Scalloped Potato & Roasted Red Pepper Bake

A different, but delicious twist on an old favorite.

• Ready In: 1 hr 50 mins
• Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

• 1  large onion, chopped
• 2  garlic cloves, minced
• 3  tablespoons butter
• 3  tablespoons flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon white pepper
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon nutmeg, freshly grated
• 2  cups milk
• 1  cup gruyere cheese, shredded
• 2  tablespoons parsley, finely chopped
• 6  medium potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced (about 6 cups)
• 2  large  red peppers, roasted, peeled and coarsely chopped
• 1  teaspoon dried basil
• 1⁄4 cup parmesan cheese, grated

Directions

1. Cook onion and garlic until slightly softened.
2. Stir in flour, salt, nutmeg, and pepper.
3. Add milk all at once.
4. Cook and stir over medium heat until thick and bubbly.
5. Remove from heat and stir in Gruyere cheese and parsley. Set aside.
6. Arrange 1/2 potatoes in a buttered baking dish.
7. Cover with 1/2 the sauce.
8. Scatter all the red peppers over it.
9. Repeat layer of potato and sauce.
10. Top with parmesan cheese.
11. Bake covered for 1 1/4 hour at 350°F.
12. Uncover and bake 15 minutes until golden.