Scalloped Potatos Au Gratin with Gruyere

For Easter, we were fortunate enough to get a free Honey Baked ham from a vendor of mine. This was so awesome because I didn't have to stress about the meat and got to focus on the sides. I bought a mandolin slicer* a few months back and had only used it once so I was excited to break it in. This dish can definitely be made by just cutting the potatoes, but I wanted the slices to be even. 

Scalloped Potatos Au Gratin with Gruyere

Scalloped Potatos Au Gratin with Gruyere

adapted from Tyler's Ultimate

2 1/2 lb russet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/8 inch thick slices

1/2 large onion, sliced

1 1/2 C heavy cream

3 fresh thyme sprigs

2 garlic cloves, chopped

1/2 tsp freshly ground nutmeg

Butter for coating baking dish (or cook spray)

Salt and pepper

1 C Gruyere, grated

1 C mild cheddar, grated

1/2 C Parmesan, grated

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a small sauce pan, heat the cream, thyme, garlic and nutmeg. 

While cream is heating up, butter a 9X13 baking dish. Place a layer of potatoes in an overlapping pattern and season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle 1/2 of the onion slices on the potato layer. Remove the cream from the heat and pour a little over the potatoes. Sprinkle with 1/3 all Gruyere, cheddar and Parmesan. Make 2 more layers, using onion only on the next one. 

Bake, uncovered for 45 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool a bit before serving. 

This was a bubbly, cheesy, ooey, gooey, yummy in my tummy kind of dish! It went perfectly with our ham, green beans and 6 cheese macaroni! :) Ok, I gotta go hit the gym now! 

*The mandolin slicer that I bought was the Progressive International HGT-11 Folding Mandolin Slicer from Amazon.  It works REALLY well and is extremely inexpensive. (I think I got mine for like $18.00) The one thing I will say about it is that it is SUPER sharp! I read several reviews for it before I bought it and everyone said to buy the protective gloves so you do not cut yourself (and I know my clumsy self....so I bought the gloves!) No kidding, that puppy is sharp! But it really gets the job done and I totally recommend it; you just can't beat the price!

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