Ultimate Scalloped Potatoes
Ultimate Scalloped Potatoes are a classic comfort side dish! A true favorite for Sunday dinners, holidays or any night of the week, these thinly sliced potatoes bake up tender and full of flavor in a rich homemade cream sauce with a sprinkle of onion and gooey melted cheese!
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Servings: 6 people
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoon butter
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 3 tablespoon flour
- ½ C chicken broth
- 2 C heavy cream or half & half
- 2 oz cream cheese, cubed
- 6 medium potatoes, sliced very thin
- ½ medium yellow, or Vidalia, onion, cut into slivers
- salt & pepper
- 1.5 C shredded cheddar cheese
- chopped parsely or clipped chives as garnish, if desired
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° Fahrenheit. Spray 9x13 cooking dish with non stick cooking spray.
- Sauce. In a medium sauce pan over medium low heat, melt butter. Add minced garlic and lightly brown. Whisk in flour. It will soak up the butter and garlic and form a paste. Whisk in chicken broth. Continue to whisk until all lumps are gone. Mixture will become very thick again. Whisk in cream. When well incorporated, add cream cheese. Whisk until smooth. Cook on medium low for 2-3 minutes, whisking to prevent scorching, until sauce thickens up.
- Layers. In the bottom of the 9x13 pan, layer in ½ of the sliced potatoes. Cover with ALL of the slivered onions. Salt & pepper the potatoes and onions and pour ½ of the cream sauce over them. Top with ½ of the shredded cheddar cheese. Repeat layers of potatoes, cream and cheese to finish dish.
- Bake. Cover with foil and bake in preheated oven for 40 minutes. Uncover and continue to bake for another 20-25 minutes until cheese begins to brown and there is bubbling around the edges. Remove from oven. Let sit 5-10 minutes. Garnish with clipped chives or chopped parsley. Serve!