Potatoes Au Gratin
This easy potatoes au gratin recipe layers thinly sliced potatoes with a rich, creamy cheese sauce. So good!
Servings: 8
Calories: 362kcal
Ingredients
- 4 cups thinly sliced russet potatoes
- 3 tbsp butter
- 3 tbsp flour
- 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
- 1 1/2 cups gruyere cheese divided
- 1 tsp salt + pepper
- 1 tsp dry mustard
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- In a small sauce pan, melt butter. Once melted add flour with a fork – whisking together.
- Next, whisk in milk.
- Cook sauce on low until smooth and boiling, whisking until thickened.
- Add in salt, pepper , and dry mustard and stir well.
- Reduce heat to low and stir in 1 cup of the cheese.
- Place a half of the sliced potatoes in a lightly greased 1.5 quart casserole dish (8×8 or 9×9 will work)
- Pour half of the cheese sauce over potatoes.
- Add a second layer of potatoes and the rest of the cheese sauce to the top of that layer
- Sprinkle the remaining 1/2 cup of cheese on top.
- Sprinkle the top with paprika.
- Bake at 350 degrees, uncovered for 1 hour.
Notes
- You can turn on the broiler in the last few minutes of cooking time to make the top layer crispy and browned.
Nutrition
Calories: 362kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 29g | Saturated Fat: 18g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 89mg | Sodium: 226mg | Potassium: 381mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 1023IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 292mg | Iron: 1mg