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Sweet Scalloped Potatoes
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons extra-virgin, first cold pressed olive oil
2 tablespoons margarine
1-2 cloves minced garlic
Dash sea salt
3 tablespoons all purpose flour
Dash nutmeg
2¼ cups 1% milk
½ cup shredded asiago cheese
1 cup shredded low fat cheddar cheese
Olive oil cooking spray
1 large sweet potato, thinly sliced
3-4 medium red potatoes, thinly sliced
Directions:
- Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Melt margarine and oil in medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the minced garlic, cook for 1-2 minutes until garlic is soft.
- Whisk in the flour and nutmeg until a paste is formed.
- Slowly whisk in the milk. Whisk until there are no lumps in the sauce.
- Whisk in the asiago and cheddar cheeses.
- Allow sauce to cook over medium-low heat until sauce is bubbly and thick, about 3-4 minutes.
- Coat large 9x11x2-inch glass baking dish with olive oil spray. Layer the sliced sweet and red potatoes together along the bottom of the dish. Pour the sauce over the potatoes until each piece is well covered.
- Cover with foil and bake for about 50 minutes, until potatoes are soft. Take foil off for last 15 minutes to allow top to brown.
*Developed by Shannon Haynes RD, CD-N