Creamy Au Gratin Potatoes

I am a sucker for potatoes... so you will probably find a ton of recipes on this blog that will have potato in them one way or another.  This side dish is a regular in our house.  The serving size is for 4, because leftovers rule.  Enjoy!

Ingredients:

4 potatoes, sliced into 1/4 inch slices

1 onion, diced

3 tbsp butter

3 tbsp flour

1/2 tsp salt

2 cups milk

1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese

Parmesan cheese

Fresh ground pepper

1 quart casserole dish

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  Butter a 1 quart casserole dish.

Layer 1/2 of the potatoes into bottom of the casserole dish. Top with the onion, and add the remaining potatoes. Season with salt and pepper.

In a medium-size saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Mix in the flour and salt, and whisk for one minute. Stir in milk. Cook until mixture has thickened. Stir in cheese all at once, and continue stirring until melted, about 1 min.

Pour cheese over the potatoes, sprinkle evenly with the Parmesan cheese and cover the dish with aluminum foil (I spray Pam on the bottom of the aluminum foil so it does not stick to the cheese).

Bake 1 hour in the preheated oven. 

Please note: Our oven is brand new, so it cooks real fast.  For older ovens, you might have to adjust to 1.5 hours.

I.love.potatoes.