🥔 Scalloped Potatoes are a creamy baked potato dish where thin slices of potatoes are layered with a rich milk or cream sauce and baked until tender and golden.
🧾 Ingredients
- 4–5 medium Potato, thinly sliced
- 2 cups Milk or cream
- 2 tbsp Butter
- 2 tbsp All-purpose flour
- 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese (optional but popular)
- Salt and black pepper to taste
- 1 tsp garlic powder or minced garlic (optional)
👩🍳 Instructions
1️⃣ Make the Cream Sauce
- Melt butter in a saucepan.
- Stir in flour and cook 1 minute.
- Slowly whisk in milk.
- Cook until the sauce thickens and becomes creamy.
- Add salt, pepper, and garlic.
2️⃣ Layer the Potatoes
- Grease a baking dish.
- Place a layer of thin potato slices.
- Pour some cream sauce over them.
- Repeat layers until everything is used.
3️⃣ Add Cheese (Optional)
Sprinkle cheddar cheese on top for extra flavor.
4️⃣ Bake
- Cover with foil.
- Bake at 180°C / 350°F for 45 minutes.
- Remove foil and bake 15 more minutes until golden and bubbly.
🍽️ Serve With
- roasted chicken 🍗
- grilled steak 🥩
- vegetables 🥦
💡 Tip: Slice potatoes very thin (about 3 mm) so they cook evenly.
If you’d like, I can also show you:
- 3-ingredient scalloped potatoes (super easy)
- Slow cooker scalloped potatoes
- The difference between scalloped potatoes and potatoes au gratin.
