Description

Free up precious oven space with these slow cooker potatoes au gratin. No pre-packaged potatoes or grated cheese in this recipe. Everything is fresh and delicious, but simple to prepare.

Ingredients

• 5 c. from about 5 very large Yukon Gold or Russet potatoes, peeled and sliced
• seasoned salt
• freshly ground black pepper
• 4 T. butter
• 4 T. white flour
• 1/2 t. minced garlic
• 1/2 t. onion powder
• 1 1/2 c. milk, regular, 2% or 1% (not skim or non-dairy and no heavy cream)
• 1/2 c. sour cream, regular or low-fat
• 1 1/2 c. sharp freshly grated Cheddar cheese (DO NOT use packaged grated cheese, it will make the dish greasy because of its wax coating)
• fresh parsley or chives

Steps

1. Very generously spray 6 quart slow cooker with non-stick spray. Smaller slow cookers may not be able to cook through all the potatoes evenly, so you will have to halve (or cut in thirds) this recipe.
2. Wash and peel the potatoes; slice into medium thick slices. Measure the potatoes, there should be about 5 cups total.
3. Place a layer of potatoes at the bottom of the slow cooker. Generously sprinkle with seasoned salt and freshly ground black pepper. Layer another layer of potatoes; sprinkle on salt and pepper. Repeat this process until all the potatoes are layered in the slow cooker.