Potatoes au gratin loaded with cheese, cream and garlic. An easy no fuss no mess delicious weeknight meal. (and the perfect side dish to your holiday meal)
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter, room temperature
- 6-7 small potatoes, scrubbed clean
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
- 3-5 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 teaspoon salt
- pepper
- 1+1/2 cups shredded sharp cheddar (I used white cheddar)
- fresh chives, thinly sliced
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Butter a shallow baking dish and set aside.
- Dice the potatoes. Place them in the buttered dish. Combine the milk and cream in a bowl. Add the flour, garlic, salt and pepper and whisk. Pour over potatoes.
- Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes. Remove the foil and and bake for another 20-30 minutes. Just before serving, sprinkle with cheese and bake for another 3-5 minutes or until cheese is melted and bubbly.
- Sprinkle on the chives and serve immediately.
