Au Gratin Potatoes Very Easy Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Butter a medium casserole dish.
• 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.
• 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.
• Bake 1 1/2 hours in the preheated oven.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large saucepan, melt butter over low heat. Stir in flour, salt and pepper until smooth. Gradually add milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from heat; stir in cheese until melted. Add potatoes and onion., Transfer to a greased 2-qt. baking dish. Cover and bake 1 hour. Uncover; bake 30-40 minutes or until the potatoes are tender. If desired, top with additional pepper.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Butter a 1 1/2 quart baking dish with about 1 tablespoon of the softened butter.
• Arrange a layer of potatoes in the baking dish, and sprinkle some of the cheeses over them. Continue layering potatoes and cheeses until you've used them all, ending with a layer of potatoes.
• In a small bowl, whisk the cream with the salt and pepper; pour this over the potatoes. Dot the remaining butter over the top and sprinkle with the paprika. Bake for 1 to 1 1/4 hours, or until the potatoes are tender and golden brown on top. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Butter a large baking dish with the butter.
• Slice the potatoes into sticks, and then cut the sticks to create a dice.
• Combine the cream and milk in a bowl. Add the flour, salt and some pepper. Whisk it together well so that the flour is incorporated into the milk/cream mixture. Add the diced potatoes to the prepared baking dish and pour the creamy mixture all over the top.
• Cover the dish with foil and bake for 20 to 30 minutes. Remove the foil and bake 15 to 20 minutes more. Just before serving, sprinkle on the grated cheese and return it to the oven until the cheese is melted and bubbly, 3 to 5 minutes. Sprinkle on the green onions and serve it hot. Creamy, dreamy and divine.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees. Seasoning each layer with salt and pepper as you go, layer the potatoes in a 10- or 12-inch ovenproof skillet.
• Dot the top with 2 tablespoons butter. Pour in half-and-half. (It should come about 3/4 of the way to the top.)
• Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce to low and cook for 10 minutes, uncovered, until the half-and-half has reduced by about half.
• Transfer to the oven and bake until the top is golden brown, about 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 300 degrees and cook until the potatoes are fork tender and the top is nicely browned, about 8 minutes more. Top with grated cheese and return to the oven until the cheese is melty and golden brown, about 3 to 5 minutes. Sprinkle with a pinch of nutmeg, if using, and serve.

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Peel and slice potatoes very thin. Slice onions thin as well. Place them both in a large mixing bowl.
• 2. Add to the potato and onions, 2 cups of heavy cream, flour, and 1 cup of sharp cheddar cheese. Salt and pepper to taste. Toss until completely mixed.
• 3. Spray a shallow baking dish with non-stick spray. Transfer the mixture to the baking dish and spread out evenly.
• 4. Top with remaining cup of shredded cheddar and Romano cheeses.
• 5. Bake about 45 to 50 minutes until potatoes are tender and the top is nicely browned.
• 6. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°.
• Lightly butter a 2 quart baking dish.
• Layer 1/2 potatoes and onions. Sprinkle 1 1/2 tablespoons flour over mixture. Dot with 1 1/2 tablespoons butter. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Spread 1/2 of the cheese over all. Repeat with another layer ending with cheese.
• Pour warmed milk over all.
• Bake at 375° for 40 to 60 minutes or until potatoes are tender and sauce is bubbly. If cheese browns too quickly cover with foil.

Steps:

• 1. Peel the potatoes and onions. Slice both potatoes and onions in half lengthwise and slice thinly, you want the slices to look like half moons.
• 2. Put the potatoes and onions in a sauce pan, cover with cold water, and cook until fork tender. You don't want the potatoes mushy, after all you are going to bake them too.
• 3. Pour potatoes and onions into a drainer.
• 4. Meanwhile while the potatoes and onions cook make your sauce.
• 5. Melt the butter, and stir in the flour with a spatula. A spatula for a cream sauce makes a lot of sense and is more efficient than a spoon. Continue stiring to make a paste, let cook a minute to cook out the flour taste. Add the salt, pepper, and mustard.
• 6. Stir in the milk a little at a time. stirring to make smooth. Continue to cook until the sauce starts to bubble and thicken. Watch it keep stirring, and don't walk away. Congradulations beginner!!!! You have just made a white sauce, one of the mother sauces. You will never know how thick your sauce is until it comes to a boil.
• 7. Now stir in the cheese, take off heat and continue to stir until the cheese melts. Now you have a cheese sauce. This is also the sauce for mac and cheese
• 8. Spray a 8x8 inch casserole or gratin dish. Put half your potatoes in, cover with half the cheese sauce, put in the rest of the potatoes and pour the rest of the sauce over.
• 9. Sprinkle with paprika, just for color.
• 10. Bake in a pre heated 350° oven for 45 minutes or until bubbly and browned