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Scalloped Potatoes on a plate
Melissa Hart

Old-Fashioned Scalloped Potatoes

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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 40 minutes
Servings: 8
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 3 lbs Yukon Gold potatoes peeled and sliced 1/8 inch thick
  • 4 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 4 tbsp all-purpose flour
  • 3 cups whole milk
  • 1 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
  • 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 cup finely diced yellow onion

Method
 

  1. Melt butter in a saucepan over medium. Stir flour 1 minute; gradually whisk in milk.
  2. Add salt, pepper, and nutmeg; simmer 4 minutes until sauce lightly coats a spoon.
  3. Layer half the potatoes and onion in a buttered 9-by-13-inch dish, then half the sauce. Repeat.
  4. Cover tightly with foil; bake at 375°F for 50 minutes.
  5. Uncover; bake 20 to 25 minutes until potatoes yield to a knife and top browns. Rest 15 minutes before serving.