How to Make: Creamy AuGratin Potatoes

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + cornstarch

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

gruyere cheese

🥗Healthier: fontina cheese

💰Cheaper: cheddar cheese

Cheddar is more accessible and less expensive than Gruyere.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: pecorino cheese

Pecorino offers a similar flavor profile at a lower cost.

Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C).

Grease a baking pan with butter.

Peel and slice the potatoes into thin rounds.

Layer the sliced potatoes in the greased baking pan.

Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of salt and 1/2 tablespoon of black pepper over the potatoes.

Add chopped onions over the potato layer.

Repeat layering with remaining potatoes, salt, pepper, and onions until all are used.

Melt 1/2 stick of butter in a saucepan.

Add 4 tablespoons of flour to the melted butter and cook for about 1 minute.

Gradually add 2.5 cups of milk to the flour mixture, stirring until thickened (about 3 minutes).

Add about 3/4 of an 8-ounce bag of cheddar cheese to the sauce and stir until melted.

Pour the cheese sauce over the layered potatoes in the baking pan.

Cover the baking pan with aluminum foil and bake in the preheated oven for 50 minutes.

Remove the foil and sprinkle the remaining cheese on top, then bake for an additional 10 minutes until browned.

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