cheesy potatoes gratin

I love these Cheesy Potatoes Gratin. Who doesn’t love potatoes as a side dish with almost any protein? My cowboy is a meat and potatoes man and I’m constantly searching for new potato or starch dishes to have. I mean, you can’t cook mashed potatoes every single day. Well, maybe, but I like to mix it up a little.

This casserole is loaded with parmesan cheese and cheddar cheese. You can use white or yellow cheddar, which are the same, the yellow just has added coloring. Did I mention garlic? yes, garlic too. Delicious! You can easily make this recipe ahead, store it in the refrigerator, then either re-heat in the microwave or in the oven at about 200 degrees.

I served this dish with my Instant Pot Chuck Roast and they were the perfect side dish. https://the2spoons.com/so-fast-and-delicious-instant-pot-chuck-roast/. You honestly don’t need anything else because I had carrots with the pot roast as an extra vegetable. The roast gravy was so good on these!

If you’re not sure what a gratin is, here is a little definition for you: http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/course/side-dish/potatoes-au-gratin/.

I also make Scalloped Potatoes with onions, and this recipe is very similar. This is easy to throw together, stick in the oven, and you are done. I used a mandolin to cut my potatoes, so if you have one, please use as it will give you uniform potato sizes and much quicker.

I Love This Cheesy Potatoes Gratin Recipe

Here’s the recipe! Enjoy! Don’t forget the Instant Pot Chuck Roast that will be perfect with these potatoes.

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Ingredients Method

Ingredients

4 tbsp. unsalted butter, softened and divided
3 lbs. potatoes, peeled and sliced
1 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup grated cheddar cheese
1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese, plus more for sprinkling
3 garlic cloves, minced
salt and pepper to taste

Method

Preheat oven to 375˚F.

Grease a baking dish with 2 tablespoons butter.

Very thinly slice potatoes (using a mandolin, if you have one).

In a large mixing bowl, combine cream, shredded cheddar, Parmesan, and garlic.

Add sliced potatoes and toss together until all potatoes are well coated. Generously season with salt and pepper and toss together.

Take a stack of potatoes and line baking dish, keeping potatoes upright. Repeat until all potatoes have been used.

Evenly pour excess cream mixture over potatoes and lightly season with salt and pepper. Dot top with remaining 2 tablespoons butter.

Cover baking dish with foil and bake for 35 to 40 minutes. Remove from oven, uncover potatoes, sprinkle top with Parmesan and continue to bake for an additional 25 to 30 minutes or until potatoes are fork tender.

Remove from oven and cool for about 10 minutes. Serve.

Cheesy Potatoes Gratin
Cheesy Potatoes Gratin