Best Scalloped Potatoes Light Healthy Version Cooks Illustrated Recipes

HOLIDAY SCALLOPED POTATOES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Melt butter in large Dutch oven over medium-high heat until foaming subsides, about 1 minute.
• Add onion and sauté until it turns soft and begins to brown, about 4 minutes.
• Add garlic and sauté until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
• Add cream, milk, thyme, bay leaves, salt, pepper, and potatoes and bring to simmer.
• Cover, adjusting heat as necessary to maintain light simmer, and cook until potatoes are almost tender (paring knife can be slipped into and out of center of potato slice with some resistance), about 15 minutes.
• Remove and discard thyme sprigs and bay leaves. Transfer potato mixture to 3-quart gratin dish and sprinkle with cheese.
• Bake until cream has thickened and is bubbling around sides and top is golden brown, about 20 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes before serving.

LIGHT SCALLOPED POTATOES

Steps:

• Arrange potatoes and onions in layers in a baking dish.
• In a heavy saucepan or in the top of a double boiler, heat the milk.
• In a small bowl, stir together flour, salt, pepper and enough water to make a paste.
• Add to milk.
• Cook until thickened, stirring with a whisk.
• Pour milk mixture over potatoes and onions.
• If desired, sprinkle some grated cheese on top.
• Sprinkle paprika on top.
• Cover and bake for 30 minutes at 350 F.
• Uncover and bake 25-30 minutes longer.

LIGHTENED SCALLOPED POTATOES WITH CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F.
• Rub garlic halves all over the inside of a medium sized casserole (an oval dish or an 11x7" pan); discard garlic or save for another use.
• Grease pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• Place half of the potato slices in the pan; drizzle with 1 tablespoons margarine.
• Sprinkle with 1/4 tsp salt and 1/16 tsp pepper, then top with half of the cheese; repeat.
• Bring milk to just a boil over low heat in a small pan; then immediately pour into the casserole.
• Bake,uncovered,for 40 minutes or until potatoes are soft.

LIGHT SCALLOPED POTATOES

Steps:

• In 2 well greased casserole dishes, layer potatoes, onions, salt and pepper.
• In saucepan, melt butter, stir in flour and cook until blended.
• Add chicken broth, cook until boiling and thickend.
• Pour over potatoes.
• Bake uncovered at 350* for 50 minutes.

COOK'S ILLUSTRATED SCALLOPED POTATOES RECIPE - (3.8/5)

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Meanwhile, melt butter in large Dutch oven over medium-high heat until foaming subsides, about 1 minute. Add onion and sauté until it turns soft and begins to brown, about 4 minutes. Add garlic and sauté until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add cream, milk, thyme, bay leaves, salt, pepper, and potatoes and bring to simmer. Cover, adjusting heat as necessary to maintain light simmer, and cook until potatoes are almost tender (paring knife can be slipped into and out of center of potato slice with some resistance), about 15 minutes. Remove and discard thyme sprigs and bay leaves. Transfer potato mixture to 3-quart gratin dish and sprinkle with cheese. Bake until cream has thickened and is bubbling around sides and top is golden brown, about 20 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes before serving. Tips: For the fastest and most consistent results, slice the potatoes in a food processor. When the potatoes were cut thicker than 1/8 inch, they slid apart when served. Yet when cut much thinner, the layers melted together, producing a mashed potato-like texture. At exactly 1/8 inch, the potatoes held their shape yet remained flexible enough to form tight, cohesive layers. Although it is possible to cut 1/8-inch slices by hand, it is far easier when using a food processor or mandoline.

HEALTHY SCALLOPED POTATOES

Steps:

• Layer potatoes and onions in casserole, sprinkling flour and fresh parsley between each layer.
• Heat milk and margarine and season with salt and pepper. Pour sauce over all layers.
• Bake 1 hour covered at 350°F Remove cover and bake additional 30 minutes.

LIGHT SCALLOPED POTATOES AND HAM

Steps:

• Mix together milk, soup, marjoram, red pepper flakes and pepper.
• Set aside.
• Use a 2 quart casserole and layer half of each of the ham, onions, potatoes, and sauce.
• Repeat.
• Bake at 350 for 1 hour until potatoes are nearly done.
• In a small bowl mix breadcrumbs, margarine, and parsley.
• Sprinkle on casserole and bake an additional 15 minutes.
• Let stand 10 minutes before serving.