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