Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes
If you don’t want ooey gooey cheese covering every single nook and cranny of your scalloped potatoes then look away. These Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes are perfection!
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 90 mins
- Total Time: 105 mins
- Yield: 8 1x
- Method: Side Dish
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 russet potatoes, (peeled and sliced into ¼-inch slices (about 2 pounds))
- 1 yellow onion, (sliced into rings)
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 cups whole milk, (room temperature)
- 1 ½ cups mild cheddar cheese, (shredded)
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven.: Preheat oven to 400°F. Lightly spray an 8×8-inch casserole dish with nonstick cooking spray.
- Arrange potatoes and onions.: Arrange the potatoes and onions in the prepared baking dish, staggering potato and then onion.
- Cook cheese sauce.: 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. Stir in milk. Cook until mixture has thickened.
- Add cheese.: Stir in cheese all at once, and continue stirring until melted and smooth, about 30-60 seconds.
- Pour sauce over potatoes.: Pour the cheese sauce over the potatoes, and cover the dish with aluminum foil.
- Bake.: Bake for 85-90 minutes, or until the potatoes are tender.
- Broil.: For a crisp topping, change the oven setting to broil after the potatoes are baked. Broil until golden brown.
- Season.: Season with salt and pepper to taste and serve.
Nutrition
- Calories: 346 kcal