Printable View
Hi Girls,
Was wondering if anyone has any yummy potato bake recipes. I am having friends over for late lunch/ early dinner and in this cold weather I feel like a yummy potato bake. Problem is for me, every time I attempt it, it ends up too runny.
Has anyone got a fail safe, easy recipe for me ??
TIA
To avoid it going runny, I use cream instead of milk.
With mine, I have potatoes, cream, diced bacon, onions, chicken stock powder & cheese, in an oven at 200 degrees, for just over an hour.
For mine you will need:
*medium sliced potatos (partially cooked)
*onion
*bacon
*cream
*cheese
Cook onion and bacon together and add a bit of garlic to taste if you wish.
then make the layers - potato, sprinkle of onion/bacon mix, 3 teaspoons of cream dribbled over the top, sprinkle of cheese. Then repeat the layers!
Cook at 160/180 for about 30min! It is AMAZING!!
Thanks girls, looking great so far :)
I too use cream instead of milk, and my recipe is very similar to the girls who have posted above. Hope it went ok for you!!
I think it was monnie who gave me the tip of the century!
I do half milk and half cream (or maybe just a bit more cream). Don't make the potatoes swimming in the liquid or it will never thicken. Just so that it just reaches the top of the potatoes or just under. Then I microwave for 15 mins on high (make sure the dish is big enough to stir the slices of potato (gently). Then I'll bake in the oven for about 25 mins till the cheese melts (I don't top with cheese till after the microwaving). I find this way they are more creamier and yummy. Its like Nigella's stovetop baked potatoes but instead of doing the first part on the stove you do it in the microwave.
My fave flavours are french onion soup (about 1-2 TBS) or garlic and salt & pepper. I don't really go for bacon and onion as to me thats a meal in itself.
*hugs*
Cailin
Yummy Cailin, that sounds delish. But as I am dumb I need measurements LOL.
Told you I am useless at potato bake.
Ok well I have a glass round Pyrex dish, and I do about 5-6 medium sized potatoes, and then 1 300mls of cream and then milk to top. I play it totally by ear, sorry I can't be more specific. If you find the potatoes are too high up the side, ie. doesn't allow for stirring room then I'd say just take a layer off, then mix the cream and milk together (maybe 300 mls cream and then fill the container with milk mix together with garlic/french onion etc and then just pour over potatoes till nearly at the top so about 1/2 cm or 1 cm from the top. Then microwave on 5 min bursts on high till potatoes are soft then cook in the oven topped with cheese.
Is that more helpful? With the potatoes just peel 5-6 then slice, if you need more peel and slice another thats what I do. Or if you need less then don't use the others ;)
*hugs*
Cailin
Thanks a heap Cailin. I know once your making something your used to, the recipe sort of goes out the door. I'm like that with other things. Just not so when I don't know what I'm making.
Thanks again hun :D
Ok well this is my old recipe and its foolproof...
5-8 potatoes varies depending on size.
1 Square or rectangle glass pyrex dish (or lasagne dish/pan or similar)
600mls cream
Garlic granules
Salt & Pepper
Layer potatoes then sprinkle with garlic, salt & pepper between each layer. Then pour cream over layers till just covered.
Bake in the over at 180C for 1hour then top with cheese and bake again for another 25 mins till cheese is cooked.
This is foolproof its fattening but foolproof! If you find the potatoes are cooked before the hour (always stab in the middle with a skewer) then top with cheese and do the 25 mins.
*hugs*
Cailin
Thanks again Cailin, your a champ. And hey, I'm preg, I don't care if it's fattening ;)
my mum does it kinda weirdly, she cuts all the potato and onion up, layers them into a casserole dish or pyrex, cover with glad wrap then microwaves for like 15 mins then adds cream then sits for about 10 mins out witht the cream in and lid on, the potatoes suck up all the cream and go nice and squishy, then oven for bout half hour-45 mins covereed with cheese.. its always come out perfect - not runny at all.
cream is pasteurised yeah? dumb q i knwo hehe
Trish - if you feel particularly lazy ;) I've used a couple of those packet mix potato bake thingies... very easy, and quite tasty!
I had a recipe for one, that had egg, cream & cheese in it, and made with mashed potato.. it was delish! (must find it - you've made me want it now). It didn't taste eggy, and I think the egg helped it not be runny.
