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Slow Cooker Au Gratin Potatoes

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It’s hard for me to think of a ham dinner without potatoes.  I think they just go perfect together!   This week for Slow Cooker Thursday I wanted to make a side dish that goes well with what you might have planned for your Easter Dinner.  Sometimes when you are cooking a big meal, oven space often becomes limited.  This recipe makes the most delicious, creamy, wonderful  Au Gratin Potatoes that have a slight browning around the edges!  I really love that you can make these potatoes ahead of time and not even think about them until it is time to serve dinner.  This recipe can also be doubled if you have a larger 6-7 quart slow cooker- I would just extend the cooking time maybe an hour or so.  If you have never made homemade Au Gratin Potatoes before, give this recipe a try.  Trust me- you won’t want to buy a packaged mix again!

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Slow Cooker Au Gratin Potatoes

Ingredients

  • 6 medium potatoes
  • 1 heaping cup of freshly shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese
  • 3 Tbsp. butter
  • 1/4 cup flour
  • 2 cups milk
  • 1 tsp. garlic powder
  • salt & onion salt for seasoning
  • 1/2 Tbsp. dried parsley

Instructions

  1. Wash, peel, and slice your potatoes. You want them about a medium thickness. You can use a food processor if you like.
  2. Butter your slow cooker with about 2 Tbsp. of butter.
  3. Add one layer of potatoes and salt them. Please DO NOT forget to season them or they will taste very bland. I like to alternate seasoning layers with regular salt on one layer and then onion salt on the next.
  4. Continue layering and salting until you have used all the potato slices.
  5. When all the potatoes are in the pot, melt the 3 Tbsp of butter in a large saucepan.
  6. Add the flour and whisk.
  7. Cook over medium heat until mixture starts to bubble up, then cook for 2 minutes whisking constantly.
  8. Slowly pour in the milk and whisk until thickened.
  9. Add the garlic powder and stir.
  10. Add the cheese and stir until melted.
  11. Pour over the top of the potatoes. Don’t stir the potatoes, but give them a jiggle to get some of the sauce down into the bottom of the pot.
  12. Sprinkle the potatoes with the dried parsley.
  13. Place 2 or 3 paper towels across the top of the slow cooker and put on the top. This helps absorb excess moisture that would make your potatoes wet and mushy!
  14. Turn the pot on high and leave it for an hour.
  15. After the hour, turn the slow cooker to low and cook 3-4 more hours.
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*This recipe is adapted from Sunshine Mom

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Comments

  1. Heidi Levis says

    this was DELICIOUS! made it for Christmas first time and everyone loved it, will be made often.

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