Scalloped Potatoes Recipe

I can't believe it! This is my Dad's scalloped potatoes recipe. He died when I was 11, (I'm 58 now) but one of my fondest memories as a little girl was sitting at our kitchen table together and him teaching me how to make this recipe. No measurements were used, just peeling and slicing the potatoes and onions and layering in the casserole dish with sprinkled-on flour, small pats of butter, salt and pepper (on each layer), then pouring milk on top just until it peeked through the potatoes at the top. Sometimes he put pork chops on top before baking. Best scalloped potato recipe ever! (Miss you Dad).

I make a roux (using the butter and flour), add it to the warmed milk, and season the cream sauce with the salt and pepper. I layer the potatoes and onions to the nearly the top, slowly add the cream sauce till just even with the top row, and bake for an hour. Same ingredients, but a with a consistent cream sauce and great taste every time.

I grew up eating scalloped potatoes this way and I've tried lots and lots of other recipes for scalloped potatoes and always come back to this. They bring back such good memories. If I have ham I put ham in also for a complete meal and just add a vegetable. This is the way scalloped potatoes are meant to be!

Just want to make a comment...don't try to do this with low fat milk. It will not hold up in the baking....

I followed directions, like I always do the first time....but missed the part about sprinkling flour on the potatoes. 🙄 I put it in the milk and whisked it. It made a lovely thick sauce and was delicious. My onion hating family even ate it without complaints! Potatoes/onions/creamy milk... How could it go wrong.... Thanks for the recipe!!

Perfect classic scalloped potato recipe. I cooked mine longer than the recommended time until the potatoes were golden brown. Made meatballs out of grandma's meatloaf recipe and cooked them with the potatoes. Meatloaf 1 lb hamburger 20 saltine crackers 1 egg 1/2 pkg Lipton onion soup mix 1/2 cup milk Mix all ingredients with hands and make meatballs and pan fry until cooked. Yum!

Good recipe, I make this but find it easier to melt butter in saucepan, add flour, when thickened add milk and seasonings, when that is thickened layer potatoes, onion and sauce. Not so much to layer. I make this after Easter and add a layer of chopped ham.

Came out amazing! (I baked mine for 1hr 20min - then added a layer of freshly shredded cheese and put under the broiler for a couple minutes) will definitely make again!

I added about a 1/2 cup sour cream and 1/4 cup yogurt. Topped with grated Parmesan cheese. Great addition s.

Super easy and tasty. The only change I did was to add the flour to 1/2 cup of cold milk and mixing it well. Heat the 2 1/2 cups of milk as instructed by the recipe Then adding the warmed milk to the cold milk and layering it in between the layers. It turned out beautifully

I made a roux as others suggested and it was fantastic. I baked longer than the recipe called for. More like 90 min and broiled at the end to get it more crunchy on top.

Yummy! Just like my mother used to make!!

I made a roux and added Dijon, dried thyme and nutmeg. I finished with paprika for color.

I added cheese

Finally dice ham & shred cheese - sprinkle in each layer for a Potato & Ham main dish. Made this the first time right after I got married! 43 years later still a favorite!

I added 1/4 cup of plain yogurt for zest

This was good and yes, reminded me of grandma. I will add Dijon next time though. And I sift flour over it so it doesn't clump.

I made a roux from the butter, flour, and milk, then layered it with the potatoes. I sautéed the onions before adding them. A nice addition is kielbasa that has been sliced into rounds and browned.

I mad a bechamel sauce with heavy cream and added la k pepper and a dash of fresh nutmeg.

Totally recommend to anyone, honestly.