# Leftover fried hash brown potatoes: how to reuse? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 22, 2018, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftover-fried-hash-brown-potatoes-how-to-reuse/823318 "2018-10-22T04:21:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2018, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftover-fried-hash-brown-potatoes-how-to-reuse/823318/1 "2018-10-22T04:21:47Z")
I needed fried shredded potatoes (e.g. hash browns) as the base for a casserole, and wound up with a bit too much. Any ideas for how to use 'em up in something tasty? I was thinking some kind of vegetable hash in a pan, with onions etc. and throw these in towards the end, but that’s kinda my go-to for many “use up leftovers/fridge cleanout” nights. I could use a change. Any fresh ideas? ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2018, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftover-fried-hash-brown-potatoes-how-to-reuse/823318/2 "2018-10-22T04:53:11Z")
Mix them with diced onion, eggs and a bit of flour, patty them up and refry them. Kind of a savory potatoe pancake thing. I do this with left over mashed potatoes all the time, I don’t see why hash browns wouldn’t work. ---
**Author:** ![DavidwithanR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3bc359/32.png) [@DavidwithanR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidwithanR)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2018, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftover-fried-hash-brown-potatoes-how-to-reuse/823318/3 "2018-10-22T04:57:13Z")
My feelings: - Don’t put them in something that will make them soggy. - Avoid leftover hash browns, just eat them the first time. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2018, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftover-fried-hash-brown-potatoes-how-to-reuse/823318/4 "2018-10-22T05:03:41Z")
Cook 'em up the next morning with eggs and bacon. Breakfast! ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2018, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftover-fried-hash-brown-potatoes-how-to-reuse/823318/5 "2018-10-22T06:53:54Z")
[Rösti](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%B6sti) (or latke, if with egg) ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2018, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftover-fried-hash-brown-potatoes-how-to-reuse/823318/6 "2018-10-22T07:31:24Z")
Taco meat and cheese for a tasty burrito. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2018, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftover-fried-hash-brown-potatoes-how-to-reuse/823318/7 "2018-10-22T07:56:19Z")
Do what I do (did it on Saturday morning) with leftover french fries: saute in a skillet with a half a chopped onion, some minced garlic, a few rashers of bacon (sliced in 2-inch lengths). When the bacon is cooked, add four eggs (scrambled), cook over low heat, adding shredded cheese while the eggs are cooking. Goes well with a couple of cups of coffee and a couple of slices of buttered toast. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2018, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftover-fried-hash-brown-potatoes-how-to-reuse/823318/8 "2018-10-22T11:26:50Z")
Frittata. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2018, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftover-fried-hash-brown-potatoes-how-to-reuse/823318/9 "2018-10-22T12:47:47Z")
Funny. My first thought when I saw the thread title was “make a casserole.” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2018, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftover-fried-hash-brown-potatoes-how-to-reuse/823318/10 "2018-10-22T17:43:03Z")
Too bad you don’t have any corned beef lying around. Corned beef hash is tasty. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2018, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftover-fried-hash-brown-potatoes-how-to-reuse/823318/11 "2018-10-22T19:18:49Z")
Are they already fried? If not, could you use them as the base for a creamy potato soup? Google “Shredded Potato Soup” for a bunch of different recipes. ---
**Author:** ![The\_King\_of\_Soup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a87d85/32.png) [@The\_King\_of\_Soup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_King_of_Soup)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2018, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftover-fried-hash-brown-potatoes-how-to-reuse/823318/12 "2018-10-23T22:14:47Z")
I second the burrito suggestion. Or make a nice potato pancake. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2018, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftover-fried-hash-brown-potatoes-how-to-reuse/823318/13 "2018-10-24T00:09:51Z")
> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > Are they already fried? If not, could you use them as the base for a creamy potato soup? Google “Shredded Potato Soup” for a bunch of different recipes. What idiot posted this? Dude, the TITLE says that they’re fried. Christ almighty, dude, learn to read. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2018, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftover-fried-hash-brown-potatoes-how-to-reuse/823318/14 "2018-10-24T00:13:32Z")
> [@The\_King\_of\_Soup](#): > > I second the burrito suggestion. Yeah, potatoes, egg, and chorizo. Or potatoes, egg, ham, bacon, sausage, cheese, salsa, some of those hot carrot slices, and a bit of Vegemite.