Cheese Potatoes

Preparation info
  • Serves

    10

    , multiply by 4 to serve 60
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Anna and Michael Olson Cook at Home

By Anna Olson and Michael Olson

Published 2010

  • About

The cheese sauce that envelopes these potatoes is the one that works on cauliflower, broccoli and, yes, even macaroni.

Ingredients

3 Tbsp | 45

Method

For cheese sauce, melt butter in a saucepot over medium heat. Stir in flour and cook, stirring constantly, until mixture turns a light almond color and smells nutty, about 4 minutes. Switching to a whisk, gradually pour in milk and whisk until smooth. Add nutmeg and mustard and let sauce come up to a simmer and thicken. Strain if necessary and return to pan. Reduce heat to low and stir in three