Caramelized onions and an easy homemade cream sauce make for a decadent, flavorful side dish that's miles from ordinary scalloped potatoes. We dare you to make it just once.
Caramelized Onion Scalloped Potatoes
- Prep Time 50 min
- Total 2 hr 10 min
- Servings 12
- Ingredients 9
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 large yellow onion, thinly sliced
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 4 cloves garlic, crushed
- 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
- 2 sprigs fresh thyme, plus 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme leaves for topping
- 2 1/2 lb Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced
- 1 1/4 cups shredded Gruyère cheese (5 oz)
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 325°F. Spray 2 1/2-quart oval casserole with cooking spray.
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Step2In 12-inch skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion; cook 18 to 22 minutes, stirring frequently, until very soft and caramelized.
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Step3In 2-quart saucepan, heat whipping cream, garlic, salt, pepper and thyme sprigs to simmering over medium-high heat. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Uncover and simmer 5 minutes longer, stirring occasionally. Set aside.
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Step4Layer one-fourth of the sliced potatoes in bottom of casserole. Top with one-third of the caramelized onions and 1/4 cup of the shredded cheese. Repeat layers two more times. Top with remaining potatoes. Strain cream mixture, and pour evenly over potatoes. Sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup cheese on top.
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Step5Bake uncovered 1 hour to 1 hour 10 minutes or until potatoes are tender and mixture is bubbling and browned on top. Cool 10 minutes. Sprinkle with 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme leaves before serving.
Nutrition
290
Calories
21g
Total Fat
6g
Protein
19g
Total Carbohydrate
3g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 290
- Calories from Fat
- 190
- Total Fat
- 21g
- 32%
- Saturated Fat
- 12g
- 59%
- Trans Fat
- 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 65mg
- 22%
- Sodium
- 250mg
- 10%
- Potassium
- 360mg
- 10%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 19g
- 6%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 6%
- Sugars
- 3g
- Protein
- 6g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 15%
- 15%
- Vitamin C
- 10%
- 10%
- Calcium
- 15%
- 15%
- Iron
- 2%
- 2%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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