I've found my v-slicer a godsend with potato bake coz you can get the potato slices really thin so it cooks nice & quick :)
mmmmm yum Trish, what a great idea for this weather :)
dam you trish - now I have to go hunting through boxes in the garage and find all my recipe books and printouts that I haven't unpacked since the move! LOL. I'm craving it!
This is making me hungry for Potato Bake now, luckily I have all the ingredients!
I make another potato bake with soup. Slice potatoes and layer in dish with salt n pepper and sliced onion between each layer. Once you've reached the top of your dish pour over one can of cream of chicken soup. You can then cook for about 10 mins in the microwave and then cover with grated cheese and finish it off (melt/brown the cheese) in the oven or grill. You can also cook the whole time in the oven if you prefer for about an hour on 180. Just remember to cover the dish with a lid or foil so it doesn't dry out while cooking and then remove lid/foil to melt the cheese.
It's simple and yum on a cold night, I even have it with a bbq sometimes in summer. It's also not as fattening as the cream recipes.
I use my V-Slicer for this too ;)
*hugs*
Cailin
Don't have one of them Cailin :( It's on my list of to buy !!
You can chop them LOL I did before I had my v-slicer ;)
*hugs*
Cailin
Or perhaps use the slicer blade in my food processor. Hmm wonder if it's worth the bother of getting it out.
Yeah I've done that too :)
It works well!
*hugs*
Cailin
yummy! i love potato bake, and am always giving my recipe out to family and friends. I see you've got lots of yummy ones already, but i'll post mine just in case.
I par cook the potatoes and slice them up.
I then rub some butter on the base and sides of the baking dish, and then slice a clove a garlic and rub that on as well.
Next - i put a layer of potatoes, some diced bacon, sliced shallots, grated cheese and pour cream over.
i repeat the layers until potatoes are used up - finishing with the cheese on top.
i bake it in the oven for about 40 minutes or until nice and golden and cooked through.
Heres mine.. its quick and easy.. and i think tastes just as good if not better than the long cooked oven one.
............................................
Potatos cut into 3cm pieces
60g Butter
20ml Oil
1 Small Onion
60g Bacon cut 5cm pieces
3/4 cup Tasty Chesse
Cook potatos until tender, drain. Add butter, allow to melt. Place aside.
Preheat grill to moderately hot (180 degrees)
Heat fry pan add oil, fry onion till soft (1 minute), add bacon - cook until crisp.
Combine with potato.
Add 1/2 cheese. Stir Carefully not to break potato too much.
Poor into baking dish.
Sprinkle cheese & place under grill till crispy and brown.
If you wanna add more or different types of cheeses too go for gold!
Thanks girls potato bake was delicious. I made a mixed lot. LOL. Got a sachet of sour cream and chives potato bake thing from the shop. Used about 6 large potatoes, some diced bacon and onion and fried that up, layered the potato, and in between layers added the bacon and onion, then mixed together 600 mls of thickened cream and the sauce sachet and poured it over the potatoes. I cooked it for a while, then put some grated cheese on the top of it.
Yummy as. And not at all sloppy.
Thanks for your help girls :D It was a real hit too !!
WOOHOO! Thats great news Trish :) I think the plan is if you do half & half cook it half first and if you do whole cream cook it a while in the oven. Sounds like it was delish!
*hugs*
Cailin
Just to throw something different out there.....
We use pretty well the same directions as Cai suggested but I use sweet potato, sprinkle it with cinnamon & use coconut cream instead of thickened. *drooool* I think it might be on the menu for dinner tonight!
OH Sarah, that sounds yummy !! I love sweet potato too. Will have to remember that one :D
Thanks
Liz, get your recipe hun, I am also craving it!!!!!
I realise this is a bit late but for my potato bake aswell as the bacon and onion between each layer i also do a sprinkling of cheese between each layer AND mix a sachet of dried french onion soup mix with the cream, then pour over a small amount of cream between each layer and finish off with the remainder of the cream, bacon and latherings of cheese - oh so fatty but OH SO RICH AND DELICIOUS!
Charlee, thanks for that. It sounds delish. Now I have a few different variations to try out :D
Hi hope you don't mind me putting my recipe on here
potatoes, french onion soup mix and thickened cream
put potatoes in a tray mix 600ml thickened cream and a french onion soup together and pour over potatoes put cheese (not to much) on top and put in the oven.
i cant stop thinking potato bake for dinner know ha ha
bye
PC, my cheese goes oily too. I think the secret may be low fat cheese ??
Thanks Reezy :D
oh I want potato bake now, but it will have to wait a day till I can get the cream