VELVEETA Potato Bites

Ingredients

• 2 lb. baking potatoes, peeled, cut into chunks
• 2 green onions, thinly sliced
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/4 tsp. black pepper
• 1/4 lb. VELVEETA, cut into 24 cubes
• 1 pkt. SHAKE 'N BAKE Extra Crispy Seasoned Coating Mix
• 1-1/2 cups TACO BELL® Thick & Chunky Salsa

Instructions

1. 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.
2. Heat oven to 400ºF. Empty coating mix into pie plate. 
3. 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. 
4. Place on rimmed baking sheet sprayed with cooking spray.
5. Bake 14 to 16 min. or until heated through. Serve with salsa.