Scalloped Potato Casserole
Recipe Description:
Who doesn't love creamy, cheesy potatoes tossed with tender chunks of meat? Comfort food at its best — and most easy.
Recipe Ingredients:
4 tablespoons butter
2-1/2 pounds baking potatoes, peeled, sliced thinly (about 7 to 8 small)
1 yellow or white onion, sliced thinly
4 cups leftover ham, turkey, chicken or roast beef, cubed — or pieces of cooked bacon or sausage
2 cups shredded cheese
1 tablespoon dried chives (or more)
1 to 1-1/2 cups milk
1 to 1-1/2 cups cream
sea salt and pepper
Recipe
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 375 or 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Put 2 tablespoons of the butter in chunks at the bottom of a 9”x13” baking pan or a deep 9” square baking dish.
Layer in bottom 1/3 of the potatoes. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Continue with the layers: 1/2 the onions, 1/3 of the cheese, 1/2 of the ham (or other meat), and 1/2 the chives.
Begin another set of layers, with 1/3 of the potatoes sprinkled with salt and pepper. Continue with the rest of the onions, the rest of the ham, another 1/3 of the cheese, and 1/2 the chives.
Top with the rest of the potatoes. Mix the cream and milk together and pour over all. It should come up halfway the depth of the pan. Dot the top with the rest of the butter.
Cover and bake for 1 to 1-1/2 hours, until potatoes are tender (but not mushy). Remove from oven, uncover, sprinkle the rest of the cheese on top. Return to oven to melt and brown the cheese. Remove from oven. Let stand for 5 to 15 minutes before serving.
