Serves:
12 people
Cooking Time:
45 minutes
Ingredients
- 5 lbs russet potatoes
- 6 oz colby jack cheese
- 6 oz pepper jack cheese
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 cup cream
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- 16 slices bacon cooked and diced
- 1/4 cup pickled jalapeños diced
- Sour cream for garnish
- Sliced green onions for garnish
- Pinch of paprika for garnish
Instructions
- Firstly, Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Spray a 9x13 baker with non-stick spray and set aside.
- Peel 5 pounds of russet potatoes. Slice thinly with a knife, mandolin, or make short work with a food processor.
- Place potatoes in a pot with water. Salt. Allow coming to a boil.
- While potatoes are boiling, shred your cheese.
- Once potatoes come to a boil, lower heat to a simmer, and allow to cook 5 minutes, or until just tender.
- In a large microwave bowl, microwave your cream cheese so it softens and begins to melt. This should take 1 to 1 1/2 minutes.
- Once the cream cheese is very soft, stir in the milk, cream, garlic & onion powders.
- Pour a tiny bit of this cream sauce into the bottom of your baking dish.
- Drain your potato slices.
- Add 1/2 of the potato slices to your baking dish. Pour over 1/2 of your cream sauce, sprinkle 1/2 of your cheeses, bacon, and jalapenos on this layer (the rest is for the top!).
- Repeat the previous step. Basically, you made 2 layers.
- Cook for 30 minutes in your preheated oven. Your dish should be golden on top, and the sauce should be bubbly. In conclusion, Allow to sit and rest for 5 minutes and garnish with sour cream, sliced green onions, and paprika.
