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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 minutes
Cook Time 55 minutes minutes
Total Time 1 hour hour 10 minutes minutes
Servings 8
Calories 373 kcal
Author Evelyn
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
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.
Calories: 373 kcal | Carbohydrates: 2 g | Protein: 6 g | Fat: 39 g | Saturated Fat: 24 g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1 g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11 g | Trans Fat: 1 g | Cholesterol: 133 mg | Sodium: 609 mg | Potassium: 73 mg | Fiber: 1 g | Sugar: 1 g | Vitamin A: 1404 IU | Vitamin C: 1 mg | Calcium: 182 mg | Iron: 1 mg