Easy Creamy Scalloped Potatoes Cheese Optional Food

CREAMY SCALLOPED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F.
• Melt the butter in a saucepan set over medium heat.
• Whisk in the flour then cook for a minute or two until lightly golden.
• Slowly whisk in the cream and milk until the sauce is smooth.
• Add the nutmeg, cayenne, salt and pepper then reduce the heat and cook, stirring regularly, until the sauce is silky and thick.
• Remove from the heat and stir in the grated cheese.
• Peel and thinly slice the potatoes (½cm/¼inch thick).
• Place a layer of potatoes into an oven-proof baking dish (approximately 30cmx20cm / 9x13in) then season with salt and pepper.
• Pour over some of the cheese sauce. Repeat until all the potatoes and sauce has been used, covering the last layer of the potatoes with the remaining sauce.
• Cover the baking dish tightly with foil then place in the oven and allow to bake for 45-60 minutes or until a knife can easily be inserted.
• Remove from the oven, scatter over the grated Parmesan and place under the broiler for 5-7 minutes or until golden brown.
• Remove from the oven, allow to cool for 10 minutes then serve.

EASY CREAMY SCALLOPED POTATOES (CHEESE OPTIONAL)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350*. Spray a casserole dish with cooking spray. The size needed will depend on how large your potatoes are.
• Peel and slice potatoes 1/4" thick. Gently boil until almost cooked. Set aside to drain. Avoid breaking slices.
• In the same pot, melt butter on medium/high heat. Add onion and saute until tender but not brown. Sprinkle with flour and allow the flour to be absorbed by the hot butter. You may need to reduce the heat to avoid scorching.
• Slowly add the warm milk, stirring constantly until the mixture thickens. Add salt, pepper, and the 1/2 cup of cheese, if using. Remove from heat and stir until the cheese has melted.
• Pour a small amount of the sauce in the prepared casserole dish. Top with half of the potato slices. Add half of the remaining sauce, followed by the rest of the potatoes and then the last of the sauce. Sprinkle with the 1/4 cup cheese, if using, and sprinkle with chives.
• Bake for 30 minutes or until cheese has melted and is turning a golden brown.

CREAMY AND CRISPY SCALLOPED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a 1-quart casserole dish.
• Spread about 1/3 of the potatoes into the bottom of the prepared dish. Mix flour and salt together in a bowl; sprinkle about 1/3 of the mixture over the potatoes. Dot potato layer with about 1/3 of the butter. Sprinkle about 1/3 of the onion over the potatoes. Repeat layering twice more.
• Stream milk over the potato mixture in the casserole. Sprinkle paprika over everything.
• Bake in preheated oven until the top is nicely browned, about 1 hour.

CREAMY SCALLOPED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Peel and thinly slice the raw potatoes.
• Layer the potatoes in a greased glass baking dish, putting minced onion, salt and pepper, to taste, between layers.
• Pour enough heavy cream over potatoes till it reaches one inch below top of potatoes.
• Bake at 350 degrees until browned and bubbly and fork tender (1-2 hours). If it becomes browned and tender but is still runny stir and place back in oven until thickened. Once this is done, remove from oven and sprinkle the cheese on top and place back in oven until bubbly.
• The beauty of this recipe is that you can use any amount of potatoes you want. Put enough heavy cream to come one inch below top of potatoes.
• I used 5 medium russet potatoes and 3 cups of heavy cream. I then layered mine in a greased 2.75 square glass baking pan. The amount that I fixed cooked for 1 hour 40 minutes.

EXTRA-CREAMY SCALLOPED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Brush a shallow 2 1/2-quart baking dish with butter. Put the potatoes in a large pot. Whisk the cream, flour, bay leaf, nutmeg, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon white pepper in a bowl, then pour over the potatoes. Cook over medium heat, carefully stirring occasionally, until the cream just comes to a simmer, about 12 minutes. Continue to simmer, adjusting the heat if necessary and stirring to prevent the bottom from scorching, until the potatoes just begin to soften, about 5 more minutes.
• Transfer the potato mixture to the prepared baking dish; discard the bay leaf. Set the baking dish in a roasting pan and add enough water to come about halfway up the sides of the baking dish. Bake until the potatoes are tender and golden brown, about 1 hour. Remove the baking dish from the water bath and let stand 10 minutes before serving.

