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Perfect Potatoes au gratin

Make perfect potatoes au gratin with the best cheese for au gratin potatoes. It’s an easy au gratin potatoes recipe for creamy cheesy potatoes.  And do you know the difference between scalloped potatoes vs au gratin?
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Keyword best cheese for au gratin potatoes, perfect potatoes au gratin, scalloped potatoes vs au gratin
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 55 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings 8
Calories 373kcal
Author Evelyn

Ingredients

  • 2 ½ cups heavy cream
  • 1 ½ teaspoons salt
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper freshly ground
  • 4 large potatoes Russet or Yukon Gold
  • 4 tbsp butter cut into 1/2 piece cubes + butter to grease the pan
  • 1 ¼ cup Monterrey Jack Cheese (or Cheddar or gruyere) grated
  • salt
  • fresh chives sliced

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F. Butter the sides and bottom of a 7 X 11 inch baking dish.
  • Start your perfect au gratin potatoes peeling potatoes.  Use a sharp knife or kitchen madeline and slice the potatoes about ¼  inch thick. 
  • In a medium mixing bowl whisk the cream, salt, and pepper until well blended
  • Butter a 7 X11 inch baking dish and layer 1/2 of the potato slices in the buttered dish, overlapping like fallen dominos.
  • Add extra flavor by dotting the potato slices with butter on each layer.
  • Sprinkle ½ cup of the cheese over the potatoes and pour ½ of the cream mixture over top.
  • Repeat another layer with the remaining potatoes, butter, ½ cup of the cheese, and remaining cream mixture.
  • Cover with foil and bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes
  • Remove foil, bake for 15-25 minutes longer until potatoes are done and the top is beginning to brown.
  • Sprinkle with the remaining 1/4 cup of cheese and bake 5 minutes until cheese is just melted
  • Remove from oven and let cool for about 10 minutes, sprinkle with fresh chives prior to serving.

Nutrition

Calories: 373kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 39g | Saturated Fat: 24g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 133mg | Sodium: 609mg | Potassium: 73mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 1404IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 182mg | Iron: 1mg