Cheesy Garlic Potato Gratin

Name: Cheesy Garlic Potato Gratin
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: Home cooking
Ingredients: Potatoes — 260 g; Cream 10% — 80 ml; Milk 2.5% — 60 ml; Garlic — 5 g; Gouda — 45 g; Nutmeg — 1 g; Butter — 8 g; Salt — 2 g; Ground black pepper — 1 g

Thinly sliced potatoes baked in a creamy milk-and-cream sauce with garlic and cheese. A tender side dish for special occasions.

Time: 1 h
Serving: 561 kcal
Ingredients: ≈ $1.94
Protein: 21 g

Meat-free Hearty Kid-friendly

Ingredients

1 Potatoes≈ $2.19 per kg 260 g
2 Cream 10%pack 500 ml ≈ $2.40 80 ml
3 Milk 2.5%pack 930 ml ≈ $0.88 60 ml
4 Garlic≈ $10.00 per kg 5 g
5 Goudapack 250 g ≈ $4.50 45 g
6 Nutmeg 1 g
7 Butterpack 180 g ≈ $1.58 8 g
8 Salt 2 g
9 Ground black pepper 1 g

Grey rows are pantry staples: salt, oil, spices. They are not counted in the serving price.

Method

Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Slice potatoes¹ paper-thin.
Whisk together cream², milk³, grated garlic⁴, salt, pepper, and nutmeg.
Grease a baking dish, layer potatoes¹, and sprinkle with half the cheese.
Pour over cream² mixture and cover with foil.
Bake 40 minutes, then uncover, top with remaining cheese, and bake 15 more minutes until potatoes¹ are tender and golden.
Let rest 5 minutes before serving.

Tips

Why it works: Slice the potatoes thin so they cook evenly and do not stay raw inside. If the slices are thick, the center will not be done even when the top browns.
Substitutions: Swap the Gouda for grated cheese like Viola or Rossiysky, 40 g, but the crust will be less golden. Use 20% sour cream (100 g) instead of cream, but the mixture will be thicker.
Common mistakes: If you bake the gratin with the cheese on from the start and not under foil, the top will burn and the middle will stay wet. Check by color: the crust should be golden and the potatoes soft when pressed with a fork.
Storing and reheating: Keep in the fridge for 3 days, but it is better eaten within 2. Reheat in the microwave for 2 minutes under a lid, adding 1 tbsp of water so it does not dry out. Do not freeze, the texture will suffer.
Serve with: Serve with roast chicken or beef steak to offset the richness of the meat. For kids, leave out the garlic and add a little grated carrot to the potato layer.

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Nutrition

Per serving and share of 2000 kcal

Calories	561 kcal	28%
Protein	21 g	28%
Fat	29 g	41%
Carbs	51 g	20%
Per 100 g	121 kcal

Cost

≈ $1.94per 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 gouda.

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