Spinach Potatoes And Bacon Au Gratin Food

BACON, SPINACH AND CREAM POTATOES

Steps:

• Place potatoes in a pot and cover with water. Bring up to a boil, salt water and cook until tender, 12 to 15 minutes.
• To a small skillet over medium heat add a little extra-virgin olive oil and bacon and brown, 7 to 8 minutes. Add onions and cook until soft, 5 minutes more.
• Drain the potatoes and place back in the hot pot. Add bacon, onions and defrosted spinach to potatoes, mash to combine then add cream. Mash until smooth and season the mixture with salt, pepper and nutmeg.

SPINACH, POTATOES, AND BACON AU GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place potatoes into a large pot, cover with water, and bring to a boil. Cook potatoes until tender and still firm, about 15 minutes; drain and set aside to cool.
• Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir green onion in the hot butter until softened, 1 to 2 minutes. Whisk flour into green onion and butter; gradually stir in milk, whisking constantly, until mixture is thickened and bubbly. Stir salt and Cheddar cheese into sauce, mixing until cheese has melted.
• Slice potatoes and place about half the potatoes into the bottom of a casserole dish; sprinkle with salt and black pepper. Layer half the spinach and half the pimentos over potatoes and pour half the cheese sauce over the spinach. Repeat layers, ending with remaining cheese sauce. Cover casserole dish tightly with aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven until bubbling, about 50 minutes; uncover dish and continue baking until browned on top, 5 to 10 more minutes. Sprinkle with crumbled bacon.

SPINACH POTATOES AU GRATIN

Steps:

• In a 2-qt. microwave-safe dish, combine potatoes and water. Cover and microwave on high for 5-6 minutes or until potatoes are tender, stirring twice. Drain; set potatoes aside. , In a large microwave-safe bowl, heat butter on high until melted, about 15 seconds. Add onion. Microwave, uncovered, for 30-60 seconds or until tender, stirring once. , Whisk in flour until blended. Gradually stir in the milk. Cook, uncovered, on high for 1-1/2 minutes; stir. Cook 2-3 minutes longer, stirring every minute, or until sauce is thickened and bubbly. Stir in cheese and salt. Pour over potatoes. Add spinach and pimientos; mix well. , Microwave, uncovered, on high for 1-2 minutes or until heated through, stirring once. Sprinkle with bacon.

POTATO GRATIN WITH CHEESE AND BACON

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300 F / 150 C / Gas 2 and grease a 10 x 12-inch (25 x 30-centimeter shallow baking dish with a little of the butter.
• Peel and slice the potatoes into thick slices, approximately 1/8-inch (3-millimeters) thick. Place the potatoes in a colander and rinse thoroughly under cold, running water. Dry with kitchen paper and season well with salt and pepper (potatoes soak up a lot of salt while cooking, so be generous). Keep to one side.
• Cut the cheese into small cubes.
• Heat a large frying pan to hot but not burning. Dry fry (fry without any fat) for about 5 minutes until the bacon lardons are crisp and golden. Drain on kitchen paper. Place half the potatoes neatly into the dish, sprinkle over the bacon, then top with half the cheese followed by the remaining potatoes.
• Pour in enough cream to just cover the potatoes-don't worry if you don't use it all. Dot the surface with the remaining butter.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the potatoes are tender when pricked with a knife, about 1 1/4 hours.
• Remove the baking dish from the oven, dot the surface with the remaining cheese and return to the oven and cook until bubbling and golden, about 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and leave to stand for 15 minutes covered in foil before serving.

CLASSIC FRENCH SPINACH AU GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 F and butter a gratin dish.
• Sauté the onion in the olive oil for 5 minutes in a medium saucepan set over medium heat. Sprinkle the flour over the onions and continue sautéing the mixture for 30 seconds. Add the salt, pepper, dried thyme, and spinach to the pan and stir until the ingredients are combined. Cover the pan with a lid and turn the heat to low. Allow the spinach to wilt for 3 minutes.
• Stir the milk and heavy cream into the spinach mixture and turn it out into the buttered gratin dish. Then stir together the melted butter, bread crumbs, and 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, and sprinkle the breadcrumbs over the gratin.
• Bake the spinach gratin in the preheated oven for 15 to 20 minutes, until it is hot and bubbly, and the breadcrumbs have turned golden brown.

