Northwest Slicey Cheese Potatoes

momaphet's Note:

Whether they come from Washington or Idaho, my family enjoys potatoes in almost any form! This recipe came from one of those sample packs sent in the mail. I'm not sure what the original name was but my family loves NW Slicey Potatoes! They are especially good with meatloaf, barbecue, or any other beef dish.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 25 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs 10 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 6 -8 baking potatoes, peeled
• 1/4 lb butter
• 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 -1 1/2 cup cheddar cheese, shredded or 1 -1 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, both are good

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
2. Line shallow baking pan with foil.
3. Melt butter, stir in spices, set aside.
4. Lay potato on your cutting board with a wooden spoon laying along side, parallel to the potato.
5. Make 1/4" slices into the potato- the spoon will prevent you from slicing all the way through.
6. Place potatoes in the pan.
7. Brush or spoon the butter mixture over the potatoes, fan out the slices as best as you can to get the butter in between them.
8. Bake the potatoes for one hour, basting once or twice with butter from the pan.
9. Test the potatoes, cook longer if needed, they should be fork tender.
10. Sprinkle cheese over the potatoes and bake till the cheese is lightly browned 7- 10 minutes.

Reviews

[bmcnichol]

We had a pig roast over the weekend and I had a lot of baked potatoes left over. I made this tonight but didn't have to bake the potatoes. I actually cooked the whole thing in the microwave. I added the butter mixture and cooked for two minutes. I then added the cheese and cooked another minute. Everyone enjoyed these. I did cut back the pepper just a bit due to personal preference. I also didn't peel my potatoes. Loved the look and taste of these.

[Lucky in Bayview]

We had a mixed review. DH thought they were really good and I thought they were lacking flavor. To each his own. I did think they looked nice. Thank you for posting.

[megnbrycesmom]

I thought these were a really pretty presentation, and the instructions were very clear. I used the parmesan cheese. However we found them a bit bland and dry. I think I needed to slather the butter mixture on thicker and really make sure it got between all the slices, or perhaps to baste it more often. Made for Zaar World Tour III.