Submitted by: sunshinemom on June 11, 2010



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These potatoes are sooooo good; creamy, cheesy, with a hint of garlic. They are the perfect comfort food!! This recipe is the only way I get potatoes au gratin during the summer. 🙂

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Difficulty: Easy

Servings: 4-8

Ingredients

20 minutes3-5 hours

6 medium potatoes (I used Yukon Gold)

8 oz cheese, shredded

3 Tbsp butter

1/4 cup flour

2 cups milk (skim is fine)

chopped garlic (optional, but recommended)

salt (not optional)





Directions

1. Wash, peel, and slice your potatoes. You want them about a medium thickness. (I ran them through my food processor.)

2. Grease your slow cooker. I used 2 Tbsp of extra butter, but pan spray would work just fine as long as you really coat the pot.

3. Add one layer of potatoes and salt them. You can use regular table salt, Kosher salt, or even garlic salt, but do not skimp on the salt or your potatoes will be bland, bland, bland.

4. Continue layering and salting until you have used all the potato slices. (You could also add chopped onions to each layer, but my kids don’t like them. Don’t add too many, though, because they can overpower the potato flavor.)

5. When all the potatoes are in the pot, melt the 3 Tbsp of butter in a large saucepan.

6. Add the flour and whisk.

7. Cook over medium heat until mixture starts to bubble up, then cook for 2 minutes whisking constantly.

8. Slowly pour in the milk and whisk until thickened. (Add 2 Tbsp chopped garlic now if you like. It’s good!!)

9. Add the cheese and stir until melted.

10. Pour over the top of the potatoes. Don’t stir the potatoes, but give them a jiggle to get some of the sauce down into the bottom of the pot.

11. Place 2 paper towels across the top of the slow cooker and put on the top.

12. Turn the pot on high and leave it for an hour. You can leave it on high for two more hours or turn it to low for 3-4 hours.





Categories: Budget, Cheese, Crock Pot, Crowd-Size, Entertaining, Kid-Friendly, Main Dish, One Dish Meal, Potatoes

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