Easy Creamy Scalloped Potatoes Cheese Optional Recipe For Shrimp

EASY CREAMY SCALLOPED POTATOES (CHEESE OPTIONAL)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350*. Spray a casserole dish with cooking spray. The size needed will depend on how large your potatoes are.
• Peel and slice potatoes 1/4" thick. Gently boil until almost cooked. Set aside to drain. Avoid breaking slices.
• In the same pot, melt butter on medium/high heat. Add onion and saute until tender but not brown. Sprinkle with flour and allow the flour to be absorbed by the hot butter. You may need to reduce the heat to avoid scorching.
• Slowly add the warm milk, stirring constantly until the mixture thickens. Add salt, pepper, and the 1/2 cup of cheese, if using. Remove from heat and stir until the cheese has melted.
• Pour a small amount of the sauce in the prepared casserole dish. Top with half of the potato slices. Add half of the remaining sauce, followed by the rest of the potatoes and then the last of the sauce. Sprinkle with the 1/4 cup cheese, if using, and sprinkle with chives.
• Bake for 30 minutes or until cheese has melted and is turning a golden brown.

EASY SOUR CREAM SCALLOPED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place potatoes into a large pot and cover with salted water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, about 15 minutes. Drain. Cut potatoes into cubes and place into a large bowl.
• Stir chicken soup, sour cream, and half the Cheddar cheese into potatoes until evenly incorporated; season with salt and black pepper. Spread potato mixture into a 9x13-inch casserole dish; sprinkle with remaining Cheddar cheese.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cooked through and Cheddar cheese is melted, about 30 minutes.

CREAMY AND CRISPY SCALLOPED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a 1-quart casserole dish.
• Spread about 1/3 of the potatoes into the bottom of the prepared dish. Mix flour and salt together in a bowl; sprinkle about 1/3 of the mixture over the potatoes. Dot potato layer with about 1/3 of the butter. Sprinkle about 1/3 of the onion over the potatoes. Repeat layering twice more.
• Stream milk over the potato mixture in the casserole. Sprinkle paprika over everything.
• Bake in preheated oven until the top is nicely browned, about 1 hour.

CREAMY SCALLOPED POTATOES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom and side of 2-quart casserole.
• Scrub potatoes; peel if desired. Cut into 1/8-inch slices to measure about 4 cups.
• Melt 3 tablespoons butter in 2-quart saucepan over medium heat. Cook onion in butter about 2 minutes, stirring occasionally, until tender. Stir in flour, salt and pepper. Cook, stirring constantly, until smooth and bubbly; remove from heat.
• Stir in milk. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 1 minute.
• Spread potatoes in casserole. Pour sauce over potatoes. Dot with 1 tablespoon butter.
• Cover and bake 30 minutes. Uncover and bake 1 hour to 1 hour 10 minutes longer or until potatoes are tender. Let stand 5 to 10 minutes before serving.

CREAMY PARMESAN SCALLOPED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Lightly spray a 2 quart casserole dish with cooking spray and set aside. In a small saucepan melt 2 Tablespoons butter over medium heat and which in the flour, salt and pepper. Add the whipping cream and stir for about 2 minutes until it starts to thicken. Add 1/4 cup parmesan cheese.
• Arrange half of the potatoes in the prepared casserole dish overlapping each other. Spread half of the sauce on top followed by 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese. Repeat with another layer of potatoes and sauce topped with mozzarella cheese and remaining parmesan cheese.
• Cover with foil and bake for 40 minutes. Uncover and bake for 25-30 minutes more until the potatoes are fork tender and the top is starting to brown. Sprinkle with chives before serving.

EASY SCALLOPED POTATOES WITH CHEESE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Mix cream cheese, sour cream and broth in large bowl until blended. Add potatoes, ham, 1-3/4 cups cheese and peas; stir gently to evenly coat all ingredients.
• Spoon into 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray; top with remaining cheese.
• Bake 1 hour or until casserole is heated through and potatoes are tender.

CREAMY SCALLOPED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Peel and thinly slice the raw potatoes.
• Layer the potatoes in a greased glass baking dish, putting minced onion, salt and pepper, to taste, between layers.
• Pour enough heavy cream over potatoes till it reaches one inch below top of potatoes.
• Bake at 350 degrees until browned and bubbly and fork tender (1-2 hours). If it becomes browned and tender but is still runny stir and place back in oven until thickened. Once this is done, remove from oven and sprinkle the cheese on top and place back in oven until bubbly.
• The beauty of this recipe is that you can use any amount of potatoes you want. Put enough heavy cream to come one inch below top of potatoes.
• I used 5 medium russet potatoes and 3 cups of heavy cream. I then layered mine in a greased 2.75 square glass baking pan. The amount that I fixed cooked for 1 hour 40 minutes.

SHRIMP AND BROCCOLI STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Combine soy sauce, chicken broth, orange juice, fish sauce, rice vinegar, garlic powder, ginger powder, Sriracha sauce, and sesame oil in a large jar with a lid. Close and shake until sauce is well combined. Set aside.
• Heat peanut oil in a large, non-stick skillet or wok over medium-high heat. Add garlic and ginger and cook, stirring, until garlic and ginger are lightly browned, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from the hot oil with a slotted spoon and discard.
• Add broccoli, onion, bell pepper, carrots, and snow peas to the seasoned oil and cook, stirring quickly, until vegetables are tender-crisp and brightly colored, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove to a plate and keep warm.
• Add shrimp to the hot skillet and cook for 90 seconds. Turn shrimp and continue cooking on the other side until they are bright pink on the outside, the meat is opaque, and shrimp begin to curl into a "C" shape, about 90 seconds longer.
• Add stir-fried vegetables back to the skillet, and pour in sauce.
• Mix together cornstarch and water in a small bowl and add to the sauce, stirring to remove any lumps. Keep stirring quickly, until thickener is incorporated into the entire dish. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly, then remove from heat.
• Serve with hot, fluffy rice, and garnish with sesame seeds.