Easy Scalloped Potatoes Recipe (with Video!)

Name: Easy Scalloped Potatoes Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 60 min
Ingredients: 1.5 lb potatoes (about 5 medium - you need 3 cups of sliced potatoes); 1/2 medium onion; 3 Tbs all purpose flour; Salt and pepper; 2 cups milk; 2 Tbs butter (cubed (plus more for greasing dish)); 1 cup cheddar cheese; 1 Tbs chopped parsley

May 2, 2016 By Kylee 31 Comments Last updated: March 17, 2020

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Easy Scalloped Potatoes are a great side dish to any meal. Thinly sliced potatoes, layered with onion, flour, seasonings, and butter, baked, and topped with a little cheese… ready to devour!

Doesn’t this look like a yummy home-cooked meal? Good. It was DELICIOUS. I put these easy scalloped potatoes in the oven, seasoned the steaks, prepped the veggies, then hung out on the couch for a bit.

Homemade Scalloped Potatoes is one of those dishes that you can fancy ALL the way up, or take it back to basic and just let the flavors of the potatoes and onion shine.

The cool thing is – because the flour is in between the layers, as it cooks, the milk and butter make a kind of white sauce FOR you, no need to make it separately and pour over!

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How to make scalloped potatoes:

(full printable recipe below)

Peel the potatoes, then using a mandolin, or sharp knife – do a medium slice on your potatoes. They should be between a quarter and a half inch thick).
Slice the onions thinly.
Grease an 8 x 8 baking dish, and preheat the oven.
Layer the potatoes, onions, flour, salt and pepper, about 3 times. On the last layer – add the butter.
Heat the milk till it’s hot, but not boiling.
Pour the milk over the top of the dish, and top with cheese.
Bake until potatoes are tender (about 50 minutes).
Uncover and bake until top browns, then remove from the oven, and let it stand while the sauce thickens.
Devour (and hide the leftovers for yourself).

Variations for Easy Scalloped Potatoes:

Sometimes I’ll use hot chicken broth instead of milk (and cut back on the salt in between the layers), other times I’ll put cheese in the layers.

Sweet potatoes every other layer is a fun and colorful way to mix this up!

You really can make this any way you like. How about BACON in there? (there’s always room for bacon in my life) Perhaps some blue cheese?

Top Tips for making this Scalloped Potatoes Recipe

A mandolin will help you get super even slices. If you don’t have one, a super sharp knife is essential.
Make this ahead and have it ready to bake when you get home!
Set a tray underneath the pan when baking – catches any overflow (and saves you from cleaning the oven)

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