Cheddar Potato Gratin Food

CHEDDAR CHEESY POTATOES AU GRATIN

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Melt butter in medium saucepan on medium heat. Add flour and mustard; stir. Cook 1 min., stirring constantly. Gradually stir in 2% milk, then evaporated milk; cook 3 to 5 min. or until thickened, stirring constantly. Add 1-1/2 cups cheese; cook and stir 2 to 3 min. or until melted.
• Layer potatoes, onions and cheese sauce in 12 (1-cup) baking dishes sprayed with cooking spray; place on rimmed baking sheet. Cover.
• Bake 1-1/4 hours or until potatoes are tender. Sprinkle with remaining cheese; bake 5 min. or until melted.

WHITE CHEDDAR POTATO GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Butter 13 x 9 inch glass baking dish.
• Whisk together cream, shallots, rosemary, salt and pepper in a medium bowl.
• Put half of the potatoes in the baking dish, overlapping slightly.
• Sprinkle with 3/4 cup cheese.
• Add a second layer of potatoes.
• Pour cream mixture over potatoes.
• Sprinkle with the rest of the cheese.
• Cover with foil and bake 1 hour.
• Uncover and bake about 45 minutes more, until top is golden brown and potatoes are tender.
• Cool 10 minutes before serving.

HAM, CHEDDAR, AND POTATO GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Butter a shallow 3-quart (3-liter) baking dish.
• In a small saucepan, combine the broth, cream, garlic and sage. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to low and simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, trim any fat from the ham steak, if using, and remove and discard the center bone. Cut the ham steak or baked ham into 1/2-inch (12-millimeter) dice. Arrange one-third of the potatoes in a layer on the bottom of the prepared dish. Top with half of the diced ham and one-third of the shredded cheese. Repeat the layers of potatoes, diced ham and shredded cheese. Top with the remaining potatoes and the remaining cheese.
• Remove the broth-cream mixture from the heat. Remove and discard the garlic cloves. Season the broth-cream mixture to taste with pepper and pour over the layered vegetables, distributing it as evenly as possible. Bake, uncovered, until the potatoes are tender when pierced and the top is brown, about 1 hour. Remove from the oven and let stand for about 5 minutes before serving.

HAM, CHEDDAR AND POTATO GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 375 degrees. Butter a shallow 3 quart baking dish. In a small saucepan, combine the broth, cream, garlic, and sage. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to low and simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes. Meanwhile, trim any fat from the ham steak, if using, and remove and discard the center bone. Cut the ham steak of baked ham into 1/2-inch dice. Arrange 1/3 of the potatoes in a layer on the bottom of the prepared dish. Top with half of the diced ham and 1/3 of the shredded cheese. Repeat the layers of potatoes, diced ham, and shredded cheese. Top with the remaining potatoes and the remaining cheese. Remove the broth-cream mixture from the heat. Remove and discard the garlic cloves. Season the mixture to taste with pepper and pour over the layered vegetables, distributing it as evenly as possible. Bake, uncovered, until the potatoes are tender when pierced and the top is brown, about 1 hour. Remove from the oven and let stand for about 5 minutes before serving.

POTATO GRATIN WITH WHITE CHEDDAR CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Butter 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish. Whisk cream, shallots, rosemary, salt and pepper in medium bowl to blend. Place half of potatoes in prepared baking dish, overlapping slightly. Sprinkle with 3/4 cup cheese. Top with second layer of potatoes. Pour cream mixture over potatoes in dish. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Cover gratin with foil and bake 1 hour. Uncover and bake until top is golden brown and potatoes are tender, about 45 minutes longer. Let gratin cool 10 minutes before serving.

CHEESY CHEDDAR POTATOES AU GRATIN

Steps:

• Cook potatoes in boiling water 20 min. or just until tender; drain. Return to pan; cover with cold water. Let stand until cooled.
• Meanwhile, melt butter in medium saucepan on medium heat. Add onions; cook and stir 2 min. Blend in flour; cook 1 min. Gradually add milk; cook 5 min. or until thickened, stirring constantly. Add 1-1/4 cups cheddar; cook and stir 1 min. or until melted. Stir in mustard.
• Heat oven to 375°F. Peel potatoes; cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices. Layer alternately with cheese sauce in 2-qt. casserole sprayed with cooking spray, ending with sauce.
• Bake 25 to 30 min. or until heated through. Top with remaining cheeses; bake 5 min. or until cheddar is melted.

SIMPLE AU GRATIN POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large saucepan, melt butter over low heat. Stir in flour, salt and pepper until smooth. Gradually add milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from heat; stir in cheese until melted. Add potatoes and onion., Transfer to a greased 2-qt. baking dish. Cover and bake 1 hour. Uncover; bake 30-40 minutes or until the potatoes are tender. If desired, top with additional pepper.

CHEDDAR AND MASHED POTATO GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Cook bacon and shallots in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat until bacon is crisp, stirring frequently, about 10 minutes. Stir in mashed potatoes and herbs. Mix in 1/4 cup milk, adding more milk if mixture is dry. Season potato mixture with salt and pepper. Transfer to 2-quart gratin dish. Sprinkle cheese over and bake until cheese is beginning to brown, about 30 minutes.

CHEDDAR POTATO GRATIN

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 3-quart glass baking dish with cooking spray.
• In 2-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Cook and stir garlic in butter 1 minute. Stir in flour with whisk until smooth. Gradually add half-and-half and cream. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat to low; cook about 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until sauce is slightly thick. Stir in salt, pepper and nutmeg. Slice potatoes into 1/8-inch-thick slices.
• In large bowl, toss potatoes with cream sauce. Layer half of the potatoes in baking dish; top with green onions. Sprinkle with half each of the Cheddar and Parmesan cheeses. Repeat layers, using up potatoes and cheese.
• Bake 55 to 65 minutes or until potatoes are tender and top is golden brown. Let stand 5 to 10 minutes before serving. Cover and refrigerate any remaining potatoes.

CREAMY AU GRATIN POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Butter a medium casserole dish.
• Layer 1/2 of the potatoes into bottom of the prepared casserole dish. Top with the onion slices, and add the remaining potatoes. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• In a medium-size saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Mix in the flour and salt, and stir constantly with a whisk for one minute. Stir in milk. Cook until mixture has thickened. Stir in cheese all at once, and continue stirring until melted, about 30 to 60 seconds. Pour cheese over the potatoes, and cover the dish with aluminum foil.
• Bake 1 1/2 hours in the preheated oven.

CHEDDAR FENNEL POTATO GRATIN

Steps:

• In a greased shallow 3-qt. baking dish, combine the potatoes and fennel; set aside.
• In a small saucepan, melt butter. Stir in flour until smooth; gradually add broth, cream, salt, pepper and nutmeg. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Layered a casserole dish with 1/2 potatoes slices and 1/3 cup of cheddar cheese and repeat.
• Pour over mixture; gently toss to coat potatoes. Cover and bake at 350 degrees F for 1 hour or until potatoes are tender. Uncover; sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake 15 minutes longer or until cheese is melted.