Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes (2024)

Cheesy Scalloped potatoes are the perfect comfort food… creamy, rich and cheesy; but they always take so long to cook! Not anymore! This recipe uses a method that will show you how to make this cheesy goodness in about half of the time of traditional scalloped potatoes recipe!

My mom taught me an easy little trick that speeds up the cooking of the potatoes and has them ready on time every time! If you just pop them in boiling water for just a few minutes before you put this together, you will cut down your cooking time by as much as an hour, saving time for delicious main dishes like meatloaf or pork chops!

What Are Scalloped Potatoes

Scalloped potatoes are a classic side dish made with thinly sliced potatoes layered and baked until hot and bubbly. A classic scalloped potato recipe doesn’t include cheese and is made with a roux (white sauce).

While similar to au gratin potatoes, there are some key differences:

• Potatoes au gratin have a cheese sauce (instead of a white sauce), and are most often made with layers of onions and potatoes.
• Classic scalloped potatoes don’t contain cheese sauce or cheese
• Cheesy scalloped potatoes use a white sauce and are layered with cheese

How Do You Make Scalloped Potatoes

Scalloped potatoes are easy to make and delicious but they can take a very long time to cook, not anymore!! In this quick recipe, I have a couple of tips to reduce the baking time from about 90 minutes to 45 minutes!

Tips to reduce cooking time:

• Potatoes: Boiling the sliced potatoes for a couple of minutes makes this recipe quick as the potatoes don’t have to cook as long and they’re already warm going into the oven.
• Sauce: These cheesy scalloped have a quick and easy shortcut white sauce to save time (and effort). I use condensed cream of mushroom soup and layer with cheese and onions! If you’d prefer you can make your ownHomemade Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup or use cream of chicken or cream of celery!

To Make Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes:

1. PREP:
   • Slice the potatoes (I use a mandoline slicer to make it quick) and drop the potatoes into boiling water for 5 minutes (this is a huge time saver).
   • Mix the white sauce ingredients together.
2. LAYER:
   • Layer the sauce, potatoes and cheese in a 9×9 baking dish
   • Top with more cheese
3. BAKE:
   • Bake the cheesy scalloped potatoes until golden and bubbly.

Can You Freeze Scalloped Potatoes

Potatoes can sometimes change texture when frozen, so scalloped potatoes taste best when made fresh. If you plan to freeze them, make sure you have already baked them first. Raw potatoes can still oxidize in the freezer, causing them to turn grey.

Cheesy scalloped potatoes should last up to a month in the freezer. The trick to ensuring they taste great is in the reheating, like most potato side dishes, we prefer to reheat in the oven with a little bit of fresh cheese added on top!

More Perfect Potato Sides

• The BEST Mashed Potatoes – Creamy, dreamy, delicious!
• Scalloped Potatoes Recipe – the classic!
• Scalloped Potatoes and Ham – our favorite during Easter
• Crock Pot Scalloped Potatoes – so easy
• Easy Cheesy Potatoes – the best comfort food
• Easy Oven Roasted Potatoes – crispy and delicious

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