Scalloped Potatoes Great Side Dish For Easter Dinner

Time sure does fly! Next weekend our family will be celebrating Easter and a few birthdays, too. Hard to believe that we’re almost in April, but here we are, ready or not.

To help you get ready, I thought it would be fun to try a new scalloped potato dish to go along with ham that so many will be cooking next weekend to celebrate.

For those of you not celebrating, these scalloped potatoes are a great accompaniment to steak, lamb, chicken or fish. It would even be a good alternative to have as a side dish to a barbecue or to bring to a potluck.

I researched a lot of different recipes and come called for lots of cheeses.  While they sounded fantastic, by the time you buy three or four different cheeses, the recipe sure does become expensive. Instead, I opted for this one, containing one cheese and a few more ingredients.

Feel free to add some grated or thinly sliced onion for some extra flavor or kick up the garlic flavor a few notches by adding more, depending on your taste. The nutmeg is the perfect compliment to the creamy white sauce and a little goes a long way here. I think the key here is to slice your potatoes uniformly so that they cook evenly. 

Finally, 5 minutes under the broiler after adding on some extra cheese at the end will take this dish to the next level!

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups heavy cream

1 sprig fresh thyme

2 garlic cloves, chopped

1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Butter

2 pounds russet potatoes, peeled
and cut into 1/8-inch thick slices

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

1/2 cup grated Parmesan, plus more for broiling

Scalloped Potato Grautin

Source: Tyler Florence Foodnetwork.com

Directions

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees

In a saucepan, heat up the cream with a sprig of thyme, chopped garlic and nutmeg.

While cream is heating up, butter a casserole dish. Place a layer of potato in an overlapping pattern and season with salt and pepper. Remove cream from heat, then pour a little over the potatoes. Top with some grated Parmesan. Make 2 more layers. Bake, uncovered, for 45 minutes.

Sprinkle some more Parmesan and broil until cheese browns, about 5 minutes.