Kid Friendly Bacon Potatoes Au Gratin Recipes

BACON POTATOES AU GRATIN

Steps:

• Scrub and clean the potatoes. Slice into 1/4 inch slices. Quarter each slice into 4 pieces. Cover with 1 inch of water in a medium bowl. Refrigerate.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Smear sofened butter all over the bottom of 13 by 9 baking dish.
• In a med. size skillett, add 2 TBLS. butter and satee the chopped onion on med./low heat for 2 to 3 minutes. (stirring occasionally) Set aside to cool. After onion is cooled, dip with a slotted spoon and drain into a seperate bowl with a paper towel in the bottom. Set aside.
• In a serparate bowl, whisk together the heavy cream, milk, flour, minced garlic, salt, seasoned salt, and black pepper.
• Spread 1/3 of the potatoes in bottom of baking dish. Pour 1/3 of heavy cream mixture evenly over the potatoes. Sprinkle 1/3 of the chopped yellow onion across the pan. Repeat this process two more times.
• Cover dish with foil, and bake for 30 minutes. Remove the foil and bake for 20 more minutes, or until potatoes are golden brown and really bubbling.
• Add grated sharp cheese to the top of the potatoes evenly and bake for 3 to 5 more minutes. The cheese should be melted and bubbly.
• Add the chopped green onions and paprika if desired. Serve

MUFFIN TIN POTATOES GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Spray 12 muffin cups with cooking spray or grease with butter.
• Heat butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir garlic in the melted butter until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add flour to garlic mixture; cook and stir until mixture is smooth and thickened, about 2 minutes.
• Slowly pour milk into flour-butter mixture while continuously stirring with a whisk until sauce is smooth and thickened, about 5 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat and stir Parmesan cheese into sauce until cheese melts from the heat of the sauce; season with salt and pepper.
• Divide the potatoes among the 12 prepared muffin cups and spoon cheese sauce over potatoes.
• Bake in the preheated oven until potatoes are tender, about 25 minutes.