Velveeta® Potato Bites - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 pounds baking potatoes, peeled, cut into chunks
2 green onions, thinly sliced
1 egg, beaten
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 pound VELVEETA(R), cut into 24 cubes
1 (2.75 ounce) packet SHAKE 'N BAKE Extra Crispy Seasoned Coating Mix
1 1/2 cups TACO BELL(R) Thick 'N Chunky Salsa

Preparation

Cook potatoes in boiling water in large saucepan 15 to 20 min. or until tender; drain. Cool 10 min. Mash potatoes until smooth. Add onions, egg and pepper; mix just until blended.
Heat oven to 400 degrees F. Empty coating mix into pie plate. Roll potato mixture into 24 balls, using about 2 Tbsp. for each. Insert 1 VELVEETA cube into center of each ball, completely enclosing VELVEETA. Add, 1 at a time, to coating mix; turn to evenly coat. Place on rimmed baking sheet sprayed with cooking spray.
Bake 14 to 16 min. or until heated through. Serve with salsa.