SCALLOPED BACON CHEDDAR GARLIC POTATOES

Scalloped Bacon Cheddar Garlic Potatoes image

Provided by Nor Mac @Adashofloverecipepage

Number Of Ingredients 13

5 - medium idaho or other potatoes
1 1/2 - 10 ounce cans of condensed cheddar cheese soup
3/4 cup(s) sour cream
1/2 cup(s) milk
1 - large onion
1 cup(s) cooked mushrooms optional
1/4 cup(s) butter
2-3 - cloves grated garlic
1/2 pound(s) package of bacon. chopped and cooked
- pepper to taste ( do not use salt)
1 cup(s) cheddar cheese grated ( i use kraft triple cheddar cheese)
2 tablespoon(s) corn starch
NOTE: CHOOSE SLOW COOK,OR OVEN BAKED. YOU MAY ALSO BAKE THESE IN A 400 DEGREE OVEN IN A 9X13 INCH PAN. COVER WITH FOIL AND BAKE ABOUT 90 MINUTES. REMOVE FOIL,AND PLACE UNDER BROILER TO MELT THE TOP LAYER OF CHEESE.

Steps:

Cook the bacon to make crisp. Drain on paper towel.
Chop and Caramelize the onions. Add 3 cloves grated garlic the last 30 seconds of cooking onions. Saute for 30 seconds. Cook mushrooms in butter until browned.Combine the onions,mushrooms,and garlic together with the bacon, and set aside.
Slice potatoes thin about an 1/8 of an inch thick. Mix the soup,milk, sour cream, and corn starch together.
Mix in a bowl all of the ingredients with the potatoes, soup mixture, bacon, Garlic, onions, mushrooms, and pepper. Place half in casserole. Sprinkle a layer of cheese,and top with the rest of the potato mixture,dot with butter,and top with cheese.
Bake in 400 degree oven for approximately 90 minutes,or until sauce is thick,and potatoes are cooked through. If using crock pot cook 3-4 hours on high. Take lid off the last half hour of cooking to help thicken the sauce.