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Cheesy Potatoes

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Becky Luigart-Stayner
Written By: The Old Farmer’s Almanac Editors The Almanac Editors and Staff
Yield
Makes 8 to 10 servings.
Category
Vegetables
Course
Side Dishes
Credit
Lisa Turpin, Stanford, Kentucky
Sources
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A cheesy, starchy classic, this potato dish goes well as a side at big family meals or on a weeknight! Easy and delicious … it doesn’t get much better than that.

Ingredients
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted
12 to 14 russet potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced
salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
4 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
1/2 cup plain fine bread crumbs

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray a 13x9-inch baking dish with nonstick spray.
  2. Pour melted butter into bottom of prepared baking dish. Put potatoes into baking dish, season with salt and pepper, and toss to coat. Arrange potatoes in layers. Sprinkle with cheddar to cover. Sprinkle bread crumbs over the cheddar. 
  3. Bake for 1 hour.

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Comments

<span>Kathleen Anderson</span> Sat, 12/10/2022 - 12:47
Can you bake the cheesy potatoes ahead and freeze?
<span>Anne</span> Mon, 08/02/2021 - 16:55
I had to put oven up to 400 & still went past hour put foil on top, waiting to see if good will do 450 next time
<span>Kim Peppard</span> Sun, 11/13/2022 - 19:16
microwave potatoes till 1/2 cooked. cool to handle, then cut into thin slices. toss potatoes with flour, chopped onions, cheese, salt, pepper, till coated. put in casserole dish that is sprayed with nonstick spray. put in a can of evaporated milk. sprinkle top with more grated cheddar. if you want bread crumbs, mix them with a small amount of melted butter, then sprinkle them over top. cover with foil that is also sprayed with nonstick spray on the under side to prevent foil from sticking to all the yummy toppings. another add on would be some bacon crumbles over the top, the last 15 min. of cooking. bake on 375 for 1 1/2 hours or till browning is visible on sides, bottom and top. can brown top more by removing foil when it's last 10 min. can also mix in the potato mixture some bell pepper chopped red, green or both or even jalapeno. recipes are guidelines and rules are meant to be broken!
<span>Ggn</span> Sat, 12/31/2022 - 13:40
Yumm! Good ideas and I agree, most recipes are guidelines.