Easy Cheesy Potato Casserole
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Easy Cheesy Potato Casserole
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This sliced potato casserole is made with layers of real potatoes, bacon, onions, and cheese for the best comfort food ever! Perfect for any occasion, it's one recipe you'll keep coming back to again and again.
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Ingredients
- 5 medium Russet potatoes peeled and sliced into chunks or rounds
- salt
- 10 slices Bacon chopped, divided
- 4 medium onions thinly-sliced
- 1-2 tablespoons fresh garlic minced, addmore or less to taste
- pepper
- seasoned salt
- 2 cups shredded cheese divided, add more or less to taste
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
- ½ cup chicken broth
- cooking spray or butter, for greasing
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Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Prepare the baking dish with cooking spray or butter. Set aside.
- Pull out all of the ingredients.
- Wash and peel potatoes, then slice or chop.
- Next, boil potatoes in salted water, until they start to become tender; usually not more than 10 minutes. Do not overcook them or they will become mushy! Depending on the size, timing is difficult to predict. When cooked, drain.
- In the meantime, using a large skillet, fry the bacon pieces until crisp over medium heat. Use as much or as little bacon as you want. Drain on paper towel, crumble and set aside.
- Keep a few tablespoons of the bacon fat in the skillet and add sliced onions. Stir onions, over medium heat, until onions become very tender and start to brown.
- Add garlic, combine with onions and remove from heat.
- Cover the bottom of the pan with potato slices or chunks. Sprinkle with seasoned salt and pepper.
- Scatter onions all over top of potatoes, then the bacon.
- Add cheese. Then repeat the process.
- More potatoes.
- Onions.
- Bacon.
- More cheese.
- Totally cover the top with remaining potatoes. Try to cover up any holes with potato.
- Drizzle with melted butter, remaining bacon and some seasoned salt and pepper to taste.
- Pour chicken broth over top of casserole and cover with cheese.
- Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes.
- Uncover and bake until cheese has completely melted and the top is golden brown; about another 15 minutes.
- Allow to rest for at least 5 minutes before serving, if not 10. Serve with sour cream if desired. Enjoy!
Notes
- If you're looking for sides to serve have a look at our What to Serve with Potato Bake post for all our favorite ideas.
- Expert Tips:
- When boiling the potatoes, cook just until you can easily slide a fork into the potatoes. Even if they are still are a bit firm, it’s ok because they will cook more in the oven.
- After frying the bacon, leave some of that bacon grease in the pan and sauté the onions in it. The onions soak up all that delicious bacon flavor and enhances the whole dish.
- Shred the cheese yourself! This is a must for the best flavor and I promise you'll be a whole lot happier with the results. Even if you're cursing me the whole time you're shredding, that's okay. You'll see the pay-off and thank me for it in the end.
- Slice the potatoes razor-thin like scalloped potatoes. Or if you prefer a diced potato casserole, roughly chop or dice them. It all depends on how you like to serve them. There's no wrong way of making potato casserole.
- Some other great and yummy casseroles that won't break the bank and will feed a large family can be found in that link. Once you make them, you'll be the talk of the town for years to come...people will be that impressed!
Nutrition Information
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Calories
350kcal
(18%)
Carbohydrates
40g
(13%)
Protein
13g
(26%)
Fat
16g
(25%)
Saturated Fat
9g
(45%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
5g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
47mg
(16%)
Sodium
322mg
(13%)
Potassium
886mg
(25%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
431IU
(9%)
Vitamin C
16mg
(18%)
Calcium
233mg
(23%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 350 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 350kcal | 18% |
| Carbohydrates | 40g | 13% |
| Protein | 13g | 26% |
| Fat | 16g | 25% |
| Saturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 47mg | 16% |
| Sodium | 322mg | 13% |
| Potassium | 886mg | 19% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 431IU | 9% |
| Vitamin C | 16mg | 18% |
| Calcium | 233mg | 23% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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