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Easy Potato Au Gratin
Did you know it is super easy to make Potato Au Grain? This recipe is easy enough for a beginner cook.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 10 mins
Servings: 8
Calories: 574 kcal
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 pounds Russet potatoes
- 1 quart heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 teaspoons chopped garlic
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 cup shredded Jarlsberg cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Peel potatoes, and slice them into 1/8 to 1/4 inch slices. You can slice potatoes with either a knife, mandolin, or even a food processor.
- Heat cream, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, along with 2 cloves of garlic. Spoon some of the heavy cream into the 13 x 9-inch baking dish. Add a single layer of potatoes into the baking dish.
- Season potatoes lightly with salt, pepper, and nutmeg. Spoon heavy cream mixture over the potatoes, and then layer with potatoes, season potatoes, and ladle cream over until there are no more potatoes left.
- If there is remaining cream left ladle remaining cream over potatoes. Bake potatoes for 1 hour. Remove from oven, sprinkle cheese on top of baked potatoes, and return to the oven for about 15 minutes or until the cheese begins to brown.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
574kcal
(29%)
Carbohydrates
29g
(10%)
Protein
8g
(16%)
Fat
48g
(74%)
Saturated Fat
30g
(150%)
Cholesterol
174mg
(58%)
Sodium
418mg
(17%)
Potassium
691mg
(20%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
1850IU
(37%)
Vitamin C
9mg
(10%)
Calcium
202mg
(20%)
Iron
1.4mg
(8%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 574
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 574kcal | 29% |
| Carbohydrates | 29g | 10% |
| Protein | 8g | 16% |
| Fat | 48g | 74% |
| Saturated Fat | 30g | 150% |
| Cholesterol | 174mg | 58% |
| Sodium | 418mg | 17% |
| Potassium | 691mg | 15% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 1850IU | 37% |
| Vitamin C | 9mg | 10% |
| Calcium | 202mg | 20% |
| Iron | 1.4mg | 8% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.