Simple Au Gratin Potatoes | From Scratch Skillet Recipe

This simple au gratin potatoes from scratch recipe hits the spot with farmhouse skillet cooking. Cheesy, warm goodness and old-fashioned comfort food for those cold and rainy days.

Oh how I love comfort food. There’s something about a warm kitchen, with smells of deliciousness that wafts through the entire house. Sometimes it even spills into the outdoors, calling in those who are chilled from stacking the firewood and need to be warmed up with some good nourishment. Baked in a cast iron skillet, this simple au gratin potatoes from scratch skillet recipe is just what the weather ordered.

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Equipment

Cast iron skillet, 10 in. deep dish, like this one.

Food processor

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Au Gratin Potatoes From Scratch Recipe

The Ingredients

Whole foods are important to me. I want to nourish my family with foods from scratch that are fresh and wholesome.

Keeping it simple also means it’s probably healthier.

I love using my cast iron every chance I get. For this dish I use a 10-inch dutch skillet (dutch meaning it’s a deep dish, where the sides are higher than a regular skillet).

You will need:

• 5-6 potatoes — I used medium-sized red potatoes, washed and scrubbed
• 1 ham steak, cubed, optional
• 4 oz. (or half a tub) cream cheese, softened — I like to use the organic whipped kind from Trader Joe’s as it doesn’t need softened
• 1/2 cup milk of choice — sometimes I may only have cashew milk on hand
• 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1/2 cup plain yogurt — I use my thick, homemade yogurt
• 1 cup total shredded cheese — you can use Italian blends, parmesan, cheddar; I usually keep it simple with my beloved Kerrygold grass-fed cheddar I purchase in bulk from Costco
• 1 TBL chopped, fresh rosemary, or 1 tsp. dried
• 1/2 tsp onion powder
• 2 – 3 cloves of garlic, minced
• Salt & freshly ground pepper, to taste

The Directions

Preheat the oven to 400º F.

Place cream cheese, milk, cream, yogurt, and all spices into a mixing bowl and whisk to combine.

Thinly slice the washed potatoes. I like to use my food processor for this.

Grease bottom and up the sides of your skillet. I used bacon grease.

Place a layer of potatoes down. Add a layer of ham. Pour 1/3 of the wet mixture over the top. Sprinkle cheese. Repeat for a total of 3 layers, or until all ingredients are used.

Bake covered for 30 minutes. My skillet was second hand and didn’t have a lid so I used foil.

After 30 minutes, uncover and bake an additional 15-30 minutes until brown and bubbly.

Serve immediately and enjoy!

That’s it my friends! Comfort food at its best, complete with whole food ingredients and baked in cast iron. A tasty dish that brings your people around the table nourishment and joy every time.

In fact, when I made this dish for this post, the fam thought it smelled so good that they dug in before I had a chance to take pictures! face plant

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Simple Au Gratin Potatoes | From Scratch Skillet Recipe

This simple au gratin potatoes from scratch recipe hits the spot with farmhouse skillet cooking. Cheesy, warm goodness and old-fashioned comfort food for those cold and rainy days.

Prep Time15 minutes mins

Cook Time45 minutes mins

Author: Amy | Our Amyable Farmhouse

Equipment

• Cast iron skillet, 10 in. deep dish, like this one. Food processor, optional

Ingredients

• 5-6 potatoes — I used medium-sized red potatoes washed and scrubbed
• 1 ham steak cubed, optional
• 4 oz. or half a tub cream cheese, softened — I like to use the organic whipped kind from Trader Joe’s as it doesn’t need softened
• 1/2 cup milk of choice — sometimes I may only have cashew milk on hand
• 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1/2 cup plain yogurt — I use my thick homemade yogurt
• 1 cup total shredded cheese — you can use Italian blends parmesan, cheddar; I usually keep it simple with my beloved Kerrygold grass-fed cheddar I purchase in bulk from Costco
• 1 TBL chopped fresh rosemary, or 1 tsp. dried
• 1/2 tsp onion powder
• 2 – 3 cloves of garlic minced
• Salt & freshly ground pepper to taste

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 400º F.
• Place cream cheese, milk, cream, yogurt, and all spices into a mixing bowl and whisk to combine.
• Thinly slice the washed potatoes. I like to use my food processor for this.
• Grease bottom and up the sides of your skillet. I used bacon grease.
• Place a layer of potatoes down. Add a layer of ham. Pour 1/3 of the wet mixture over the top. Sprinkle cheese. Repeat for a total of 3 layers, or until all ingredients are used.
• Bake covered for 30 minutes. My skillet was second hand and didn’t have a lid so I used foil.
• After 30 minutes, uncover and bake an additional 15-30 minutes until brown and bubbly.
• Serve immediately and enjoy!

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Au Gratin or Scalloped?

Aren’t they the same thing? Hmmmm … I wonder. Is it an east-coast, west-coast thing? Chime in below. Also, what’s your favorite comfort food?