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Recipe of the Week – Phyllis’ Fabulous Potato Casserole
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Phyllis' Fabulous Potato Casserole
The stars were aligned and Easter fell on the same day as our granddaughter’s birthday. Not really needing a reason to party we had our usual group of 13 over for a brunch. This is where Phylis’ Fabulous Potato Casserole comes in. Whenever you have a large group to feed this potato casserole is just the right choice. Hardy, cheesy and filling this goes well with a Spiral Ham or roasted chicken. You can put it together in a matter of minutes, bake it in advance and serve up the smiles.
P.S. – Better make 2 if you want leftovers; and trust me you will want leftovers of this casserole.
Phyllis’ Fabulous Potato Casserole
| Complexity: | Easy |
| Serves: | 10 |
| Category: | Starch |
| Meal: | Other (General) |
| 8 | Tb | butter, salted |
| 2 | lb | potatoes, hash brown |
| 0.5 | cup | onions, chopped |
| 1 | tsp | salt, kosher |
| 2 | cup | cheese, cheddar, shredded |
| 2 | cup | sour cream |
| 1 | 10 oz can | soup, cream of chicken |
| 2 | cup | Panko breadcrumbs |
| 4 | Tb | butter, salted |
Melt butter and pour into a large bowl; add potatoes,onion, salt, cheese, sour cream and the cream of chicken soup. Mix well, pour into a 9 X 13 baking dish, sprinkle bread crumbs over the top and drizzle with the remaining 4 Tb of melted butter.
Cover with foil and bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes, remove foil and bake an additional 10 minutes to brown the top.
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Recipe of the Week – Twice Baked Potatoes
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Twice Baked Potatoes
Another weekend another birthday party dinner, and of course I overdid it again. Three appetizers, main course including two salads, two desserts. It was worth it all though as we had a great time and the food was great. I was looking for an alternative to my usual mashed potatoes and decided to take the extra steps to make the potatoes special. Twice baked potatoes have always been a big favorite around here and just placing them on the table gets “ahs” all around.
Baking the potatoes instead of peeling and boiling them adds flavor and texture. You can buy these pre-made at the grocery but come-on, a few minutes more and your kids will thank you for your effort. Make a ton because they will disappear fast, and they also freeze nicely.
Twice Baked Potatoes
| Complexity: | Easy |
| Serves: | 6 |
| Category: | Starch |
| Meal: | 29 and Holding (Celebration Meal Plans) |
| 6 | medium | potatoes, baked |
| 0.75 | cup | sour cream |
| 4 | Tb | butter, salted |
| 1 | pinch | salt and pepper to taste |
| 0.125 | tsp | paprika, sweet |
Baked potatoes until fork tender. Cool slightly and cut in half. Carefully scoop the potato out of the skins, keeping the skins whole. Mash potatoes in a bowl, adding the butter and sour cream. Add salt and pepper to taste, fill potato skins with the mashed potatoes and sprinkle the top with paprika. May be made in advance then heated in warm oven.
Recipe of the Week – Creamy Scalloped Potatoes
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Creamy Scalloped Potatoes
First of all let me say that my wife insists, maybe that is too strong a word, my wife suggests that scalloped potatoes don’t have any cheese in them. All well and good for normal scalloped potatoes; in fact we have a couple of different “cheesy” potatoes on our website, emealsforyou.com. These all bring to mind au gratin potatoes, wonderful just cooked potatoes dripping in gooey cheese sauce, almost a meal unto themselves.
Our Creamy Scalloped Potatoes are just that, creamy, deliciously creamy, with just a hint of cheese. They appear out of the oven gorgeously golden and unresistable. Melt in your mouth potatoes with just enough crunch and a hint of thyme. The best part is they are very simple and quick to make. Watch these disappear from your family’s plates. By the way, I didn’t hear anything further on the “no cheese in scalloped potatoes” theme from my wife once she tried these.
P.S. We paired these with slow-roasted ribs, corn relish and finished up with some Bourbon Gelato to welcome in the Fall season.
Creamy Scalloped Potatoes
| Complexity: | Easy |
| Serves: | 6 |
| Category: | Starch |
| Meal: | Welcome Fall (Picnic Meal Plans) |
| 5 | large | potatoes |
| 1.5 | cup | cream, heavy |
| 1 | cup | cheese, parmesan, grated |
| 1 | tsp | thyme, fresh |
| 1 | tsp | salt, kosher |
| 0.5 | tsp | pepper, fresh cracked |
Slice potatoes as thinly as you can. Place in a large bowl. Add cream, cheese, fresh thyme, salt and pepper; mix thoroughly. Pour into an oven-proof casserole and bake at 250 degrees for 50- 60 minutes, until lightly browned.
Recipe Contest Winner – Kristy’s Herbed Cheesy Potatoes
We just finished a recipe contest with three of our favorite blogs: funcraftsandrecipes.com, momcooks.net, lisacooking.com. Their readers were asked to submit one of their favorite recipes and Elizabeth, Lisa, Valerie and myself chose the best three from each blog. Besides appearing in our blog here each recipe will be published on the emealsforyou.com website.
Kristy sends us this great recipe for that family gathering.
Kristy’s Herbed Cheesy Potatoes
| Complexity: | Easy |
| Serves: | 6 |
| Category: | Starch |
| Meal: | other (General) |
| 4 | large | potatoes |
| 1 | cup | cheese, cheddar, shredded |
| 1 | cup | cheese, mozzarella, shredded |
| 3 | Tb | butter, salted |
| 0.5 | tsp | garlic salt |
| 2 | pinch | oregano, dried |
| 1 | pinch | pepper, fresh cracked |
Preheat oven to 425. Cut potatoes in thin slices; spread onto greased cookie sheet. Cut butter into pieces and add on top of potatoes. Sprinkle garlic salt and oregano over potatoes. Sprinkle cheese in alternating layers on top. Bake for 25-28 minutes, until golden. Sprinkle with pepper before serving.
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