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Stir the pre-cooked mashed potatoes in a large bowl.
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Mix together the colby - jack cheese, cream cheese, bacon, jalapeno's, diced ham, green onions, salt, pepper, and onion powder in a second bowl.
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Add the mash potatoes to the cheese mixture together and stir to combine until smooth.
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Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
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Scoop the potato mixture onto the prepared baking sheet.
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With a knife smooth out the top of the mixture.
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Needs to be 1 1/2 - 2inches inches thick
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Press the cheese squares in the center of the potato mixture.
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With the potato mixture, cover and seal the tops of the cheese squares.
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Smooth out the tops of each potato mixture.
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Freeze for 1 hour.
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Slice the mixture into squares making sure that each square has a cheese square in the middle.
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Put the flour in a medium bowl.
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Pour the beaten eggs into a second medium bowl.
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In a third medium bowl add panko crumbs.
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Dip each square into the flour, shake off the excess.
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Then dredge the same square in the egg.
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Then dip the squares into the panko.
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Set the squares to the side until all are completed.
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Preheat air fryer to 400 degrees.
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Put 3-4 potato cakes in the basket, in a single layer.
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Mist the potato squares with a bit of olive oil.
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Close the Air fryer.
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Bake at 400° for 14 minutes.
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Flip the potato squares after 7 minutes for even cooking.
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Mist the other side with olive oil
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Finish for an additional 7 minutes