Sunday, August 21, 2011

Potato Casserole

Needed a quick potato casserole recipe to bring to our friends house, and Allrecipes.com did not disappoint.  Here it is:

Ingredients:

  • 5 pounds red potatoes, cooked and cubed  (scrub the potatoes then boil them for 25 minutes)
  • 1 pound sliced bacon, cooked and crumbled
  • 4 cups cubed Cheddar cheese
  • 4 cups shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
  • 1 large onion, finely chopped (saute in garlic and olive oil if you have a couple extra minutes)
  • 1 cup mayonnaise (we use the mayo with EVOO)
  • 1 cup sour cream (we used Creme Fraiche, and it turned out great)
  • 1 tablespoon minced chives (feel free to use lots more of this)
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper

Recipe:
  1. Combine potatoes and bacon in one bowl
  2. In another bowl, combine everything else and mix
  3. Add those two bowls together, mix (but not TOO much)
  4. Transfer to a greased 4.5 qt baking dish (we actually halved the recipe, and it filled up an 8x10 casserole dish)
  5. Bake for 50-60 minutes at 325F until bubbling