Here is a perfect side dish for a small Thanksgiving meal! Creamy scalloped potatoes!
You start by making the sauce over the stove as I was never able to get a good consistency with my usual “dump everything in the ELB bowl and steam away” method.
If you want to make this in advance , you can prepare it in the bowl and cover with the plastic lid in the fridge until needed. Then switch out the lid with a piece of foil and steam until done.
This dish is creamy, starchy, cheesy, and just delicious! Feel free to add bacon bits if needed, for extra yumminess. It’s the holidays so indulging is a given. 😊
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*NOTE that this recipe uses regular sized measuring cups, NOT the tiny ELB cup, unless specified.*
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Ingredients:
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon flour
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese plus 1-2 tablespoons for topping
Big pinch of salt
Dash of pepper
1 medium potato, peeled and sliced 1/4 inch thick
Procedure:
1. In a small saucepan over medium low heat, melt butter and add flour. Stir constantly until it comes together.
2. Slowly pour in milk and keep stirring until it becomes thick and smooth.
3. Add cheese and stir until melted. Add salt and pepper and stir. Set aside.
4. Place a few slices of potato on the bottom of a greased medium or large ELB bowl.
5. Pour about a tablespoon of the cheese sauce over and use the back of a spoon to even it out.
6. Repeat layering the potatoes and cheese sauce, until all are used up, ending with sauce.
7. Top with a tablespoon or two of grated cheese.
8. Cover with a piece of foil and set on the ELB base.
9. Add 3 ELB cups water to the base, cover and let steam until done, about 1 hour.
10. Carefully open the ELB, remove the bowl and let cool on a wire rack. *I removed mine too early and it fell apart…so forgive the photos!*
11. Gently run a knife along the edges and carefully transfer scalloped potatoes to a dish and serve, warm or at room temperature.
12. Enjoy!