Tuscan Cheese Potato Bake Recipes

TUSCAN CHEESE POTATO BAKE

Steps:

• 1. Scrub potatoes; cut into 1-inch pieces. In large saucepan cook potatoes in lightly salted boiling water 12 to 15 minutes or until tender; drain.
• 2. In a large skillet cook and stir garlic and thyme in butter over medium heat for 1 minute; add potatoes. Coarsely mash potatoes. Stir in buttermilk, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 tsp. black pepper. Fold in fontina cheese, half of the Parmesan cheese, and the blue cheese.
• 3. Spread mixture evenly in a greased 2-qt. square baking dish.
• 4. In a small bowl combine remaining Parmesan, panko, Italian seasoning, and oil. toss with a fork to combine. Evenly sprinkle over potato mixture in dish.
• 5. Bake in a preheated 400-degree oven for 20 minutes or until bubbly and top is golden. If desired, sprinkle with snipped fresh parsley.

TUSCAN POTATO BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 400°F.
• Bring a large pot of water to boil and add a dash of salt. Cut the potatoes into roughly 1-inch cubes. Place the potatoes into the boiling water for 10 to 15 minutes. Drain the potatoes and then return them to the same pan.
• Place the butter, garlic and the thyme in with the potatoes and heat over a low flame until the garlic is just beginning to brown. Discard sprigs of thyme.
• Remove the potatoes from the heat and pour in the cream, salt, pepper, pecorino-Romano cheese and blue cheese. Use the back of a fork or a masher to lightly mash the ingredients together, leaving some lumps in the potatoes if desired.
• Place the potatoes into the bottom of a lightly greased 3-quart casserole dish.
• In a small bowl, combine the olive oil, breadcrumbs, Parmesan cheese, rosemary and parsley. Spoon this mixture over the potatoes and bake the casserole, uncovered, in the oven for 20 minutes.

BAKED ITALIAN MASHED POTATO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Boil potatoes with garlic until tender and drain.
• Mash potatoes and garlic together and add 6 tablespoons of the butter and then add the milk.
• Mash until potatoes are smooth.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Add mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses.
• Stir to blend.
• Use 1 tablespoon of the remaining butter to grease the bottom and sides of a casserole dish.
• Coat the bottom and sides with breadcrumbs.
• Spoon potato mixture into the dish and dot the top with the remaining tablespoon of butter.
• Bake at 350° for about 15 minutes or until the top is golden brown.