Tuscan Cheese Potato Bake Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Popular Recipes. (Tuscan Cheese Potato Bake Recipe). Tasty combination of potatoes, cheese, and cream sauce with a crispy topping. You may add more cheese as a topping under the panko crumbs if desired. For a lighter version, use milk to replace the heavy cream and light sour cream instead of regular. You may also use Cheddar, Parmesan, or low-fat cheese.

Brief

Prep 20 mins

Cook: 1hr5 mins

Total: 1hr25 mins

Servings: 8

Yield: 8 servings

Tuscan Cheese Potato Bake Recipe

Ingredients

5 tablespoons butter

2 green onions

chopped

3 cloves garlic

minced

or more to taste

1 ½ teaspoons chopped fresh thyme

5 tablespoons all-purpose flour

1 ¼ teaspoons salt

½ teaspoon ground black pepper

2 cups milk

1 cup heavy whipping cream

1 (8 ounce) container sour cream

1 cup shredded fontina cheese

2 pounds red potatoes

thinly sliced

ends discarded

¼ cup Italian-style panko bread crumbs

or as needed

Side Dish

Directions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 3-quart baking dish.

Step 2

Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Saute onion garlic and thyme in hot butter until onion is tender 3 to 5 minutes. Whisk flour salt and black pepper into onion mixture.

Step 3

Gradually whisk milk and cream into onion mixture; bring to a boil reduce heat to low and simmer until sauce thickens about 2 minutes.

Step 4

Stir sour cream into sauce until smooth; add fontina cheese and stir until cheese melts.

Step 5

Arrange 1/2 the potatoes in the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Pour 1/2 the cheese sauce over the potatoes. Repeat with remaining potatoes and cheese sauce. Top with bread crumbs to cover potatoes entirely.

Step 6

Bake in the preheated oven until potatoes are tender and bread crumbs are golden brown 60 to 70 minutes.

Nutritional Information

Tuscan Cheese Potato Bake Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:8

Calories: 425.6

% Daily Value *

Protein: 10.1g 20%

Carbohydrates: 29.9g 10%

Dietary Fiber: 2.2g 9%

Sugars: 4.4g

Fat: 30.4g 47%

Saturated Fat: 18.5g 93%

Cholesterol: 92.9mg 31%

Vitamin A Iu: 1134.6IU 23%

Niacin Equivalents: 3.7mg 28%

Vitamin B6: 0.3mg 16%

Vitamin C: 11.6mg 19%

Folate: 40.3mcg 10%

Calcium: 218.3mg 22%

Iron: 1.3mg 7%

Magnesium: 41.6mg 15%

Potassium: 704.6mg 20%

Sodium: 635.4mg 25%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 14%

Calories From Fat: 273.2

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.