Rellenos de Papas | Puerto Rican Stuffed Potato Balls - EASY!

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground pork is often cheaper.

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Nutritional yeast adds flavor without dairy, while processed cheese is more affordable.

Boil 4 medium potatoes in heavily salted water with 1 packet of chicken bouillon until very tender.

Let the potatoes cool completely before mashing.

Add 2 tablespoons of butter to the potatoes and mash until smooth.

Mix in 1 teaspoon of cornstarch, black pepper, and garlic powder to the mashed potatoes.

Add 1 egg yolk to the potato mixture for texture and color.

In a medium saucepan, heat oil over medium heat and add 2 teaspoons of sofrito and 3 tablespoons of tomato sauce.

Add 1/2 pound of ground turkey and cook until fully cooked through, about 10 minutes.

Mix in 1 tablespoon of chopped pimentos, 1/2 packet of Goya sazon, garlic powder, and onion powder to the meat mixture.

Assemble the rellenos by taking about 2 tablespoons of potato dough, flattening it, and adding about 1.5 tablespoons of the meat filling in the center.

Mold the potato dough around the filling to form a ball.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

Spice Level:

Allergens