Scalloped Potatoes and Ham

Ingredients

• Butter

  Unsalted

  ¼ cup or 57g

• Onions

  Raw

  1 small or 70g

• Wheat flour

  Whole-grain

  ¼ cup or 30g

• Reduced fat milk

  Fluid, 2% milkfat, with added vitamin a and vitamin d

  2 cup or 488g

• Heavy whipping cream

  Fluid

  ½ cup, whipped or 60g

• Salt

  Table

  1 tsp or 6g

• Garlic powder

  Spices

  ½ tsp or 2g

• Potato

  Flesh and skin, raw

  6 cup, diced or 900g

• Cheddar cheese

  2 cup, melted or 488g

• Ham

  Diced - Kroger

  2 cup or 228g

• Parmesan cheese

  Shredded

  1 cup or 80g

Directions

1. Preheat your oven to 400 F. Grease a 2 quart casserole dish with butter and set aside.
2. In a medium sized sauce pan, melt the butter over medium-high heat. Add in the grated onions and cook until tender and soft.
3. Add in the flour and stir until mixed throughout the butter. Stir for another minute, then whisk in the milk slowly, stirring with the whisk to ensure that there are no lumps. Add in the cream.
4. Season with the salt to your own taste (start at 1/2 tsp) followed by the garlic powder.
5. Cook the sauce on low until smooth and thick, stirring occasionally with the whisk to ensure that the mixture doesn't burn on the bottom of the pot.
6. Reduce the heat and stir in the cheese, whisking until it is smooth. Taste, and if needed, add more cheese to your liking. ( some people like a more "milky" sauce than a cheesy one.)
7. Place a third of the sliced potatoes in the casserole dish.
8. Pour a third of the cheese sauce over the first layer of sliced potatoes. Sprinkle 1/3 of the ham on top.Repeat with the remaining layers of potatoes and cheese sauce.
9. Bake covered in the oven for 30 minutes.
10. Take off the lid and sprinkle the remaining cheese on top and paprika if wanted.
11. Bake uncovered for another 30 minutes, or until the potatoes are tender and cooked.
12. Recipe by: Karlynn Johnston (source: https://www.thekitchenmagpie.com/scalloped-potatoes-and-ham/)