Sliced Potato Bake

This crispy-topped sliced potato bake is creamy and tacky with delicate flavours of garlic, leek and chipotle. They’re so great to function a comforting facet dish on the weekend or for an important day.

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This sliced potato bake is my tackle scalloped potatoes or potatoes au gratin however not as wealthy or heavy. The potatoes are thinly sliced and organized in an accordion snail vogue in a spherical skillet, giving this dish such a beautiful look. They appear a bit like hassleback potatoes. Sure, it’s a little bit of a course of to get these skinny potato slices tightly packed into the baking dish however the result’s value it!

The flavour comes from the cream sauce infused with garlic, leek and smoky chipotle. Topped with cheese and baked till crispy, gentle and gooey, this baked potato skillet recipe is reassuring and irresistibly scrumptious.

I hope you’ll love this potato bake as a lot as me and my household.

👉 For extra potato recipes, take a look at this crispy smashed potato salad, nation skillet potatoes, roasted Greek potatoes with feta and peppers, or these enjoyable Spanish tortilla egg potato muffins.

What You’ll Want

Here’s what you have to for this potato bake. Discover the total measurements within the recipe card beneath.

• Potatoes – you should utilize common brushed potatoes comparable to Sebago or Yukon Gold. These must be scrubbed clear as we’re retaining the pores and skin on throughout baking. If you need, you’ll be able to in fact peel the potatoes first. Potatoes must be sliced thinly and evenly.
• For the cream sauce – that is the sauce that you just pour over the potatoes and that will get absorbed into the spuds when you cook dinner, so the concept is to make it flavourful AND creamy. As such, you may be utilizing cream and milk, plus garlic, leek, salt, and pepper to infuse the sauce with flavour.
• Chipotle in adobo – that is an non-obligatory addition to the cream sauce. It’s a preferred ingredient utilized in Mexican and Southwestern cuisines and consists of chipotle peppers, that are smoke-dried jalapeños, which have been rehydrated and canned in a sauce constructed from tomatoes, garlic, vinegar, salt, and spices. The peppers are smoky, spicy, and barely candy and can be utilized so as to add depth and warmth to a wide range of dishes.
• Cheese – I like a mix of Cheddar and Parmesan which melts into the potatoes as they bake, including to the flavour and creaminess of the dish. Additionally, you will want a bit of little bit of butter.

Variations & Substituions

• Make a Swedish model: As an alternative of utilizing smoky chipotle, add 3 salted anchovies to the cream combination however maintain them out when straining; this may add great umami flavour with out the fishiness.
• Make it additional garlicky: Add additional chopped garlic in between potato rows.
• Add some bacon: Fry up bacon rashers till crispy, chop into small items and add in between potatoes.
• Decrease-calorie model: as an alternative of heavy cream, use gentle cream or gentle bitter cream and light-weight milk. Change the melted butter on the finish with olive oil or gentle olive oil spray to scale back the general fats content material and thus the energy. You may as well go for reduced-fat or part-skim cheese choices.
• Tomato model: As an alternative of utilizing creamy baking sauce, make 1-2 cups of seasoned tomato broth. Mix 1 cup of vegetable inventory with 1 cup of tomato passata or marinara sauce, chopped garlic, salt, pepper, herbs and a bit of olive oil and pour over the potatoes. Then add the cheese as within the dairy model.
• Vegan creamy variation: Substitute the heavy cream and milk with plant-based alternate options like oat or almond milk and a few vegetable inventory. Use vegan cheese or dietary yeast as a substitute for the cheddar and Parmesan cheese. Change the butter with a vegan butter substitute or extra-virgin olive oil. Omit the chipotle in adobo or use a vegan-friendly different like chipotle scorching sauce.

How To Make Potato Bake With Sliced Potatoes

Soar to the total recipe card beneath for extra detailed directions, components listing and diet information.

• Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C) and evenly grease a forged iron skillet or spherical baking dish.
• Warmth heavy cream, milk, minced garlic, chipotle in adobo, and leeks over medium warmth in a saucepan. Season with salt and pepper with out boiling.
• Pressure the combination utilizing a positive sieve and put aside. You’ll pour it over the potatoes as soon as they’re sliced and organized within the skillet.

• Use a mandolin or a pointy knife to chop the potatoes into 2mm-thick slices. Discard the tip slices of every potato and place them in stacks on a piece floor. Organize the slices standing on their sides, 1 stack at a time, in tightly packed rows within the ready skillet or casserole dish. Sprinkle evenly with 1/2 teaspoon salt.
• Sprinkle cheese combination between potato rows and pour the recent cream combination over potatoes till evenly lined.
• Cowl with aluminium foil and bake for 60 minutes or till tender. Take away foil, brush potatoes with melted butter, and bake for one more 20 minutes till golden and crispy.
• Let relaxation for a couple of minutes, then sprinkle with contemporary herbs, non-obligatory sea salt, and black pepper.

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