Don’t care about spelling? What about creamy scalloped potatoes without all the fat? I’d be the first to try a more decadent version if it was offered to me, but I’ll save that for a special occasion and enjoy these more often.
Ingredients:
4 potato(es) -- good sized, red or yukon gold
3 tbsp butter
1 cup(s) onion -- sliced thin and 1" long
3 tbsp flour
2 cup(s) milk
2 tbsp nutritional yeast -- optional but suggested
1/3 cup(s) shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 cup(s) bread crumbs -- optional
Directions
Prep Work: Scrub, then slice potatoes into very thin disks. Cut onion.
1. Melt butter in large, oven-safe skillet. Remove from heat.
2. Layer skillet: half of potatoes
all onions
1 1/2 Tbsp. flour
1 Tbsp. nutritional yeast
1/2 tsp. pepper and 1 tsp. salt
half of potatoes
1 1/2 Tbsp. flour
1/2 tsp. pepper and 1 tsp. salt
1 Tbsp. nutritional yeast2. Pour milk over potatoes and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and cook until potatoes are tender; approx. 15 min.
3. Preheat broiler. Sprinkle top of potatoes with cheese. Melt a few Tbsp. of butter, combine with bread crumbs and sprinkle over cheese. Broil 1-2 min. to melt cheese and brown bread crumbs.
adapted from “Recipes and Tips for Healthy, Thrifty Meals” by USDA
