Jody Joseph

This recipe for my grandmother’s scalloped potatoes is super easy to put together using simple ingredients found in your pantry. Made with golden potatoes, milk, butter, and flour. It’s a match made in heaven with a homemade meatloaf.

Grandma’s scalloped potatoes were nothing short of a masterpiece. She loved simple recipes that could feed a crowd.

The thinly sliced potatoes with milk and just a hint of nutmeg, garlic, seasoning salt and pepper, and the secret ingredient: onion soup mix! Her kitchen transformed into a haven of warmth and comfort.

The savoury aroma that danced through the air wrapped around us like a familiar embrace. Grandma would always make meatloaf with these scalloped potatoes for a delightful homemade dinner.

It was the scent of home, of cherished memories, and of a love for simple, hearty fare.

The secret Ingredient

The real secret ingredient for this scalloped potato recipe is a packet of Lipton Onion Soup Mix. My grandma loved using Lipton Onion Soup Mix in so many of her recipes. From meatloaf, to roasts and here in the scalloped potatoes. It just adds a real umami salty boost to so many dishes.

What no cheese?

I studied other scalloped potatoes and discovered that most scalloped potato recipes have cheese on top! Well my grandma’s recipe does not call for cheese. I felt so strange making her recipe and resisted the urge to top off with a heaping mound of shredded cheddar. I am glad that I did! You will see that it is packed so much with flavour that you will not need to add cheddar or any kind of cheese.

The ingredients

Simple ingredients makes this scalloped potato dish so great for a quick and hearty side dish. Here are the ingredients needed:

6 Golden or Yellow skinned potatoes, sliced into 1/8 inch slices
1/4 cup of butter
2 cups milk
3 tbsp. flour
1 packet of dry Lipton Onion Soup Mix
1 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. seasoning salt
salt & pepper

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

To begin, slice the potatoes on a mandolin and add them to a large bowl. Season the potatoes with salt, pepper and garlic powder. Give them a good toss.

Grease an 8×8 square baking dish. Layer all the potatoes until it reaches 1/2 inch from the top of the baking dish.

Next, add seasoning salt, and nutmeg to your 2 cups of milk. Give it a stir.

For the sauce, add butter to the skillet and melt over low to medium heat. Add the 3 tbsp. flour and whisk for 2 minutes. Next, pour the milk into the pan and whisk until slightly thickened approximately 3-4 minutes.

Now pour the liquid over top the layered potatoes. Wrap with tin foil and bake for 35 minutes in the oven. After the 35 minutes remove the tin foil and continue to bake for another 20-25 minutes. The potatoes are done when you can stick a knife through the potatoes with ease and when the top has turned a beautiful golden colour.

Cool slightly and serve.

What's for dinner?

Grandma would always make scalloped potatoes when she was serving Meatloaf. Homemade Meatloaf and scalloped potatoes is a match made in heaven. If you are looking for a delicious meatloaf check out my recipe here for the my Homemade Meatloaf Recipe. I also like to serve the meatloaf and scalloped potatoes with green beans and a delicious salad.

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