Recipe: Tasty Au Gratin Potatoes

Au Gratin Potatoes. Add a green salad and French bread, and you have found the magic path to a man's heart. To avoid lumps in your sauce, add the milk just a little at a time as you stir the flour and butter. Experiment with different cheeses for variety.

Remove from heat; stir in cheese until melted. Top with the onion slices, and add the remaining potatoes. Season with salt and pepper to taste. You can have Au Gratin Potatoes using 9 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Au Gratin Potatoes

1. Prepare 4 of Russet Potatoes cut apx. 1/4 in thick.
2. Prepare 1 of yellow onion slices into half rings.
3. You need 1/2 stick of butter.
4. It's 1/2 tsp of salt.
5. It's 1 tsp of garlic powder.
6. Prepare 3 TBS of flower.
7. You need 2 cups of milk.
8. It's 1 of small bag shredded triple cheddar cheese.
9. It's 1 cup of parmesan cheese.

In a medium-size saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Mix in the flour and salt, and stir constantly with a whisk for one minute. Butter a large baking dish with the butter. Slice the potatoes into sticks, and then cut the sticks to create a dice.

Au Gratin Potatoes instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F and butter a 9×13 glass baking dish..
2. In a medium-size pot, melt butter over medium heat. Mix in the flour, garlic powder, and salt. Stir constantly for one minute..
3. Stir in milk. Cook until mixture has thickened..
4. Stir in cheese all at once, and continue stirring until melted, about 30 to 60 seconds..
5. Layer 1/2 of the potatoes into bottom of the prepared casserole dish and top with the onion slices. Then pour half the cheese mixture on top..
6. Repeat step 5 with remaining potatoes, onions, and cheese mixture..
7. Cover with aluminum foil and place in oven for 1 hour. Remove foil and bake for an additional 30 minutes. (Or longer if you desire a crisper finish.).
8. Set aside to rest for 15 min then it's ready to serve..

In a large saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Whisk in milk and add garlic. Season with salt and cayenne pepper. Add potatoes to sauce and stir to mix evenly. Arrange some of the potato slices, edges overlapping, in a single layer on the bottom of the prepared baking dish.