Creamy Au Gratin Potatoes Recipe

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Creamy Au Gratin Potatoes
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Ingredients
8
Count
Nutrition
489
Calories
Total time
60
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 400*F. Butter a 1 quart casserole dish.
  2. Layer 1/2 of the potatoes into bottom of the prepared casserole dish. Top with the onion slices, and add the remaining potatoes. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
  3. 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. Stir in cheese all at once, and continue stirring until melted, about 30 to 60 seconds. Pour cheese over the potatoes, and cover the dish with aluminum foil.
  4. Bake 1-1/2 hours in the preheated oven.
  5. MY Notes: I'm constantly asked to make a update version of this recipe. Here's what I do differently that I think makes it bit better. 1. No onion rings. (I think they just get in the way of the potato and cheese flavor) 2. Make extra cheese sauce (I think an extra half recipe of sauce will do it) 3. Put extra cheese in the sauce. (at least an extra half cup, but to your taste) 4. Layer cheese sauce between layers of potatoes. (make sure to grease the pan well or it's hard to get off after baked) 5. Sprinkle bread crumbs on top for extra crispiness. I made two huge pans of this for a party with 30+ people and it all went. Definitely a favorite of mine. I adore all sorts of cuisines—Thai, Middle Eastern, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, you name it—but once in a while a lightly seasoned dish that lets you taste the potato, the cheese, the simple flour-and-milk sauce - once in a while that simplicity is the pefect complement to your meal. I loved that it was so user friendly and easy to cook in the crock pot. It is a must have to choose side dishes that can cook in a crock at the holidays. Finally, we like our potatoes to be golden brown on top, therefore I removed the foil for the last 15 - 20 minutes of cooking time. This is the same cheese sauce my family uses for homemade mac n cheese, if you use this recipe and pour it over cooked elbow macaroni and add extra shredded cheese on top then bake just a bit to melt, it's the best mac n cheese you've ever had! You could make a double batch and have the mac the next night with baked chicken.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 488.94 Kcal (2047 kJ)
Calories from fat 204.02 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 22.67g 35%
Cholesterol 69.84mg 23%
Sodium 631.89mg 26%
Potassium 1233.17mg 26%
Total Carbs 49.81g 17%
Sugars 9.38g 38%
Dietary Fiber 4.19g 17%
Protein 20.43g 41%
Vitamin C 15.8mg 26%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 4%
Iron 2.2mg 12%
Calcium 496.1mg 50%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 127.78 Kcal (535 kJ)
Calories from fat 53.32 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 5.92g 35%
Cholesterol 18.25mg 23%
Sodium 165.14mg 26%
Potassium 322.28mg 26%
Total Carbs 13.02g 17%
Sugars 2.45g 38%
Dietary Fiber 1.09g 17%
Protein 5.34g 41%
Vitamin C 4.1mg 26%
Iron 0.6mg 12%
Calcium 129.6mg 50%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 10.9
    Points
  • 13
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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