Old-Fashioned Scalloped Potatoes Recipe
Prep Time:
15 minutes
Cook Time:
1 hour, 45 minutes
Servings:
6 Servings
Ingredients
  • 2 pounds medium-sized white potatoes
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 1 large yellow onion, thinly sliced
  • 3 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 5 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup vegetable stock
  • 2 cups whole milk
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper
  • ¾ cup grated cheddar cheese
  • ¾ cup grated Parmesan cheese
Directions
  1. Preheat the oven to 400 F.
  2. Peel and thinly slice the potatoes into rounds.
  3. Melt the butter and fry the onions for about 5 minutes or until softened.
  4. Add the garlic to the onions and cook for another few minutes.
  5. Stir the flour into the onions and cook for another few minutes.
  6. Gradually add the vegetable stock to the onions stirring after each addition.
  7. Season with salt and pepper.
  8. Stir in the milk, a little at a time, until the sauce is smooth.
  9. Grease a baking pan.
  10. Layer half of the sliced potatoes in the pan.
  11. Pour about half of the sauce on top, then sprinkle the potatoes with half the amount of each type of cheese.
  12. Layer the remaining potatoes on top, then cover with the rest of the sauce and cheese.
  13. Cover the potatoes with foil and bake for 1 hour.
  14. Remove the foil from the pan and bake the potatoes for another 30 minutes.