This delicious easy-to-make creamy scalloped potatoes recipe are cooked are baked in a tasty cheese sauce until golden brown.
Servings: 6
Prep Time: 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time: 1 hourhour10 minutesminutes
Ingredients
3tablespoonsunsalted butter
1peeled and small diced yellow onion
1finely minced garlic clove
2tablespoonsall-purpose flour
2cupswhole milk
½cupgrated parmesan cheese
½cupshredded asiago cheese
4peeled and thinly sliced russet potatoes
salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350°.
Add the butter to a medium size pot over medium heat and when it’s melted add in the onions and cook until lightly browned, which takes about 5 minutes while frequently stirring.
Stir in garlic and cook just until fragrant, which takes about 20 to 30 seconds.
Mix in the all-purpose flour to make a roux.
Next, pour in the milk and bring to a boil over high heat until it becomes thick, like alfredo sauce. It should coat the back of a spoon.
Finish by stirring in ½ the cheeses, salt, and pepper.
Add a 1/3 of the cheese sauce to the bottom of a 7x11 casserole dish sprayed with non-stick spray.
Layer on with half the potatoes, cheese, and a 1/3 of the sauce.
Next, add on the remaining potatoes, and then the remaining sauce and cheese.
Bake in the oven uncovered at 350° for 1 hour or until well browned on top and tender. Serve.
Notes
Make-Ahead: To make these scalloped potatoes recipe ahead of time simply go through all the steps but only cook it for 35 to 40 minutes. When it comes to the day of wanting to serve it, cover with foil and bake for 15 minutes covered and then uncover and bake for another 15 minutes at 350° to get perfectly cooked scalloped potatoes.How to Store: Cover it and keep it in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. You can freeze these covered for up to 3 months. Thaw them in the refrigerator for 1 day before reheating.How to Reheat: Place the desired number of potatoes anna in a small to medium size pan and bake at 350° for 6 to 8 minutes or until warm throughout.Oil can be used in place of the butter for this recipe.Feel free to use your favorite cheese in this dish. Some other cheeses that would work are cheddar, Havarti, gouda, pecorino Romano, gruyere, Swiss, or mozzarella.Keep the peeled sliced potatoes in a large bowl of cold water to keep from turning brown.