Au Gratin Cheesy Potatoes

Name: Au Gratin Cheesy Potatoes
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8 servings.
Ingredients: 2 cups Basic White Sauce; 1-1/4 cups shredded cheddar cheese; 1-1/2 teaspoons salt; 1/4 teaspoon pepper; 6 medium potatoes, peeled, cooked and cut into 1/4-inch slices; 1/2 cup soft bread crumbs; 2 tablespoons butter, melted

"This is one of my favorite ways to fix potatoes," Lois reports. Slices are coated with a cheesy sauce and topped with golden crumbs. "We often serve it with baked ham on New Year's Day," she notes.

Ingredients

2 cups Basic White Sauce
1-1/4 cups shredded cheddar cheese
1-1/2 teaspoons salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
6 medium potatoes, peeled, cooked and cut into 1/4-inch slices
1/2 cup soft bread crumbs
2 tablespoons butter, melted

Directions

In a saucepan, prepare a double recipe of the white sauce. Stir in cheese, salt and pepper; cook and stir until cheese is melted. Gently stir in the potatoes until coated.
Transfer to a greased 2-qt. baking dish. Toss bread crumbs and butter; sprinkle over potatoes. Cover and bake at 350° for 20 minutes. Uncover; bake 10 minutes longer or until crumb topping is golden brown.

Nutrition Facts

1 cup: 291 calories, 16g fat (8g saturated fat), 35mg cholesterol, 678mg sodium, 30g carbohydrate (5g sugars, 2g fiber), 8g protein.

Originally published as Au Gratin Potatoes in Quick Cooking January/February 2001

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Machensmama

Nov 24, 2012

Family loved this recipe. I cubed the potatoes instead of sliced and added bacon. Will definitely use as my standard au gratin recipe from now on.
sstetzel

Apr 20, 2012

Personally I would boil them - just until they were fork tender. I don't see any reason why you couldn't cheat and use canned, sliced potatoes as well. The flavor wouldn't be as fresh and you'd want to decrease the salt for sure - but it would certainly work well & speed up the prep of the dish.
cmkarkos

Apr 20, 2012

The recipe calls for cooked potoates. It doesn't mention HOW. Do you bake them, boil them or what? And for how long? I haven't tried the recipe, but I want to. I'm just in the dark about the potatoes.
chocolatepies

Jan 21, 2012

This is delicious.
jennsemo

Dec 14, 2009

Started making this recipe then realize I didn't have enough cheddar. Made up the difference with Havarti! Wow, that was really good. Now, I alternate depending on the main dish I'm serving! Thanks for this recipe!
jenny_b

Feb 27, 2008

This was great! My husband loved it. He thought the sauce was wonderful and he really liked the topping. Thank you for sharing this. :-)