Scalloped Potatoes (with ham)

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Here’s some comfort food for you!

Ingredients (makes 6-8 servings):

  • 3 large or 4 medium Russet potatoes (washed and keep peels on)
  • 1/2 of a yellow onion, diced
  • about 1/2 or 3/4 C. ham (cubed, canned, or you can just chop up deli style sandwich meat)
  • about 2 or 3 C. grated cheese (I used Colby Jack)
  • 4 Tbsp. butter
  • 4 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
  • 2 1/2 C. milk
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions:

  1. For sauce:  Melt butter in a saucepan on medium heat. Add flour and stir until smooth. Add milk, stirring occasionally for about 7 minutes (you want the sauce to get thicker than just milk, but also thin enough so it’s easy to pour over the potatoes). Add salt and pepper to taste.
  2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. and lightly grease a glass 13×9 inch pan.
  3. Slice two potatoes into thin slices and layer them in the bottom of the pan.
  4. Sprinkle half of the diced onions and all of the ham evenly on top of the potatoes.
  5. Pour half of the sauce evenly on top and sprinkle half of the grated cheese on top of that.
  6. Slice the remaining potato(s) and layer on top of the cheese. Top with the rest of the onions, the rest of the sauce, and the rest of the cheese.
  7. Bake in preheated oven, on center rack, for about 50 minutes, or until the potatoes are soft when you poke them with a fork. Let sit about 10 minutes before serving.

Goes great with steamed vegetables or a fresh green salad!