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# Cheesy Potato Bake

Potatoes baked in a dish smothered with cheese, what's not to love?

**You will need a deep dish that is oven safe**

- ⏲️ Prep time: 30 min
- 🍳 Cook time: 45 min
- 🍽️ Servings: 4

## Ingredients

- 30g+ Butter
- 250g Cheddar Cheese
- 275ml Milk
- 16g Flour
- 600g Potatoes
- As much bacon as you want to garnish

## Instructions

1. Preparation:
    1. Preheat to 180C
    2. Butter deep baking dish
    3. Peal and thinly slice potatoes
    4. Grate Cheese
2. Sauce:
    1. Melt Butter in Pot
    2. Slowly add flour and stir constantly
    3. After 2 min or bubbly remove from heat
    4. Add milk slowly, stirring constantly
    5. Add 3/4 of the cheese
    6. Salt and Pepper to taste
3. Assembly:
    1. Add a thin layer of potatoes to the dish
    2. Add a layer of cheese sauce
    3. Add bacon
    4. Repeat steps 1-3 of assembly until there are no more potatoes/sauce
    5. Add the remaining 1/4 cheese to the top
    6. Put in oven for 45 min. If it starts to brown too much cover with tinfoil

Originally published at [https://www.taste.com.au/recipes/cheesy-potato-bake/9749dafb-5288-4066-aa45-d9c99025b975](https://www.taste.com.au/recipes/cheesy-potato-bake/9749dafb-5288-4066-aa45-d9c99025b975)

## Contribution

- Kyle Johnson and Sabina Mortensen — [website](https://www.kylecjohnson.site/)

;tags: american cheese baked potato