Best Swiss Scalloped Onions Recipes

SWISS SCALLOPED POTATOES

Steps:

• Melt butter in a medium saucepan; whisk in flour.
• Cook 2 or 3 minutes without browning, stirring constantly.
• Whisk in milk.
• Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat, simmer gently for 5 minutes.
• Add herbed cheese, swiss, cheddar, garlic, salt, pepper and nutmeg.
• Stir until cheese melts.
• Peel and slice potatoes into 1/4 inch slices.
• Layer potatoes and sauce alternately in a buttered 9 inch casserole dish, ending with the sauce.
• Sprinkle with parmesan.
• Bake in preheated 350°F oven for 1 1/2 hours.
• Let stand for 5 to 10 minutes before serving.

BUTTERMILK SCALLOPED POTATO & ONION WITH SWISS CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Mash together the mustard and the butter with a tablespoon of buttermilk; set aside.
• Pour enough of the buttermilk to cover the bottom of an au gratin dish. Layer onion slices and potato slices alternately; sprinkle salt and pepper to taste over each potato layer and put blobs of the butter mixture on each layer of potato; ending with a potato layer and butter mixture blobs. Pour the rest of the buttermilk over all. Open layers a little with a fork as you pour to let the buttermilk through.
• Sprinkle Swiss cheese shreds evenly over the top. Bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour or until potatoes are fork tender and top is browned and crunchy.

NEVER-FAIL SCALLOPED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a small saucepan, melt butter; stir in flour, salt and pepper until smooth. Gradually whisk in milk. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly; cook and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in cheese until melted., Coat an 8-in. square baking dish with cooking spray. Place half of the potatoes in dish; layer with 1/2 cup onion and half of the cheese sauce. Repeat layers. , Bake, covered, 50 minutes. Uncover; bake until bubbly and potatoes are tender, 10-15 minutes longer.

SCALLOPED ONIONS

Steps:

• Boil the onions for about 10-15 minutes; drain.
• In a 2 qt casserole, layer half the onions, half the crushed saltines, salt and pepper to taste, and half the butter, cut into chunks and dotted over the top.
• Repeat the layers.
• Cover with milk, just enough that it comes to the top layer of onions but not over the top of them.
• Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes until browned.

SCALLOPED POTATOES AND ONIONS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Butter a 2-quart baking dish and set aside.
• In a large skillet, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the pancetta and cook, stirring, until golden brown, about 4 minutes. Add the onions and season with salt and pepper and cook, stirring, until the onions begin to caramelize, about 20 minutes. Add the thyme and garlic and cook 1 minute.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add the Swiss chard and blanch until tender, about 3 minutes. Drain and squeeze on towels to remove excess liquid.
• Spread a layer of potatoes in the bottom of the prepared dish, slightly overlapping the slices. Season with Essence, and top with a layer of the onions. Place a layer of Swiss chard on top, followed by more potatoes and onions. Repeat with remaining ingredients. Add the cream, top with cheese and cover with foil.
• Roast until nearly all the liquid has been absorbed, about 1 hour to 1 hour and 15 minutes. Remove the foil and continue baking until golden brown and bubbly, an additional 15 to 20 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and let sit for 10 minutes before serving.
• Combine all ingredients thoroughly and store in an airtight jar or container.
• Recipe from "New New Orleans Cooking", by Emeril Lagasse and Jessie Tirsch. Published by William and Morrow, 1993.

BACON AND SWISS SCALLOPED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F and butter a 9x13 in casserole dish with 1 1/2 Tbsp butter.
• Layer the bottom of the casserole dish with 1/3 of the potato slices. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Layer on 1/2 of the sliced onions and 1/2 cup of the Swiss cheese. Layer on 1/2 of the bacon, 1/2 of the parsley.Sprinkle with a little of the Parmesan.
• Repeat by layering on 1/3 of the potato slices, sprinkle again with salt and pepper. Layer on the remaining sliced onions, 1/2 cup of the Swiss cheese, the remaining bacon, parsley and sprinkle with Parmesean.
• Top with the remaining potato slices. Add the half and half. Dot the potatoes with the remaining 1 1/2 Tbsp of butter.
• Cover with aluminum foil and bake for one hour. Remove the foil and sprinkle on the remaining Swiss and Parmesean cheese. Return to the oven for an additional 40 minutes.
• When done, the potatoes should be tender and liquid mostly absorbed.

SWISS SCALLOPED POTATOES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray an 8x8 cooking dish with non-stick cooking spray. Set aside. Peel and chop the onion. Set aside.
• 2. Peel the potatoes. Cut the potatoes into thin slices. ( a mandoline or ceramic slicer works great for this step.) Put the potatoes to soak in a little cold water while you prepare the sauce.
• 3. To make the sauce, melt the butter in a 2 qt. saucepan over medium heat. Add the flour and stir with a whisk to make a roux. (It should look like creamy peanut butter at this point.)
• 4. Slowly add the soymilk, stirring to blend. Bring the mixture just to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer. Stir til thickened. Take 6 slices of Swiss cheese and tear them into pieces. Add the pieces to the sauce. Stir until melted. Add nutmeg and stir well. Remove from heat.
• 5. For the assembly, drain the potatoes, and blot lightly with a paper towel. Layer the casserole as follows: Put 1/4 C sauce in the pan. Layer potatoes, onions, salt and pepper, 4 slices of cheese and 1/3 of the remaining sauce. Repeat twice ending with remaining cheese and sauce. Spread sauce to cover cheese.
• 6. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.
• 7. Notes: you can use milk instead of soymilk. If so, warm the milk in a microwave for about 30-45 seconds at 40% power before adding it to the roux. You can caramelize the onions before adding them to the casserole, for richer flavor.

CREAMED/SCALLOPED ONIONS

Steps:

• 1. Peel and cut onions (I halve them then cut in 4-5 pieces from there) If you can find them (we can't get them here any more) you can use 2 or 3 cans of pearl onions instead of cooking reg. white onions) Cover with water and a dash salt and boil until just tender. Drain into a colander over a large bowl and reserve 1/4 cup of the liquid.
• 2. Meanwhile make white sauce by melting 3 tbsp. butter/marg. add 3 tbsp flour, gradually add the 1/4 cup reserved onion water and 1/2 cup of milk, stir constantly over med-high heat until thick. Add dash salt, pepper and onion powder.
• 3. Pour sauce over cooked onions in a greased 2 qt casserole and mix until onions are all coated. Butter 3 slices of bread and cut into cubes, place over onions butter side up in a single layer and bake at 350 for 25-35 minutes until bread cubes are crisp and lightly browned and sauce is bubbly.

ULTIMATE SCALLOPED POTATOES

Steps:

• Grease a shallow 13x9-in. baking dish with the butter; set aside. In a small saucepan, combine the cream, milk, salt, pepper and garlic. Cook just until bubbles begin to form around sides of pan. Remove from the heat; cool for 10 minutes. , Peel and thinly slice the potatoes; pat dry with paper towels. Layer half the potatoes in prepared baking dish; top with half the cream mixture and half the cheeses. Repeat layers. , Bake, covered, at 350° for 40 minutes. Uncover and continue baking until potatoes are tender, 20-25 minutes longer. Let stand for 5-10 minutes before serving.