Cheesy Potato Bake

Potatoes baked in a dish smothered with cheese, what's not to love?

• *You will need a deep dish that is oven safe**

- ⏲️ Prep time: 30 min

- 🍳 Cook time: 45 min

- 🍽️ Servings: 4

Ingredients

- 30g+ Butter

- 250g Cheddar Cheese

- 275ml Milk

- 16g Flour

- 600g Potatoes

- As much bacon as you want to garnish

Directions

1. Preparation:

1. Preheat to 180C

2. Butter deep baking dish

3. Peal and thinly slice potatoes

4. Grate Cheese

2. Sauce:

1. Melt Butter in Pot

2. Slowly add flour and stir constantly

3. After 2 min or bubbly remove from heat

4. Add milk slowly, stirring constantly

5. Add 3/4 of the cheese

6. Salt and Pepper to taste

3. Assembly:

1. Add a thin layer of potatoes to the dish

2. Add a layer of cheese sauce

3. Add bacon

4. Repeat steps 1-3 of assembly until there are no more potatoes/sauce

5. Add the remaining 1/4 cheese to the top

6. Put in oven for 45 min. If it starts to brown too much cover with tinfoil

Contribution

- Originally published at [https://www.taste.com.au/recipes/cheesy-potato-bake/9749dafb-5288-4066-aa45-d9c99025b975](https://www.taste.com.au/recipes/cheesy-potato-bake/9749dafb-5288-4066-aa45-d9c99025b975)

- Kyle Johnson and Sabina Mortensen -- [website](https://www.kylecjohnson.site/)

;tags: american cheese potato