Name: Easy Scalloped Potatoes Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 60 min
Ingredients: 1.5 lb potatoes (about 5 medium - you need 3 cups of sliced potatoes); 1/2 medium onion; 3 Tbs all purpose flour; Salt and pepper; 2 cups milk; 2 Tbs butter (cubed (plus more for greasing dish)); 1 cup cheddar cheese; 1 Tbs chopped parsley

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Easy Scalloped Potatoes are a great side dish to any meal. Thinly sliced potatoes, layered with onion, flour, seasonings, and butter, baked, and topped with a little cheese… ready to devour!

collage of a dinner table with scalloped potatoes and text overlay of the recipe title

Doesn’t this look like a yummy home-cooked meal? Good. It was DELICIOUS. I put these easy scalloped potatoes in the oven, seasoned the steaks, prepped the veggies, then hung out on the couch for a bit.

Homemade Scalloped Potatoes is one of those dishes that you can fancy ALL the way up, or take it back to basic and just let the flavors of the potatoes and onion shine.

The cool thing is – because the flour is in between the layers, as it cooks, the milk and butter make a kind of white sauce FOR you, no need to make it separately and pour over!

If you’d like to try the kicked up version, that involves a roux and a cheese sauce (and bacon), you’ll love this Cheesy Au Gratin Potatoes recipe

scalloped potatoes on a plate with steaks and carrots

Recommended Equipment/Tools

Chopping Board
Knife or Mandolin
8 x 8 Baking dish (around 2 quarts)

How to make Scalloped Potatoes

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The full list of ingredients, quantities and instructions can be found in the printable recipe card below.

Get prepped

Grease an 8 x 8 baking dish, and preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

Peel the potatoes, then using a mandolin, or sharp knife – do a medium slice on your potatoes. They should be between a quarter and a half inch thick).

Slice the onions thinly.

Layer ingredients

Layer the potatoes, onions, flour, salt and pepper and butter, about 3 times.

process collage for the layering stage of cooking scalloped potatoes

Heat the milk till it’s hot, but not boiling. Pour the milk over the top of the dish.

Bake

Cover with foil, and bake until potatoes are tender (about 50 minutes).

process collage for the finishing and baking stage of cooking scalloped potatoes

Uncover, add the cheese and bake until top browns, then remove from the oven, and let it stand while the sauce thickens.

process collage for the end stages of cooking scalloped potatoes

baked scalloped potatoes in a white dish

Devour (and hide the leftovers for yourself).

Variations for Easy Scalloped Potatoes

Sometimes I’ll use hot chicken broth instead of milk (and cut back on the salt in between the layers), other times I’ll put cheese in the layers.

Sweet potatoes every other layer is a fun and colorful way to mix this up!

You really can make this any way you like. How about BACON in there? (there’s always room for bacon in my life) Perhaps some blue cheese?

scalloped potatoes in a baking dish with steaks and carrots

Kylee’s Notes

A mandolin will help you get super even slices. If you don’t have one, a super sharp knife is essential.

Set a tray underneath the pan when baking – catches any overflow (and saves you from cleaning the oven)

To make ahead

Make ahead and bake then reheat when you need it. Or you can make it to the point of baking, and refrigerate overnight if you’d like.

Storing leftovers

Store in a covered container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. Reheat until it is piping hot!

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