Easy Creamy Potatoes Au Gratin with Bacon
Easy Creamy Potatoes Au Gratin with Bacon are not only over-the-top delicious but they are also very simple to whip together. This is an excellent side dish when feeding a crowd and it is very friendly on the wallet. This side dish will steal the show on your dinner table.
Ingredients
- 8 Ounces bacon
- 1 Cup whole milk
- ½ Cup butter
- 3 Garlic cloves smashed
- 6 Large russet potatoes
- ½ Cup onion sliced
- ¾ + ¾ Teaspoon salt
- ¾ + ¾ Teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ + ½ Teaspoon black pepper
- 1 + 1 Cups shredded cheddar cheese
- ¼ Cup grated parmesan cheese
- 1 Teaspoon dried parsley
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Lay bacon on a pan sprayed baking pan and bake for 20 minutes. Chop when done and set aside. Once the bacon is out of the oven, increase the temperature to 400°F.
- While the bacon is cooking, heat a small saucepan on medium heat. Simmer the whole milk, butter and smashed garlic for 5 minutes. Remove the garlic.
- Peel and rinse the russet potatoes. Slice the potatoes very thin, about ⅛ inch thick. Also, slice the onion thinly.
- Using a pan sprayed 13x9 baking pan, cover the bottom of the pan with a layer of half of the potato slices. Then, cover the potato slices with half of the sliced onions. Cover with half of the milk and butter mixture. Season with ¾ teaspoon salt, ¾ teaspoon garlic powder and ½ teaspoon black pepper.
- Cover with 1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese. Cover with the remaining potato slices and repeat the other layers. Cover the final cheddar layer with grated parmesan cheese, dried parsley and the chopped bacon. Bake for 1 hour.
