Simple Scalloped Potatoes
Thinly sliced potatoes baked in a creamy cheesy sauce. This side dish is popular during the holidays and usually paired with ham or turkey.
Servings 8 people
Ingredients
- 2 ½ lb russet potatoes washed and thinly sliced
- 1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- 1 cup shredded colby jack cheese
- 2 ½ tsp seasoning salt
- 1 tsp freshly cracked black pepper
- ¼ cup salted butter
- 3 tbsp all purpose flour
- 2 cup half & half
Instructions
- Preheat the oven with 375 F.
- Spray a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray, and set to the side.
- Add ¼ cup of butter into a pan, and place it over medium heat.
- Once the butter starts to sizzle, add in the flour and stir.
- Let the butter and flour mixture cook for 3 minutes.
- Pour in the half & half and stir.
- Sprinkle in the seasoning salt and black pepper, mix.
- Turn off the heat, and stir the sauce. Remove the pan from the hot burner.
- Add a layer of the sliced potatoes to the bottom of the baking dish. Pour half of the sauce over the potatoes, sprinkle half of the shredded cheeses over the sauce.
- Repeat the layering once more.
- Cover the bake dish with a lid or foil.
- Bake in the oven for 35 - 40 minutes.
- Take the pan out of the oven, and let it sit for 10 minutes.
- Remove the foil from the bake dish, sprinkle fresh chopped parsley on top of the scalloped potatoes.
- Serve and enjoy with your other favorite holiday dishes.