Cheesy Creamy Scalloped Potatoes

Name: Cheesy Creamy Scalloped Potatoes
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: Home cooking
Ingredients: Potatoes — 260 g; Cream 10% — 70 ml; Milk 2.5% — 60 ml; Hard cheese — 45 g; Garlic — 4 g; Nutmeg — 1 g; Butter — 10 g; Salt — 2 g; Ground black pepper — 1 g

Thinly sliced potatoes baked in a creamy, cheesy sauce with garlic and nutmeg. Serves as a hearty side for meat or poultry.

Time: 1 h
Serving: 566 kcal
Ingredients: ≈ $1.70
Protein: 21 g

Meat-free Kid-friendly

Ingredients

1 Potatoes≈ $2.19 per kg 260 g
2 Cream 10%pack 500 ml ≈ $2.40 70 ml
3 Milk 2.5%pack 930 ml ≈ $0.88 60 ml
4 Hard cheesepack 200 g ≈ $2.70 45 g
5 Garlic≈ $10.00 per kg 4 g
6 Nutmeg 1 g
7 Butterpack 180 g ≈ $1.58 10 g
8 Salt 2 g
9 Ground black pepper 1 g

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Method

Slice the potatoes¹ into thin rounds (2–3 mm thick).
Mix the cream², milk³, minced garlic⁵, nutmeg, salt, and pepper together.
Grease a baking dish, then layer the potatoes¹, sprinkling with some cheese between each layer.
Pour the creamy² mixture over the top and sprinkle with the remaining cheese.
Cover with foil and bake at 350°F (180°C) for 35 minutes.
Remove the foil and bake another 15–20 minutes until the potatoes¹ are tender and the top is golden.

Tips

Why it works: Slice the potatoes thin so they cook evenly and don't stay raw inside. If the slices are thick, the center won't cook through even if the top browns.
Substitutions: Replace the 10% cream with 20% sour cream for a thicker result, but add 20 ml of water so the mixture isn't too dense. Instead of hard cheese, use processed cheese like Violette, which melts faster and covers the layers more evenly.
Common mistakes: If the bake hasn't browned on top, you removed the foil too early or the oven is below 180 °C. Check doneness 15 minutes after removing the foil: the crust should be golden and the potatoes soft when pressed with a knife.
Storing and reheating: Keep in the fridge for 3 days, but it's better eaten within 2 days. Reheat in the microwave for 2-3 minutes under a lid, or in the oven at 160 °C for 15 minutes with foil. Don't freeze, as the cheese and cream will separate.
Serve with: Serve with boiled chicken breast and pickled cucumbers. The bake soaks up sauce well, so put a separate bowl of meat sauce on the table.

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Nutrition

Per serving and share of 2000 kcal

Calories	566 kcal	28%
Protein	21 g	28%
Fat	30 g	43%
Carbs	50 g	19%
Per 100 g	125 kcal

Cost

≈ $1.70per serving

Average supermarket prices, BLS (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics), October 2026. Your store will differ: products come in packs and each chain sets its own prices. The priciest item here is hard cheese.

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