CHEESY SCALLOPED POTATOES

Cheesy Scalloped potatoes are the must and  perfect comfort food… , rich of cheese and creamy. My mom taught me how to cook this dish quick and easy i will give my mom a Academic degree in making this recipe, i was always make a little fighting with my brother about this recipe and my mother was the lawyer of me if i lose 😁.

What Are Scalloped Potatoes:

It's a classic side dish made with thinly sliced potatoes baked until hot and bubbly. A classic scalloped potato recipe doesn’t include cheese and is made with a roux .

Some Nutrition information about potato:

• Controlling blood pressure: thanks to the content of potatoes from the compound “cocomines”, which works to control blood pressure, and potassium, which helps to lower blood pressure, and therefore potatoes are considered a healthy food for patients with pressure.

• Improving digestion: The content of potatoes in fiber and carbohydrates, in a large proportion, helps to improve digestion and help the stomach and colon get rid of food waste, as well as treat intestinal and digestive infections.

• Improving brain and nerve cell functions: thanks to its vitamin B content and some fatty acids such as Omega 3. Potatoes also help treat insomnia, anxiety and stress.

• Promote bone health: thanks to its containment of iron, magnesium, calcium, zinc and phosphorus, which helps build bones and protect them from rheumatism and osteoporosis.

• Cancer prevention: Fiber, folic acid, and antioxidants in potatoes fight cancer, especially colon cancer, and protect cells from damage and disease prevention.

Amount of nutrients / 100 gr

• Calories 125 calories
• protein 1.9 grams
• Fat 4.2 gr
• Carbohydrates 20.5 gr
• Fiber 1.4 grams

How Do You Make Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes:

We're going to start with our sauce by melting some butter and add in flour, give it a good mix, pour in the milk and stir it until it comes up to the SEMA and thickens, then just add a pinch of nutmeg a decent crack of pepper and a half teaspoon of salt.

Add some cheese, when the ingredient is combined and milted pour some of it in a casserole dish and mike sure its covers the whole bottom, then a layer of potatoes followed by the onion and spoon on another layer of that sauce, and another layer of potatoes, and another layer of sauce and the rest of potatoes in the top.

Then cover it well with cheese and sprinkle some chives on the top.

Cover it with foil and get the barbecue setup for indirect cooking or roasting mode 200 degrees Celsius of course use a oven if you like, cook it for 35 minutes then remove the foil and let it cook for a further 15 or so minutes until it's goes nice and golden brown.

Let it stand for a few minutes before serving, hope you Enjoy!

Ingredients: 

• 1kg thinly sliced potatoes
• 40g butter
• 1/3 cup flour
• 1 liter of milk
• Pinch of nutmeg
• ½ tsp pepper
• ½ tsp salt
• Shredded tasty cheddar cheese
• Freshly chopped chives

Nutrition 

Calories: 264 | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 41mg | Sodium: 268mg | Potassium: 747mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 455IU | Vitamin C: 18.6mg | Calcium: 370mg | Iron: 5.2mg