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title	date	tags
Cheesy Potato Bake	2021-03-21	american cheese potato

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

Directions

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

Contribution

• Originally published at https://www.taste.com.au/recipes/cheesy-potato-bake/9749dafb-5288-4066-aa45-d9c99025b975
• Kyle Johnson and Sabina Mortensen -- website