Classic Potato Bake

There are loads of different variations of potato bake around, but my recipe for Classic Potato Bake is dead easy and incredibly delicious!

There is a good chance if you have ever eaten potato bake at a barbecue or at your Grandma’s house – it was this very recipe!

It is a very traditional recipe with layers of delicious potato, tasty cheese, cream and onion.

Classic Potato Bake

Recipe by Stay at Home Mum

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A creamy and cheesy potato bake with layers of thinly sliced potatoes. Comforting and rich in flavor, it’s ideal as a side for any main course.

Course: RecipesCuisine: AmericanDifficulty: Easy

Servings

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6

servings

Prep time

15

minutes

Cooking time

45

minutes

Calories

350

kcal

Total time

1

hour 

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Ingredients

• 4 Potatoes (this may vary depending on the size of potato you use) thickly sliced

• 600 ml Thickened Cream

• 1 cup Tasty Cheese grated

• 250 g Bacon

• 1 Onion sliced

• Chives Or Parsley to taste

• Salt And Pepper to taste

Directions

• Pre Heat your oven to 180 degrees C and grease a large rectangle baking dish (a large lasagne dish is perfect!).
• Place a layer of sliced potato evenly on the bottom of the dish, then sprinkle diced bacon or shredded ham and sliced onion over the top of the potato.
• Place another even layer of potato slices on top then pour the cream over the potato.
• Sprinkle the chopped chives or parsley and salt and pepper on, then lastly the grated cheese.
• Place in the oven and cook uncovered for approximately 45 to 60 mins, or until the potato is cooked and the topping is a golden brown colour.

Notes

• Not suitable for freezing.
• Potato Bake is best eaten the day it is made, but can be refrigerated for up to two days after cooking.
• Serve as a side dish to BBQ meat with salad (or eat it on it’s own!!)

Ideas on How to Make This Classic Potato Bake even MORE Delicious!

If you want to make this recipe for Classic Potato Bake even yummier sprinkle a tiny bit of cinnamon between the layers – sounds weird – but it really adds to the flavour.

Next, Add 2 teaspoons of crushed garlic. You can also substitute the potato with sweet potato.

We have other fantastic Potato Bake recipes to try too:

• Slow Cooker Potato Bake (perfect for cooking potato bake in bulk for a crowd)
• French Onion Potato Bake

Clare Whitfield Chief Editor

Clare Whitfield is the Editor of Stay at Home Mum and a recognised voice in practical home management for Australian families. Based in the northern suburbs of Sydney, she balances editorial leadership with life as a stay at home mum to two school age children. Her background in home economics and more than a decade of experience in recipe development, family budgeting, and household systems inform her work.

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