Name: Mom's Delicious Scalloped Potatoes Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 90 min
Ingredients: 8 - 10 Large Potatoes (Sliced Thin); 1/2 Large Onion (Sliced Thin); 5 Tablespoons Butter (Melted); 3 Tablespoons All-Purpose Flour; 1 1/2 teaspoons Salt; 1/2 teaspoon Pepper

Yummers! The easiest, yummiest, bestest, Oh and did I mention most delicious Scalloped Potatoes in da HOOOOUUUSEE!!

I grew up eating this delicious side dish every time we had ham for dinner, so it reminds me of my Mom every time I make them. It’s her delicious scalloped potato recipe. I can remember sitting at the table in the kitchen pealing and then slicing the potatoes and onions, as she made the rest of the dinner. That was how we worked. She cooked, I chopped!

Now a days, I have a wonderful mandoline slicer to quickly slice up my potatoes and onions for me. It’s the best invention to get perfectly sliced veggies in a fraction of the time. Although I have to admit, I miss sitting in the kitchen with my mom slicing up the veggies with a knife, while listening to music, and making the kitchen our dance floor. I miss her so much… those kitchen memories are special to me. I hope that I can soon make those same memories with my own kiddos… when they are old enough to trust with a knife that is.

INGREDIENTS FOR MOM’S DELICIOUS SCALLOPED POTATOES:

8 – 10 Large Potatoes Sliced Thin – You can use any kind of potatoes. In this tutorial I used Yellow Potatoes because that’s what I had on hand, but I usually use Russet Potatoes.
1/2 Large Onion Sliced Thin

White Sauce:

5 Tablespoons Butter
3 Tablespoons All-Purpose Flour
1 1/2 teaspoons Salt
1/2 teaspoon Pepper
3 Cups Milk

STEPS TO MAKE MOM’S DELICIOUS SCALLOPED POTATOES:

Step 1: Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Step 2: Make the white sauce. Melt the butter (I melt it in the microwave, but you can do this on the stove top as well), and mix in the flour. Then whisk your butter and flour mixture into a medium sized bowl with the milk. Last add Salt and Pepper. White sauce DONE!

How to make white sauce for scalloped potatoes

Mom's Delicious Scalloped Potatoes Recipe - white sauce

Step 3. Peal and thinly slice your potatoes and onions. A mandoline slicer is very handy for this step, but no problem if you don’t have one, the old’n day knife works just as well.

Step 4: In a greased casserole dish, layer half of your sliced potatoes, and then half of the sliced onions. Then pour half of the white sauce on top.

Step 5: Repeat these layers one more time… second half of sliced potatoes… second half of sliced onions… and pour on the last of the white sauce. Like this…

Step 6: I add a little more pepper because I’m a pepper monster! Like this…

Step 7: Cover with tinfoil and bake in the oven for 1 hour. After an hour remove the tinfoil, and bake for another 30 mins uncovered.

MMmmmmmmm… Makes my mouth water just thinking about it! Good thing I have some left over for lunch today! Score!

Just so you know… this recipe does make a lot of yummy scalloped potatoes. So this amount best served at a large family dinner such as Thanksgiving or Christmas, or makes tons of delicious leftovers of a weeknight meals. I love making a big batch for our family, and I just reheat it throughout the week, for a quick weeknight dinner. It makes wonderful leftovers!

I hope you love this easy delicious scalloped potato recipe as much as our family does. And if you knew my mom you probably got to taste this tasty dish… well here’s the recipe to try for yourself… I find that tastes and smells can really take you back to those days. Big hug!

Until next time, Happy Thanksgiving, hug all your loved ones, and don’t forget to create beautiful things everyday!

XO JCL

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