Foods Easy, cheesy, and surprisingly healthy, these grain-free scalloped potatoes are the perfect side dish for any family meal or potluck.
Comfort food at its finest
There has always been a soft spot in my heart for potatoes. Even though there was a time as a child that I remember being tired of eating them so often, they really are an amazingly versatile little plant. Potato salad, potato soup, colcannon, shepherd’s pie, fried, roasted, boiled, baked, breakfast, lunch, dinner, sides… The list of things you can make with potatoes is pretty endless! And adding them to just about any meal (sans dessert… sigh) pretty much guarantees that it’ll count as comfort food.
Besides being delicious (and usually crazy cheap), potatoes are actually quite good for you! They’re a good source of vitamin B6, potassium (more than bananas!), copper, and vitamin C, plus manganese, phosphorus, fiber, and vitamin B3. UK scientists have also found rare blood pressure-lowering compounds called kukoamines in potatoes. Just another reason to have them with your next meal!
Easy peasy taters and cheese
Easy peasy taters and cheeseOne of my favorite ways to enjoy potatoes is covered in cheese. Because as we all know, there’s not much cheese doesn’t go well with. Though scalloped potatoes might not sound like the go-to side dish for a busy mom, these cheesy taters are actually quite easy to whip up. They’re even a good dish to have your kiddos help you with.
My 9-year old was excited to learn how to make the cheese sauce as I chopped the potatoes and onions. She shredded cheese, melted butter, whisked in starch, stirred in milk and chicken stock, then added the cheese. After the sauce was done she even poured it over the potatoes, all the while dreaming aloud about all the exciting recipes she was going to make up when we were done with our scalloped potatoes! Quality mother-daughter time, I tell ya.
The perfect side
The perfect sideThough scalloped potatoes is traditionally a side-dish, I have a really bad habit of making one-course meals. As in, I only make side dishes. I know… someday I’ll be a real cook! But thankfully my family loves side dishes, and they are always up for a few helpings of scalloped potatoes for dinner. If you’re more organized that I am, scalloped potatoes do also go pretty well with roasted chicken. 😉
Rustic Grain-Free Scalloped Potatoes
Ingredients
- 5-6 medium-sized russet potatoes
- 1/4 yellow onion finely diced
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons potato starch or tapioca starch
- 1 cup raw or whole milk
- 1/2 cup chicken stock
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon oregano
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400° F. Grease a 9-inch cast iron skillet or pie plate.
- Thinly slice potatoes, trying to get them all the same thickness. Place them in the prepared skillet in a circular fashion, or in rows. Sprinkle with the diced onions.
- In a small saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Whisk in the starch until thickened, then stir in the milk. When roux begins to thicken, stir in the stock. Whisk occasionally, simmering until thickened.
- When sauce is thick, stir in cheese until melted.
- Add in garlic, salt, and pepper. Stir to combine, then pour over potatoes and onions. Sprinkle with oregano.
- Bake at 400° for 30 minutes, or until potatoes are fork-tender.
Nutrition
These look like Dauphinoise potatoes without all the cream . Need to make this so much!
I hope you enjoy it, Bintu! I’ll have to look up Dauphinoise potatoes, I don’t think I’ve ever heard of them. 🙂
This really is proper comfort food. I am pretty much obsessed with potatoes.
Yes, potatoes are pretty essential to any comfort-food dish. 😉
These potatoes are positively mouthwatering!
Thank you, Lisa! 🙂
Sadly I am the only one that likes scalloped potatoes in this house. Maybe if I try this they would like them….I know I would LOVE them.
Oh, sad, Gloria! Maybe you could downsize the recipe and make it a personal pan dish. 😉
I love that potatoes are so good for us! Your scalloped potatoes look absolutely delicious. Love how you’ve left the skins on for a great appearance and vitamins, and it’s fantastic this recipe is gluten free too.
Thank you so much, April! 🙂
We love Scalloped Potatoes and your recipe looks delicious. Thanks so much for sharing your awesome recipe with us at Full Plate Thursday! Hope you are having a wonderful week and hope to see you soon!
Miz Helen
Thank you, Helen!
Hi Raia,
This recipe reminds me of the delectable potato au gratin dish my mother used to make when I was a child! Thanks for sharing your healthy and delectable Rustic Grain-Free Scalloped Potatoes recipe with us on the Healthy Happy Green and Natural Party Blog Hop. I’m pinning and sharing. Wishing you a healthy, happy year ahead!
Glad to share, Deborah. 😉 Thank you so much for pinning and sharing! 🙂
Great recipe and beautiful photos. I saw this on the Wednesday Showcase as I was posting a link for a easy scalloped potato recipe and your recipe looks like one I will have to try.
Thanks so much, Jay! I hope you enjoy it!