Tuscan Cheese Potato Bake
Place on microwave safe plate.
Recipe Summary Tuscan Cheese Potato Bake
Tasty combination of potatoes, cheese, and cream sauce with a crispy topping. You may add more cheese as a topping under the panko crumbs if desired. For a lighter version, use milk to replace the heavy cream and light sour cream instead of regular. You may also use Cheddar, Parmesan, or low-fat cheese.Ingredients | Quick Baked Potato No Microwave5 tablespoons butter2 green onions, chopped3 cloves garlic, minced, or more to taste1 ½ teaspoons chopped fresh thyme5 tablespoons all-purpose flour1 ¼ teaspoons salt½ teaspoon ground black pepper2 cups milk1 cup heavy whipping cream1 (8 ounce) container sour cream1 cup shredded fontina cheese2 pounds red potatoes, thinly sliced, ends discarded¼ cup Italian-style panko bread crumbs, or as neededDirectionsPreheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 3-quart baking dish.Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Saute onion, garlic, and thyme in hot butter until onion is tender, 3 to 5 minutes. Whisk flour, salt, and black pepper into onion mixture.Gradually whisk milk and cream into onion mixture; bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer until sauce thickens, about 2 minutes.Stir sour cream into sauce until smooth; add fontina cheese and stir until cheese melts.Arrange 1/2 the potatoes in the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Pour 1/2 the cheese sauce over the potatoes. Repeat with remaining potatoes and cheese sauce. Top with bread crumbs to cover potatoes entirely.Bake in the preheated oven until potatoes are tender and bread crumbs are golden brown, 60 to 70 minutes.Info | Quick Baked Potato No Microwaveprep: 20 mins cook: 1 hr 5 mins total: 1 hr 25 mins Servings: 8 Yield: 8 servings
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