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.
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!