Bacon Potatoes Au Gratin Recipes

Steps:

• In a small saucepan melt margarine,then add onion and cook until soft,at this time add flour.
• Stir in the milk a little at a time until slightly thickened.
• Add 1 cup of cheese,bacon,mustard, and cayenne pepper.
• Stir until cheese is melted, if mixture seems to be too thick add a bit more milk to thin it out some.
• In a lightly greased or sprayed 1 1/2 quart baking dish layer half of the potatoes, then sprinkle with half of the salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
• Pour half of the cheese sauce over the potatoes and repeat with remaining ingredients, finishing with the cheese sauce.
• Cover and bake for 45 minutes at 375 degrees remove cover, top with remaining 1/2 cup of swiss cheese and bake for another 15 to 20 minutes or until top is golden brown.
• Let " rest " for 10 minutes, serve and ENJOY !

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Butter a large casserole dish.
• Place potatoes in even layers in casserole dish. Sprinkle with salt, pepper and garlic powder as you layer.
• In a medium sauce pan, melt butter on medium heat. Add flour and whisk. Cook for about 1 minute. Add milk and bacon and stir until slightly thickened. Poor over potatoes and top with Swiss cheese. Cover and bake for 1 1/2 hours. Uncover and broil, if desired. Let sit for a few minutes and then dig in!
• Tip: keep your potatoes in a bowl of water until you are ready to use to prevent browning. And you don't have to peel your potatoes -- more vitamins that way. Enjoy!

Steps:

• Put potatoes in a saucepan; cover with water; bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes or until almost tender; drain.
• Sprinkle potatoes evenly with 1/4 teaspoon salt; set aside and keep warm.
• Heat a saucepan coated with non-stick cooking spray over medium heat.
• Add in the shallots; stir/saute for 2 minutes or until tender.
• Sprinkle flour over shallots.
• Gradually add 1/2 cup milk and stir with a whisk until well blended.
• Gradually add 1 1/2 cups milk and stir with a whisk.
• Cook over medium heat for about 9 minutes,stirring frequently until thick.
• Take pan from heat source and add in 3/4 teaspoon salt, Asiago cheese, chives, pepper, and bacon; stir to combine.
• Place half the potatoes in an 8-inch square baking dish that has been coated with cooking spray.
• Pour half the cheese sauce over the potatoes.
• Top with the remaining potatoes and cheese sauce.
• Sprinkle Parmesan cheese over the top.
• Bake in a 350° oven for about 35 minutes or until cheese is bubbly and lightly browned.

Steps:

• Cook potatoes in boiling water 20 min. or just until tender; drain. Return to pan; cover with cold water. Let stand until cooled.
• Melt butter in medium saucepan on medium heat. Add onions; cook and stir 2 min. Blend in flour, garlic powder and paprika; cook 1 min. Gradually stir in milk; cook 5 min. or until thickened, stirring constantly. Add 1-1/4 cups shredded cheese; cook and stir 1 min. or until melted. Stir in mustard.
• Heat oven to 375°F. Peel potatoes; cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices. Layer alternately with cheese sauce in 2-qt. casserole sprayed with cooking spray, ending with sauce.
• Bake 25 to 30 min. or until heated through. Top with remaining cheeses and bacon; bake 5 min. or until shredded cheese is melted.

Steps:

• PREHEAT OVEN AT 400F.
• Slice potatoes and put them in water. (I slice them with a slicer because if you cut them by hand, OBVIOUSLY they will be way too thick when you layer them!).
• Melt butter in a LARGE saucepan and add heavy cream, the parsley, garlic powder and onion powder. Bring to a SOFT boil.
• When (soft) boiling, TURN OFF. Add sliced potatoes and let them sit for 10-15 minutes (this is to let it cook a little bit to cut off the oven time!).
• In a BUTTERED lasagna pan, make one thin layer of potatoes. Then add a layer of grated parmesan cheese, mozzerella, asiago and the crumbled bacon, and evenly disburse ONE LADLE of the cream on top of the potatoes. Continue this step until you reach 1 inch from the top of the pan.
• POUR the cream inside the pan, enough to cover the potatoes.
• Top with a little more cheese and COVER, but leave one side OPEN to let the steam vent.
• after 35 minutes, check the potatoes. If they are not soft yet, continue again for 15 more minutes.
• UNCOVER then cook another 15 minutes.
• Let stand and the sauce will thicken.