Cheesy Leek and Potato Bake

Noo's Note:

A well used recipe in my house-and so easy to make. It’s great as a side dish to a main meal, or as a topping on Cottage Pies and suchlike, or quite simply a good comforting supper dish all on its own with some good thick gravy to pour on top. This is actually my husband’s favourite way to eat potato. I hope you enjoy it.

• Total Time: 30 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 2

• 900 g potatoes
• 50 g butter
• 3 leeks
• 200 g grated cheddar cheese
• 1 large egg

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 220°C.
2. Boil potatoes. Cut leeks into 1 cm slices. Melt 1/2 of the butter in a pan and cook leeks for about 10 minutes.
3. Drain and mash potatoes with the other 1/2 of butter, the egg and 3/4 of the cheese.
4. Season to taste, stir in the leeks and turn into a large ovenproof dish.
5. Top with remaining cheese and bake for about 10 minutes, until golden. Will take longer if you have prepared the dish in advance.

Reviews

[rosslare]

Very tasty potatoes.

[Deantini]

What a yummy potato dish! In our house it easily serves 4 people. I cut back on the cheese, only used 1/2 to ligthen it up a bit. Next time I think I will mix all cheese in with the potatoes, I like it better in it than on top. Thank you for sharing this great dish!

[Karen Elizabeth]

Noo, loved this, so rich and cheesy, and very creamy as well! I had to wait a while to get leeks, they are not always available here, but it was worth the wait! Very easy to prepare, this is a very good alternative to regular mash, and one that I'll definitely be making again! Thanks so much, made for PRMR tag game.