Cheese Scalloped Potatoes & Carrots

Submitted by Rhonda J

"I always make these to go along with my glazed ham,it has become quite a favourite. I have passed this recipe(along with my glaze recipe) to both my mother & my sister who both now make them as well. I got it from one of those Kraft What's Cooking magazines quite a few years ago."

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 2 cups water
• 6 potatoes, thinly sliced
• 2 medium onions, thinly sliced
• 4 medium carrots, diagonally sliced
• 3 tablespoons margarine
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄8 teaspoon pepper
• 1 dash cayenne
• 1 1⁄2 cups milk
• 1 1⁄2 cups aged cheddar cheese, graded (I like cracker barrel)

directions

1. Heat oven to 375.
2. Bring water to a boil in a large frying pan, add potatoes, onions,& carrots.
3. Cover and cook 10 minutes.
4. or until tender, drain.
5. In a medium saucepan, melt margarine, remove from heat and stir in flour, salt, pepper& cayenne.
6. Add milk, blending well.
7. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring until thickened and smooth.
8. Stir in cheese, cook over low heat, stirring constantly until cheese melts.
9. In a lightly greased 9x13 inch baking dish, layer half the potato, onion& carrot mixture;Top with half of the cheese sauce.
10. Repeat.
11. (I like to sprinkle the top with some parsley.) Bake, covered for 30 minutes.
12. or until potatoes are tender.
13. Remove cover during last 10 minutes of baking.
14. **Ialways make them this way, but here are a few variations:*Chili: Add 1 tsp chili powder& cumin to sauce**French-Tarragon: Add 2 tbsp fresh tarragon leaves or 2 tsp dried to sauce**.

Reviews

[Dominique353]

This dish was easy to assemble and the end product tasted great. I sliced my potatoes quite thin so they were almost cooked after boiling so I only baked them for about 30mins in the oven. After the first 20mins I topped the dish with about 1 cup of grated cheddar cheese. The BF thought it was really good and says there is never such a thing as too much cheese!

 

[gtaft]

I was looking for something to make that would use the potatoes and carrots in my fridge and found this recipe. It was easy to make and I loved it. I am already making it again. I didn't use the cayenne and added a little more cheese. It was so good, and I didn't find it bland at all. Thank you!

 

[Sally]

These were pretty good. Slightly on the bland side but good. Will make again.

 

[Mizzy]

my boyfriend picked this recipe out because it has baked carrots and potatoes in it, his two favorite foods. it was very tasty, but a tiny bit bland. i will definitely be making this again, but will add a lot more salt next time. thanks for posting!

 

[Dotty2]

we really enjoyed this dish as did our guests. It was a nice change, easy to prepare and so very tasty served along side glazed ham. Will be making this again.Thanks for this great recipe