Best Buttermilk Blue Cheese Potatoes Au Gratin Recipes

BUTTERMILK BLUE CHEESE POTATOES AU GRATIN

Steps:

• Make sure to parboil the potatoes until soft-firm.
• Butter a 2-1/2-quart shallow casserole dish.
• Set oven to 350°F.
• Arrange half of the sliced par-boiled potatoes in the bottom of the prepared dish.
• For the buttermilk-blue cheese sauce: melt butter in a medium saucepan over low heat.
• Add in garlic and shallots; saute for 1 minute.
• Add/whisk in flour, whisk and stir for 3 minutes more.
• Pour in the half and half and room temperature buttermilk all at once; cook/whisk until sauce thicken and is bubbly.
• Remove from heat, and stir in pepper, mayonnaise, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, parsley and half of the blue cheese; mix well to combine.
• Layer all of the sliced mushrooms over the potatoes in the casserole dish; top with half of the cheese sauce, and distribute the grated jack cheese over the sauce.
• Layer remaining potatoes over the jack cheese and sauce.
• Spoon with remaining sauce on top.
• Sprinkle with remaining blue cheese.
• Bake for 45 minutes. Remove from oven and sprinkle the potato chips over top; return to oven for 10 minutes.
• Remove from oven and arrange the cooked broccoli around the edges of the casserole (if using) and garnish with pimento (if using); bake for 5 minutes longer.
• Absolutely delicious!

BLUE CHEESE POTATO GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F; lightly butter or oil a 9"x13" baking pan.
• Rinse the potato slices in cold water then pat dry.
• You're going to make three layers of potato slices, cheese/cream, salt/pepper: layer 1/3 of the slices in the bottom of the prepared pan, then top with 1/3 of the cheese, cream, salt, and pepper.
• Repeat twice with remaining ingredients (except garnish).
• Bake uncovered at 350 degrees F for 50 minutes or until the potatoes are tender and the top is browned and bubbling.
• Sprinkle with freshly grated Parmesan, and serve hot.

BLUE CHEESE POTATO GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Heat oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then sauté onions, stirring occasionally, until they begin to brown, about 4 minutes. Reduce heat to moderate and cook onions, stirring occasionally, until golden brown, about 12 minutes.
• Peel potatoes and slice paper-thin crosswise (slightly less than 1/16 inch thick) with slicer. Combine potatoes and cream in a 2-quart heavy saucepan (potatoes on top may not be completely immersed) and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and cool to warm, about 30 minutes.
• Transfer one third of potatoes with a slotted spoon to a lightly oiled 3-quart shallow baking dish (reserve any cream in pan), spreading them in an even layer, then sprinkle evenly with half of onions and one third of each cheese and season with 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Make 1 more layer each of potatoes, onions, cheeses, and seasoning in same manner, then top with remaining potatoes and remaining cheeses. (Do not season top layer.) Pour reserved cream evenly over top and cover tightly with foil.
• Bake in middle of oven 45 minutes. Increase oven temperature to 400°F, then remove foil and bake until top is golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes more. Let stand 15 minutes before serving.

CREAMY AU GRATIN POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Butter a medium casserole dish.
• Layer 1/2 of the potatoes into bottom of the prepared casserole dish. Top with the onion slices, and add the remaining potatoes. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• In a medium-size saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Mix in the flour and salt, and stir constantly with a whisk for one minute. Stir in milk. Cook until mixture has thickened. Stir in cheese all at once, and continue stirring until melted, about 30 to 60 seconds. Pour cheese over the potatoes, and cover the dish with aluminum foil.
• Bake 1 1/2 hours in the preheated oven.

BLUE CHEESE POTATOES AU GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450°F.
• You need a 7x11 baking pan plus a larger one with 2 sides for the water bath.
• Put some water on to boil -- the amount depends on your pans. You'll need enough to fill the larger baking pan with about an inch of water when the smaller pan is in place.
• Butter the smaller baking pan.
• In a large bowl, mix the eggs, cream and cheeses until well blended.
• Taste and adjust the seasoning as necessary. Both cheeses are usually quite salty so watch the amount of salt you use.
• Fold the sliced potatoes into the cheese mixture.
• Spread the mixture into the buttered pan and cover with aluminum foil.
• Place the pan with the potatoes in the larger pan and set it on the oven shelf.
• Carefully pour hot water into the outer pan so that the water is about an inch deep.
• Bake one hour.
• Remove the cover and bake until the top is golden brown, about 15 minutes.

BUTTERMILK POTATOES AU GRATIN

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F In saucepan, bring potatoes, and enough salted water to cover, to a boil. Cook 12 minutes more and drain.
• Meanwhile, prepare sauce mix according to package directions, substituting buttermilk for regular milk. Stir in 2 tablespoons of the chives, and the mustard. Reserve 1/2 cup of the sauce.
• In a bowl, combine potatoes and remaining sauce; spoon into a 1-1/2 quart ovenproof casserole dish.
• Bake uncovered for 20 minutes, or until heated through, pouring reserved sauce over potatoes during the last 5 minutes of cooking. Sprinkle with remaining chives and serve.