Cheesy Potatoes Au Gratin

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 lbs idaho potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced
• salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 8 ounces cheddar cheese, grated
• 1 1/2 cups heavy cream

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 400 degrees f.
• 2 lightly grease a medium baking dish with butter.
• 3 cover the bottom of the pan with an overlapping layer of potatoes.
• 4 lightly season with salt and pepper and top with a sprinkling of cheese.
• 5 continue layering potatoes, seasoning, and cheese, ending with the remaining cheese on top.
• 6 pour the cream over the potatoes, pressing lightly with your hands to cover the potatoes with cream.
• 7 cover with aluminum foil and bake until the cheese is absorbed into the potatoes and the potatoes are tender when pierced with a knife, about 50 minutes.
• 8 remove the foil and bake until the mixture is bubbly and the top is golden brown, about 10 minutes.
• 9 remove from the oven and let rest 10 minutes before cutting into portions.