Gluten-Free Scalloped Potatoes

Tonight for dinner – meatloaf, scalloped potatoes, sliced beets. Yum. Good home-cooking that really satisfies.

I do love a good scalloped potato dish. Used to be, back in the day, I thought scalloped potatoes had to be made with flour. Not so! In fact, a dish made with just heavy cream and some cheese is far superior to the flour-based version. In my opinion, of course!

This dish really cannot be easier to make. I happened to have some heavy cream, grated parmesan cheese, some italian cheese blend, and some powdered parmesan cheese on hand. Everything you need to make a delicious side dish.

If you’re feeling adventurous, you can add some ham or bacon or even something like asparagus. And for cheese, the sky is the limit. Some shredded Gruyere would be absolutely divine! Mmmm. If I weren’t full to bursting, I’d be in the kitchen eating the rest of the leftovers.

To make the dish simply layer the ingredients in a buttered baking dish. I start with the potatoes and place them down in nice little stacks. Then the heavy cream. Don’t have enough on hand? No worries, add some milk and gently stir to blend before adding to the baking dish. Dot with butter, cover with cheese, season to taste, cover and bake. Voila! Your family or guests will think you’ve been slaving for hours when in fact, it takes about 10 minutes to create. Peeling the potatoes will take longer than anything else.

Gluten-Free Scalloped Potatoes
allot 1.5 – 2 hours for this to bake

6 mid-size russet potatoes, peeled and sliced thin
heavy cream
milk
shredded cheese (1+ cups)
salt
pepper
butter

This is a very basic recipe that is super easy to make. No real measurements required.

Layer the sliced potatoes in a buttered baking dish. Add enough cream to reach approx 1/2 way up sides of potato layers. Sprinkle cheese on top, dot with few tablespoons of butter and season with salt and pepper to taste.

Cover with foil and bake at 350F for 90-120 minutes or until potatoes are tender when poked with fork. Let stand 10 minutes before serving. Enjoy!