Easy au gratin potatoes recipe without cream is a favorite side dish you will love to make during the holidays!! Serve for Easter or Thanksgiving with leftover ham or without and super cheesy.

We're all about easy when it comes to recipes, but that doesn't mean everything has to come out of a box. When holidays hit you want homemade, but we don't want to be slaving over a stove all day….we still want to enjoy myself. Here is an easy potatoes au gratin recipe you can throw together but is still homemade!

Potatoes Au Gratin without Cream

Au Gratin potatoes are a great side dish to ham or even turkey at Easter or Christmas time. Everyone loves cheese and potatoes! We have made the boxed version before and they are ok, but quite frankly these are almost as easy to throw together and you only need a few ingredients to make this easy potato recipe.

You don't have to use heavy cream to make this either. Instead you can choose milk with a bit of flour to thicken the sauce. This way you can make it dairy free with a lactose variety and whatever shredded cheeses you love.

Ingredient notes

Of course the star of the show here are slices of fresh Potatoes. You could certainly use russet or red, or a combination of both. We prefer these two vs. Yukon Gold that can be rather soft and fall apart.

Milk is added to make it creamy, whole is best for sure.

Cheese – cheddar or a mixture
Flour is used as a thickener
Butter or dairy based alternative

Dairy Free Option

That is right, we have made this for our husband who cannot handle dairy anymore. It is easier to do than before since it is more popular so the stores carry all different products that work. Not only that, they are quite good too. Daiya has a bunch of different cheeses that are already shredded for you to choose from to make Dairy Free Scalloped Potatoes.

You can find a vegan plant based butter product in sticks or tubs from Country Crock we use a lot. Plain almond, cashew or coconut milk can be a substitute too. If you wanted to make it thicker without the flour you could incorporate some cottage cheese too.

Au Gratin Potatoes with ham

This is one of many great leftover ham recipes We have on our site, there are lots more you can find too. You layer all the things with your cheese and bake as usual. We hope you like this holiday side dish and your get together is yummy and fun!

A baking dish with easy potatoes au gratin, topped with a cheesy crust and garnished with parsley, sits on a wooden table alongside a serving spoon and plates.

It's kinda' like lasagna with the layering. We like to use both mozzarella and sharp cheddar but use whichever you'd prefer or both. Serve on the side of chicken breast, or it's a great dish to use your leftovers in!

Easy Potatoes Au Gratin Recipe

By Easy potatoes au gratin without cream is here!! Serve this simple side dish for Easter or Thanksgiving. The solid dish with leftover ham inside. Prep: 15 minutes minsCook: 1 hour hrTotal: 1 hour hr 15 minutes minsServings: 10 Save Recipe Saved! Pin Recipe Comment Print Recipe

Equipment

1 casserole dish

Ingredients

8 medium potatoes, sliced
2 c milk, whole is best
1 c cheddar cheese, or a mixture of white and cheddar, more can be used depending on taste
4 tbsp flour
4 tbsp butter
1 tsp garlic salt, optional

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400.
Melt butter on the stove, add in flour so it thickens Use a wisk and add in milk and continue cooking over a medium-low heat for 2-3 minutes or until it's bubbly and thick.
Add in cheese and stir until melted. Take off the heat. Layer some of your potatoes in a baking dish, or corningware. Sprinkle with a bit of garlic salt.
Pour over 1/4 of the cheese. Repeat layer of potatoes and cheese until your pan if full. Bake for about 60 minutes or until top is golden brown and potatoes are tender.

Nutrition

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Additional Info

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Other easy side dishes

Our classic Jiffy cream corn casserole that is to die for and always a huge hit. Good old fashioned green bean casserole with bacon is always a must on the buffet table

Then make a batch of slow cooker rolls We make time and time again.

To save leftovers you want to save as much sauce as possible. Cooled and stored in airtight containers it will save well for a few days in your fridge.