Description
Creamy golden layered potato bake brings comfort and elegance to your dinner table. Luxurious cheese, herbs, and perfectly sliced potatoes create a mouthwatering side dish you cannot resist.
Ingredients
Scale
Cheese and Dairy:
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 cup heavy cream (237 milliliters)
- 1/2 cup whole milk (118 milliliters)
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
Potatoes and Main Ingredients:
- 4 large potatoes
Seasonings and Herbs:
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon paprika
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
Topping:
- 1/3 cup breadcrumbs
Instructions
- Heat oven to 375°F and generously coat a 9×13 inch baking dish with cooking spray to prevent adherence.
- Meticulously cleanse and strip potatoes, then slice into translucent, consistent rounds using a precision mandoline or sharp culinary blade.
- Blend heavy cream, whole milk, and seasonings in a spacious mixing vessel, whisking until spices disperse completely and create a harmonious liquid base.
- Construct systematic potato layers within the prepared dish, arranging slices in elegant overlapping circular configurations for optimal coverage.
- Gently cascade cream mixture across potato layers, ensuring liquid permeates between each delicate slice to maximize flavor penetration.
- Lavishly distribute shredded cheddar cheese across the potato landscape, creating a sumptuous golden foundation.
- Transform breadcrumbs by melting butter and thoroughly incorporating until achieving a slightly damp, crumbly consistency.
- Scatter buttered breadcrumbs uniformly over cheese layer, crafting a textural golden-brown crown.
- Shield dish with aluminum foil and roast for 45 minutes, then unveil and continue baking 15-20 minutes until potatoes become fork-tender and surface achieves a caramelized bronze hue.
- Extract from oven and permit 10-minute resting period, allowing layers to stabilize and absorb residual cream essence.
- Embellish with freshly chopped parsley, introducing a vibrant, aromatic flourish to the finished dish.
Notes
- Slice potatoes uniformly to ensure even cooking and consistent texture throughout the dish.
- Use a mandoline for precise, thin cuts that help layers cook evenly and absorb cream mixture perfectly.
- Experiment with cheese varieties like Gruyère or Parmesan for different flavor profiles and added depth.
- Make it gluten-free by substituting breadcrumbs with crushed gluten-free crackers or almond flour for a crispy topping.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Category: Dinner, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6
- Calories: 346
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 570 mg
- Fat: 23 g
- Saturated Fat: 14 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 8 g
- Cholesterol: 61 mg