SPINACH GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees and grease an 8x8 baking dish.
• Melt butter in a large dutch oven then add in the onions and cook on medium heat until translucent, about 10-12 minutes.
• Whisk in the flour and nutmeg and cook for 2 minutes.
• Whisk in the heavy cream and milk and cook for 5-7 minutes until thickened.
• Drain and squeeze the spinach dry then add it into the dutch oven and whisk well to combine.
• Add in the salt, pepper, parmesan and gruyere cheese and whisk well.
• Pour the mixture into a baking dish and bake for 20 minutes until the top is browned and slightly crispy.

AU GRATIN SPINACH 'N' PORK

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute onions in oil and butter until golden brown. Remove to paper towels to drain. In the same skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp; remove to paper towels to drain., In the drippings, cook pork over medium heat until no longer pink. Add spinach and garlic; cook and stir for 6 minutes or until heated through. Drain thoroughly. Stir in the lemon zest, fennel seed, salt, pepper, 1/3 cup Swiss cheese and bacon., Place half of the onions in a greased 1-qt. baking dish; top with pork mixture and remaining onions (dish will be full). Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and remaining Swiss cheese. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until pork is tender and cheese is melted.

POTATO & SPINACH GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a deep sided 8 inch round baking dish.
• Place the spinach in a colander set over a bowl. Pour over boiling water to wilt the spinach. Squeeze out as much excess water as you can and set aside.
• In a medium skillet set over medium heat, add the olive oil and sliced onions. Give a good stir and cook for about 10 minutes until softened and lightly golden. Set aside.
• In a medium saucepan set over high heat, add the cream and bring to a boil and add the garlic, oregano, rosemary, fresh parsley (reserving a small amount for the top),salt and pepper. Stir and remove from heat.
• Add the potatoes to the cream mixture and coat well. Spoon about half of the potatoes into the baking dish. Top with the onions, spinach and bout 2/3 of the cheese. Top with remaining potatoes, cheese and parsley.
• Cover and bake for about 1 1/2 hours. Uncover and return to oven for 15 more minutes. Remove from oven and allow to set for about 10 minutes before serving.

SPINACH AND POTATOES AU GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Wash potatoes; cut into 1/4 inch slices.
• Arrange half of slices in greased medium baking dish.
• Drop spinach into large pot of boiling water. Cook 1 minutes; drain.
• Rinse under cold water; squeeze out excess moisture.
• Place half of spinach on potato slices. Drizzle on melted butter.
• Add half of salt and pepper.
• Arrange remaining potatoes, then spinach.
• Add remaining salt and pepper.
• Blend cream and nutmeg; pour over spinach.
• Bake 40-50 minutes or until potatoes are almost tender.
• Remove from oven; sprinkle with cheese.
• Bake 15 minutes longer, or until cheese is lightly browned and potatoes are tender.
• If cheese browns too quickly, just cover with foil and finish baking.

POTATO SPINACH GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375. Grease/spray a 13" x 9" baking dish; set aside.
• Place potato slices in a large bowl; add spinach, onions and garlic; toss well to evenly distribute.
• In a separate bowl, combine half and half, melted butter, cheese, salt, pepper, paprika, parsley and hot sauce; stir together well; pour this mixture over potato mixture and stir well to evenly combine.
• Pour into the prepared baking dish; cover and bake at 375 for 50-60 minutes (or until potatoes are tender).
• Uncover and continue to bake for an additional 20 minutes.
• Serve.

GRATIN OF YUKON GOLD POTATOES, BACON AND ARUGULA

Steps:

• Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 375°F. Butter 13x9x2-inch baking dish. Cook bacon in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat until crisp. Using slotted spoon, transfer bacon to paper towels and drain.
• Mix cream and milk in 4-cup measuring cup. Layer 1/3 of potatoes in prepared dish; overlap slightly. Sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Top potatoes with half of arugula. Top with 1/3 of cheese and 1/3 of bacon. Pour 1 cup cream mixture over. Repeat layering. Top with remaining potatoes. Sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, remaining cheese and bacon. Pour remaining cream mixture over.
• Bake gratin uncovered until potatoes are tender and cream mixture thickens, about 1 hour 15 minutes. Let stand 15 minutes before serving. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cool slightly. Chill uncovered until cold, then cover and keep refrigerated. Rewarm, covered with foil, in 375°F oven about 30 minutes.)