Loaded Au Gratin Potatoes

Submitted by KPD123

"Yummy!! This is a nice way to jazz up a box of potatoes au gratin. From the Betty Crocker website."

 

• Ready In: 55mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1 (5 ounce) box Betty Crocker au gratin potatoes
• 2 cups boiling water
• 1 cup half-and-half
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 6 slices bacon, cooked, crumbled
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• 1⁄4 cup green onion, sliced
• 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1⁄2 cup breadcrumbs (I use panko)
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped

directions

1. Heat oven to 375°F In 2-quart casserole, mix potatoes, sauce mix, boiling water, half-and-half and butter. Stir in remaining potato ingredients.Bake uncovered 35 minutes or until liquid is reduced.
2. In the meantime, combine bread crumbs and butter in a small bowl; sprinkle mixture over potatoes. Bake 8 minutes longer or until topping is golden.
3. Sprinkle with parsley to garnish.
4. ***Variation: Instead of a breadcrumb topping in step 2, sprinkle some reserved bacon, cheddar and green onions on top!

Reviews

[rushhunter]

I made this recipe for Thanksgiving and got rave reviews. Everyone thought I had made it from scratch! Very easy to do. Add a little extra time to the bake though, it took about 15 minutes longer to get the potatoes nice and tender. This recipe is going in my Thanksgiving folder for good!