Scalloped Potatoes au Gratin

Description

My mom made scalloped potatoes this way, and I love the recipe because it always tastes great. You don’t have to add seasonings and you will always have a consistent product. Turn it into a main dish by adding ham slices to bottom of pan or ham pieces layered in.

Ingredients

  • 2 (10.75 ounce) cans cream of mushroom soup, divided
  • 1 cup cooked ham slices, or to taste, divided (Optional)
  • 6 large russet potatoes, or more to taste, thinly sliced and divided
  • 1 onion, thinly sliced and divided
  • 1 ½ cups shredded Italian cheese blend, or more to taste, divided
  • ⅓ cup milk

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. Spread about 2/3 of one can of mushroom soup into the bottom of a 9-inch square baking dish. Layer about half the ham slices
  3. 1/3 of the potato slices
  4. half the onion slices
  5. and 1/3 of the Italian cheese blend
  6. respectfully
  7. atop the mushroom soup.
  8. Layer about half the remaining potatoes atop the first layers. Mix soup remaining in first can with milk; pour over the potatoes.
  9. Finish layering with remaining ham slices
  10. remaining onion slices
  11. about half the remaining cheese
  12. and the remaining potato slices. Spread second can of mushroom soup over the top layer. Sprinkle remaining cheese over the soup. Cover dish with aluminum foil.
  13. Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour. Remove foil and continue baking another 45 minutes. Turn heat off
  14. replace aluminum foil on the dish
  15. and let the potatoes bake in the cooling oven until the sauce is absorbed
  16. about 30 minutes more.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 2 hrs 15 mins

Total Time: 2 hrs 35 mins

Servings: 8

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