Ingredients
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2 Pounds Potatoesabout 6 medium potatoes
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1 Small Onion
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2 Tablespoons Margarine
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1 Tablespoon All-purpose Flour
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1/2 teaspoon Salt
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1/4 Teaspoon Pepper
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2 Cups Cheddar Cheese(8 ounces) shredded natural sharp
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2 Cups Milk
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1/4 Cup Bread Crumbs
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Variation
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Instead of Margarine, you can use Butter
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Add Bacon
Steps for Au Gratin Potatoes with Cheddar Cheese
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1
Done
5 Minutes
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Prepare the ingredientsHeat the oven to 375º. Spray the casserole with cooking spray. Scrub the potatoes thoroughly with a vegetable brush, peel the onion, and chop into very small pieces. |
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2
Done
3 Minutes
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Cook the OnionMelt the margarine (or butter) in the saucepan over medium heat. Cook the onion in the margarine about 2 minutes, stirring occasionally, until softened. |
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3
Done
2 Minutes
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Adding the FlourStir in the flour, salt, and pepper. Cook 1 to 2 minutes, stirring constantly, until smooth and bubbly. Remove the saucepan from the heat. |
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4
Done
11 Minutes
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Stir in the milkStir in the milk. Heat to boiling over medium heat, stirring constantly. Continue boiling 1 minute, stirring constantly and then remove the saucepan from the heat. Stir in 1 1/2 cups of the cheese until it is melted. |
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5
Done
13 Minutes
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Preparing the PotatoesPeel the potatoes if you like, but peeling is not necessary. Cut the potatoes into enough thin slices to measure about 6 cups. Spread half the slices in the sprayed casserole. Pour half the sauce over the potatoes and repeat this step with the remaining potatoes and sauce. |
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6
Done
75 Minutes
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Put the casserole in the oven and bakeBake uncovered for about 1 hour. Remove the casserole from the oven and sprinkle with the bread crumbs and remaining 1/2 cup of cheese. Bake uncovered for another 10 minutes or until the cheese is melted and the potatoes are tender when pierced with a fork. Let stand 5 minutes before serving. |
Additional Info for Au Gratin Potatoes with Cheddar Cheese
Au Gratin Potatoes is a side dish recipe and can be used with all kinds of meats. This garnish will please your family members due to the mixture with flour, margarine, and milk. These homemade au gratin potatoes are always welcome and easy to make for your dinner table and are also a perfect accompaniment to pork, chicken, and beef.
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About the Au Gratin Potatoes recipe
Usually, I was preparing them after a simple recipe until I went to a good friend of mine, an extraordinary chef who likes to play with ingredients and standard recipes. I knew he would make BBQ with gratinated potatoes, which seemed too simple for him.
Well, I was surprised every time he cooked, and now I was surprised again. He made from a simple recipe, something royal, with a phenomenal taste that was not only given by the BBQ, but also by the side dish. Adding the Cheddar Cheese and butter will make this garnish an excellent side dish. Another great reason to prepare au gratin potatoes, respecting the steps below, is you don’t need bread on the table.
This side dish already has bread-crumbs in its composition, and the dinner bread isn’t necessary anymore. There are some persons who would think, “why should I need a recipe for a simple side dish?”, and the answer is always the same: most of us needs the perfect ingredient combinations to achieve the best result, and the au gratin potatoes made this way will be a great success. If you try this recipe, you will understand why.
What goes well with au gratin potatoes?
There are a lot of dishes that go well with this kind of side dish. For example, you can prepare Pork Tenderloin as the main meal for your dinner, or go for Pork BBQ Ribs if you want your skills to be really appreciated. I told you first about pork recipes because this kind of side dish makes a perfect combination with pork meat.
If you choose beef meat to be your main meal, au gratin potatoes go well with the Juicy Hawaiian Marinated Steak BBQ due to its unique flavor. If you’ll choose the Hawaiian steak, make sure you or any family member are not on a weight-loss diet. As for chicken meat, it goes well with almost any recipe from my cookbook.
But these were the combos with meat, but if you’ve adopted a vegetarian lifestyle, au gratin potatoes can be eaten simply on its own or with a salad. Choose a salad with at least 2-3 vegetables, maybe more complex than simple. For example, you can choose the Caesar salad to have also the taste from Anchovy, or keep it a bit simpler if choosing the Greek salad with Lemon dressing. Bot salads go well with au gratin potatoes.
Vegetarian Side Dish
As I mentioned above, what goes well for this vegetarian au gratin potatoes, the dish is prepared with only vegetarian ingredients (but not vegan). Normally, I would have chosen to put some bacon in the composition, but why not have a vegetarian side dish and add it to the variation list bacon? If you have embraced the vegetarian lifestyle, this side dish is great if you want to have a “tasty evening”.
Notes and Tips for Cheesy Au Gratin Potatoes:
- Let Stand: 5 minutes.
- Essential Equipment: shallow 2-quart casserole or 8-inch square baking dish; medium saucepan (about 2-quart size).
- The sauce may separate a bit after the potatoes bake. Cool, and the flavor will be just as good.
- To measure the capacity of your casserole dish, fill it with water using a measuring cup. A 2-quart casserole will hold 8 cups of water.
