Golden Potato and Onion Gratin

Submitted by cyaos

"I couldn't find this among all the potato and onion recipes and it is really quite good. I don't really like potatoes while my boyfriend would eat them everyday if he could - this is one of the ways I will eat them so he can have them once a week. I got this off of MSN. The recipe calls for a bread crumb topping but I have made it without and it is still fabulous. I will serve this with roast chicken or ham."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 15mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 10

ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 6 medium onions, each cut in half and sliced thinly
• 14 1⁄2 ounces chicken broth
• 3 lbs yukon gold potatoes, cut into 1/4 inch thick slices
• 1⁄2 teaspoon fresh coarse ground black pepper
• 3 slices firm white bread, coarsely grated into crumbs
• 1⁄2 cup fresh parsley leaves, chopped and packed

directions

1. In nonstick 12-inch skillet heat the 2 tablespoons of olive oil over medium heat. Add onions and cook 1 hour or until tender and deep golden brown, stirring occasionally. Add chicken broth and cook for 1 minute, stirring.
2. Recipe can be prepared up to this point a day ahead. Cover and refrigerate onions until ready to use.
3. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. In a large bowl, toss potato slices with pepper and onion mixture. Transfer potato mixture to shallow 3 1/2 quart casserole dish or 13 x 9 inch glass baking dish. Cover casserole and bake 1 hour or until the potatoes are fork-tender.
4. Meanwhile, in the same skillet, heat remaining 1 teaspoon of olive oil over medium/high heat. Add bread crumbs and cook five minutes or until toasted, stirring occasionally. Remove skillet from heat, stir in parsley.
5. To serve, uncover potatoes and sprinkle with bread crumb mixture.

Reviews

[JackieOhNo!]

This was incredibly good! I made this exactly as posted, except I halved the recipe and cooked it in a 9-inch-square pan. I used my mandolin to slice the onions and potatoes really thin. I did not use the bread crumb topping either, but did sprinkle some parsley on the potatoes for color. The potatoes smelled heavenly, they were so tender and delicious! I think this would be wonderful for a holiday dinner, or any meal that you want to spruce up. Thanks for sharing this keeper! Made for Spring PAC 2011.