CREAMY SCALLOPED POTATOES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom and side of 2-quart casserole.
• Scrub potatoes; peel if desired. Cut into 1/8-inch slices to measure about 4 cups.
• Melt 3 tablespoons butter in 2-quart saucepan over medium heat. Cook onion in butter about 2 minutes, stirring occasionally, until tender. Stir in flour, salt and pepper. Cook, stirring constantly, until smooth and bubbly; remove from heat.
• Stir in milk. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 1 minute.
• Spread potatoes in casserole. Pour sauce over potatoes. Dot with 1 tablespoon butter.
• Cover and bake 30 minutes. Uncover and bake 1 hour to 1 hour 10 minutes longer or until potatoes are tender. Let stand 5 to 10 minutes before serving.

THE BEST CHEESY SCALLOPED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a Dutch oven, melt butter over medium heat. Add onion, mustard, salt and pepper; cook until onion is tender, 6-8 minutes. Add garlic; cook until fragrant. Whisk in flour; continue whisking 3-5 minutes., Whisk in milk; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until thickened slightly, 8-10 minutes. Gradually stir in 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese; stir in Monterey Jack cheese. Add potatoes and toss to coat. Simmer 10 minutes, stirring frequently., Transfer potato mixture to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Top with remaining cheddar cheese. Bake, uncovered, for 1 hour. Top with bread crumbs; return to oven until potatoes are tender, 10-15 minutes. Let stand 15 minutes before serving. If desired, sprinkle with chives.

CREAMY SCALLOPED POTATOES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Whisk Cooking Creme, milk and pepper until well blended.
• Layer half each of the potatoes, Cooking Creme mixture and Parmesan in shallow 2-L casserole dish sprayed with cooking spray. Repeat layers; cover.
• Bake 1 hour 15 min. or until potatoes are tender and sauce is hot and bubbly, uncovering after 45 min.

CHEESY SCALLOPED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a casserole dish.
• Arrange sliced potatoes in the casserole dish; season with salt.
• Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in flour until a paste forms. Pour in milk gradually, stirring constantly, until a thick white sauce forms, about 5 minutes. Stir in cheese and remove from heat. Pour sauce over the potatoes.
• Bake in the preheated oven until potatoes are cooked through and tops are lightly browned, about 1 hour.

NEVER-FAIL SCALLOPED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a small saucepan, melt butter; stir in flour, salt and pepper until smooth. Gradually whisk in milk. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly; cook and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in cheese until melted., Coat an 8-in. square baking dish with cooking spray. Place half of the potatoes in dish; layer with 1/2 cup onion and half of the cheese sauce. Repeat layers. , Bake, covered, 50 minutes. Uncover; bake until bubbly and potatoes are tender, 10-15 minutes longer.

EASY SCALLOPED POTATOES WITH CHEESE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Mix cream cheese, sour cream and broth in large bowl until blended. Add potatoes, ham, 1-3/4 cups cheese and peas; stir gently to evenly coat all ingredients.
• Spoon into 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray; top with remaining cheese.
• Bake 1 hour or until casserole is heated through and potatoes are tender.

CREAMY SCALLOPED POTATOES (MADE EASY)

Steps:

• NOTE: USE ONLY KERNAL SEASON'S 100% NATURAL WHITE CHEDDAR POPCORN SEASONING (NOT NACHO CHEDDAR FLAVOR!). IF USING SALTED BUTTER, OMIT THE SEASONED SALT, BUT ADD A DASH OF GARLIC POWDER, ONION POWDER, PAPRIKA, BLACK OR WHITE PEPPER, AND A PINCH OF CELERY SALT, IN STEP 4. (STEP ONE): PREHEAT oven to 350°F; SPRAY a 2 quart casserole dish with non-stick cooking spray.
• SLICE 2 lbs washed white potatoes thinly using a food processor slicer attachment).
• IN a large saucepan melt 1/3 cup unsalted butter over medium heat (use real butter or stick margarine -- not low-fat tub margarine); STIR in 1/3 cup flour and cook for just one minute while stirring (roux will be thick).
• WHISK in 2 1/2 cups whole milk into mixture until smooth, and then the seasonings: 2 1/2 level tablespoons Kernal Season's White Cheddar Popcorn Seasoning, 1/2 tablespoon dried chives (or 1 tablespoon snipped fresh chives), 1/2 level teaspoon seasoned salt.
• RAISE heat to high, while whisking constantly.
• WHISK and cook until mixture until thickened and creamy.
• ADD the potatoes to blended sauce mixture; FOLD until evenly combined.
• TRANSFER mixture into greased casserole dish and dust the top with paprika.
• BAKE for 1 hour; ALLOW to set a few minutes before serving.
• SERVE and enjoy!