheddar cheese
¾ tsp salt
½ tsp black pepper
2 large eggs
1 tbsp butter
¼ cup reduced-fat sour cream
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350°F
Cook bacon until crisp. Remove bacon from pan and set aside.
Add onion to drippings in the pan, and cook for 5 minutes on low heat, stirring occasionally.
Add leek and garlic; cook for 2 minutes, stirring frequently.
Pour contents of the pan into a medium bowl, add grated potato, Apple Smoked Cheddar cheese, salt, black pepper, and eggs, stir well.
Divide the potato mixture into 8 equal portions, and shape each portion into a ½ inch thick patty. Squeeze moisture from each patty.
Melt butter over medium-high heat. Add patties to pan; sauté 2 minutes on each side.
Transfer patties to a baking sheet; bake at 350°F for 15 minutes or until set.
Crumble the bacon and top the patties with the bacon and sour cream. Serve.