Easy Homemade Cheesy Potatoes Au Gratin

If you want to add more lacto ovo vegetarian recipes to your recipe box, Easy Homemade Cheesy Potatoes Au Gratin might be a recipe you should try. This side dish has 348 calories, 13g of protein, and 18g of fat per serving. For 71 cents per serving, this recipe covers 13% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 6. 3388 people were impressed by this recipe. This recipe from Yummy Healthy Easy requires butter, salt, milk, and salt and pepper. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes. Overall, this recipe earns a good spoonacular score of 58%. Try Cheesy au Gratin Potatoes, Cheesy Potatoes au Gratin, and Cheesy Au Gratin Potatoes for similar recipes.

Servings: 6

Preparation duration: 15 minutes

Cooking duration: 90 minutes

 

Ingredients:

3 Tbsp. butter

3 Tbsp. all-purpose flour

2 cups milk

4 russet potatoes, peeled and sliced in ¼ inch slices

½ tsp. salt

salt and pepper to taste

1½ cups shredded cheddar cheese

1 yellow onion, sliced into thin rings

Equipment:

casserole dish

sauce pan

oven

whisk

aluminum foil

Cooking instruction summary:

Preheat oven to 400 F. Spray a 1.5 quart casserole dish with cooking spray.Layer of the peeled and sliced potatoes into the bottom of the prepared casserole dish. Top potato layer with the onion slices, and then add the remaining potatoes onto the top. Season with salt and pepper to taste.Melt butter over medium heat in a medium-sized saucepan. Mix in the flour and salt, and stir constantly with a whisk for one minute. Stir in milk. Whisk and cook until mixture has thickened.Stir in cheese all at once, and continue stirring until melted, about 30 to 60 seconds. Taste and season accordingly.Pour cheese sauce over the potatoes, and cover the dish with aluminum foil.Bake 1 hours in the preheated oven. When finished, potatoes should be bubbly and hot.Remove foil and dish onto plates and enjoy!

 

Step by step:


1. Preheat oven to 400 F. Spray a 1.5 quart casserole dish with cooking spray.Layer of the peeled and sliced potatoes into the bottom of the prepared casserole dish. Top potato layer with the onion slices, and then add the remaining potatoes onto the top. Season with salt and pepper to taste.Melt butter over medium heat in a medium-sized saucepan.

2. Mix in the flour and salt, and stir constantly with a whisk for one minute. Stir in milk.

3. Whisk and cook until mixture has thickened.Stir in cheese all at once, and continue stirring until melted, about 30 to 60 seconds. Taste and season accordingly.

4. Pour cheese sauce over the potatoes, and cover the dish with aluminum foil.

5. Bake 1 hours in the preheated oven. When finished, potatoes should be bubbly and hot.

6. Remove foil and dish onto plates and enjoy!


Nutrition Information:

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347k Calories
13g Protein
17g Total Fat
34g Carbs
6% Health Score
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Calories
347k
17%

Fat
17g
28%

  Saturated Fat
11g
70%

Carbohydrates
34g
12%

  Sugar
5g
7%

Cholesterol
53mg
18%

Sodium
656mg
29%

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Protein
13g
27%

Calcium
320mg
32%

Phosphorus
302mg
30%

Vitamin B6
0.56mg
28%

Potassium
759mg
22%

Vitamin B2
0.32mg
19%

Manganese
0.28mg
14%

Vitamin B1
0.2mg
13%

Magnesium
51mg
13%

Selenium
8µg
13%

Vitamin A
594IU
12%

Vitamin C
9mg
11%

Zinc
1mg
11%

Vitamin B12
0.61µg
10%

Folate
39µg
10%

Copper
0.19mg
9%

Iron
1mg
9%

Vitamin B3
1mg
9%

Fiber
2g
9%

Vitamin B5
0.89mg
9%

Vitamin D
1µg
9%

Vitamin K
4µg
4%

Vitamin E
0.32mg
2%

covered percent of daily need
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