Healthier Creamy Au Gratin Potatoes
If you have around 2 hours to spend in the kitchen, Healthier Creamy Au Gratin Potatoes might be an awesome lacto ovo vegetarian recipe to try. This recipe makes 4 servings with 406 calories, 20g of protein, and 13g of fat each. For $1.54 per serving, this recipe covers 18% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. 56 people have tried and liked this recipe. A mixture of low fat milk, flour, ground pepper, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. It is brought to you by Allrecipes. It works well as a rather inexpensive main course. Overall, this recipe earns a pretty good spoonacular score of 65%. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Creamy Potatoes au Gratin, Creamy Potatoes Au Gratin, and Creamy Two-Cheese Potatoes Gratin.
Servings: 4
Preparation duration: 30 minutes
Cooking duration: 90 minutes
Ingredients:
3 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
salt and ground black pepper to taste
2 cups low-fat (1%) milk
1 1/2 cups shredded reduced-fat Cheddar cheese
1 onion, sliced into rings
4 russet potatoes, sliced into 1/4 inch slices
1/2 teaspoon salt
Equipment:
baking pan
oven
sauce pan
whisk
aluminum foil
Cooking instruction summary:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly butter a 1-quart baking dish. Layer half the potatoes into the bottom of prepared baking dish. Top with onion slices and add remaining potatoes. Season with salt and pepper. Melt butter over medium heat in a saucepan. Mix in flour and salt, stirring constantly with a whisk, for one minute. Stir in milk. Cook until mixture has thickened. Add Cheddar cheese and continue stirring until melted, 30 to 60 seconds. Pour cheese sauce over potatoes and cover dish with aluminum foil. Bake in the preheated oven until cheese sauce is bubbling and potatoes are tender, about 1 1/2 hours. Kitchen-Friendly View
Step by step:
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly butter a 1-quart baking dish.
2. Layer half the potatoes into the bottom of prepared baking dish. Top with onion slices and add remaining potatoes. Season with salt and pepper.
3. Melt butter over medium heat in a saucepan.
4. Mix in flour and salt, stirring constantly with a whisk, for one minute. Stir in milk. Cook until mixture has thickened.
5. Add Cheddar cheese and continue stirring until melted, 30 to 60 seconds.
6. Pour cheese sauce over potatoes and cover dish with aluminum foil.
7. Bake in the preheated oven until cheese sauce is bubbling and potatoes are tender, about 1 1/2 hours.
Nutrition Information:
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