Creamy Scalloped Potatoes Au Gratin

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If you love potatoes au gratin you’ll love this cheesy scalloped potato recipe. Creamy potatoes with a cheesy flavor.

Scalloped Potatoes vs. Au Gratin Potatoes

Have you ever wondered what’s the difference between scalloped potatoes and potatoes au gratin? Believe it or not they are both prepared the same identical way except potatoes au gratin contains cheese.

So, why didn’t I just call this recipe Potatoes Au Gratin? That’s an excellent question! You see, I love scalloped potatoes and I love that baked cheese flavor on top. You know, the kind of cheese that is nice and brown on top that is almost on the verge of being burnt? That’s what I’m talking about! Well, I just decided to switch it up and make a cheesy scalloped potato recipe and call it Creamy Scalloped Potatoes au gratin. That way I have all my bases covered!

The Potatoes

For this recipe I have found the best potatoes to use are the Yukon Gold or just Gold potatoes. They bake well and have that perfectly round shape making for the traditional scalloped potatoes. Not only are they good for baking you can also use them for roasting or mashing.

This recipe calls for 2 pounds of peeled Gold potatoes and will serve 6 – 8 people. After the potatoes are peeled I like using this hand slicer as I can easily adjust the thickness of the potatoes when slicing. Before you go using a hand slicer I highly and I mean highly recommend wearing a cut resistant glove. I wear this one every time and let me tell you it has saved me from cutting myself many times.

That’s all I am going to talk about. I just wanted to show how thick to cut the potatoes. So, let’s get to the recipe. Oh, wait a minute! You also need to know, I use this same hand slicer to slice the onions even thinner than the potatoes. Ok, let’s move on.

Cheesy Scalloped Potato Recipe

Ingredients:

• 2 pounds Yukon Gold Potatoes or Gold Potatoes peeled and sliced
• 1 small yellow onion peeled and sliced thinly
• 3 Tablespoons butter
• 4 large garlic cloves minced
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 2 cups whole milk
• 1 teaspoon Kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 cups freshly-grated sharp cheddar cheese (or more if you please)
• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Instructions:

Prepare Cream Sauce

Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease a 2-quart baking dish with cooking spray and set aside. Melt butter in a medium saucepan on medium heat. Add onion and sauté for 4-5 minutes. Add minced garlic and stir for an additional minute. Gradually add flour and stir until well combined. Add chicken broth, salt, pepper, and stir until smooth. Slowly add milk and continue stirring until combined. Simmer over low heat for 1-2 minutes stirring constantly.

Prepare Potatoes

Spread half of the potatoes evenly in baking dish. Pour half of the cream sauce over potatoes. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and 1-cup of the grated cheese. Place the rest of the potatoes on top. Cover with remaining cream sauce and cheese.

Bake

Cover baking dish with foil and bake for 45-minutes. Hint: not a bad idea to place a sheet of foil on oven rack under the baking dish in-case the cream sauce should boil over. Remove foil and continue baking uncovered for 30-minutes or until potatoes are cooked through. Remove from oven and allow resting time of 10-minutes prior to serving. Enjoy!

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Creamy Scalloped Potatoes Au Gratin

If you love potatoes au gratin you will love this cheesy scalloped potato recipe. Get the best of both worlds. Creamy potatoes with an added cheese flavor. 

Course Side Dish

Cuisine American

Keyword au gratin, cheese, potato, scalloped

Prep Time 25 minutes

Cook Time 1 hour 15 minutes

Resting Time 10 minutes

Total Time 1 hour 40 minutes

Servings 6 people

Author jettskitchen.com

Ingredients

• 2 pounds Yukon Gold Potatoes or Gold Potatoes peeled and sliced
• 1 small yellow onion peeled and sliced
• 3 Tablespoons butter
• 4 large garlic cloves minced
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 2 cups whole milk
• 1 teaspoon Kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 cups freshly-grated sharp cheddar cheese (or more if you please)
• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Instructions

1. Prepare Cream Sauce

   Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease a 2-quart baking dish with cooking spray and set aside. Melt butter in a medium saucepan on medium heat. Add onion and sauté for 4-5 minutes. Add minced garlic and stir for an additional minute. Gradually add flour and stir until well combined. Add chicken broth, salt, pepper, and stir until smooth. Slowly add milk and continue stirring until combined. Simmer over low heat for 1-2 minutes stirring constantly.

2. Prepare Potatoes

   Spread half of the potatoes evenly in baking dish. Pour half of the cream sauce over potatoes. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and 1-cup of the grated cheese. Place the rest of the potatoes on top. Cover with remaining cream sauce and cheese.

3. Bake

   Cover baking dish with foil and bake for 45-minutes. Hint: not a bad idea to place a sheet of foil on oven rack under the baking dish in-case the cream sauce should boil over. Remove foil and continue baking uncovered for 30-minutes or until potatoes are cooked through. Remove from oven and allow resting time of 10-minutes prior to serving. Enjoy!