Helens Cheesy Potatoes Recipes

HELEN'S CHEESY POTATOES

Steps:

• 1. Earlier in the day, or the night before, cook the potatoes in a pot of water until just done. (I use red-skinned potatoes so I don't have to peel, but if you use regular potatoes, cook them with their skins on, then peel the skins off right before slicing them.) Drain & cool completely. Refrigerate, if cooking them the night before.
• 2. When it's time to put the dish together, slice the potatoes into a cooking-sprayed 13 x 9" pan. (This photo shows regular potatoes with their peels removed before slicing into the baking dish.)
• 3. To make the cheese sauce, melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the flour with a whisk. Add the milk & salt and continue stirring constantly. Cook until the sauce is hot and starts to thicken. Remove from heat.
• 4. Stir in the shredded cheddar cheese until melted. Slowly add additional milk while stirring, until the cheese sauce is thinned to the desired consistency.
• 5. Pour the cheese sauce over the sliced potatoes, covering completely. Using a spoon, lift up potatoes from the bottom so the sauce will run down. (If the cheese sauce is too thick, just pour a little bit of milk over the potatoes and don't worry about it. They'll still turn out fine after baking.)
• 6. Bake at 350 degrees F. for around 25 minutes, until the dish is bubbly in the middle and the cheese on the top looks done.

HELEN'S SLOW COOKER POTATOES

Steps:

• Place potatoes in a slow cooker. Combine American cheese, onion, soup, salt, and pepper in a bowl. Fill soup can 2/3 full of milk and stir into the mixture. Pour mixture over the potatoes and stir to coat. Sprinkle paprika on top. Cover and cook on High until potatoes are tender, 4 to 5 hours.

CHEEZY POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large baking dish, mix together potatoes, soup and sour cream. Mix in cheese and butter. Salt and pepper to taste, if desired. Top the mixture with potato chips.
• Bake 60 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the mixture is bubbly and lightly brown.
• Remove from oven and let stand 15 minutes before serving.

CHEESY POTATO, LEEK & HAM BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180°C. Grease a medium-sized oven-proof dish with butter.
• Melt the remaining butter in a large frying pan and gently cook the chopped leek until tender. Season with salt and pepper.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, cream and mustard. Season with salt and pepper.
• Slice the potatoes into thin discs.
• Line the base of the dish with half of the potatoes and layer with the ham, leeks, half the cheese and remaining potatoes.
• Pour over the egg mixture and top with remaining cheese.
• Cover with foil and bake for 1 hour, removing the foil for the final 10 minutes to brown the top slightly.

TWICE BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Scrub potatoes; prick several times with a fork.
• Place in oven; bake 50 to 60 minutes until potatoes feel soft when squeezed.
• Remove and cool 15 minutes; half potatoes length wise (carefully).
• Using a small spoon scoop out pulp into a large bowl, leaving a 1/4 inch thick shell.
• Save the best 8 shells.
• Freeze the remaining shells for French fries or stuffed potato skins.
• Simmer milk and butter until butter melts.
• Pour over potato pulp and mash or beat until almost smooth.
• Add egg, half of cheese,salt, pepper and nutmeg.
• Mash until almost smooth.
• Fill shells using about 1/3 cup mixture per shell.
• Sprinkle with chives or green onion, remaining cheese and a little paprika.
• Reduce oven heat to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Place shells on cookie sheet.
• Bake for 30 minutes until puffed and brown.