Old-Fashioned Cheese Potatoes Recipe
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Old-Fashioned Cheese Potatoes

By: Martha Sue Stroud 
"When my husband and I got married in 1951, one of the first appliances we bought was an apartment-size electric range. The range came with a cookbook that included this recipe. I've used the same recipe ever since!"

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.6 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (102)

Prep Time:
15 Min
Cook Time:
1 Hr
Ready In:
1 Hr 15 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 8 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup butter or margarine
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 2 1/2 cups milk
  • 1 1/2 cups shredded, processed American cheese
  • 6 medium potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced

Directions

  1. In a saucepan, melt butter. Add the flour, salt and pepper; cook and stir until a thick paste forms. Gradually add milk. Cook and stir until the mixture begins to thicken. Add cheese; cook and stir until melted. Place potatoes in a greased 3-in. x 9-in. x 2-in baking dish. Pour sauce over potatoes. Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees F for 1 hour or until potatoes are tender.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 1, 2007 by TK1   view full review
Great recipe. I doubled the recipe for a crowd. I also boiled the potato slices with a couple...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 8, 2006 by ANGELFROMHEAVEN   view full review
WONDERFULLY DELICIOUS!! Potatoes looked just like the picture. I used a buttered 10" square...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on May 15, 2007 by Cindy T.   view full review
This is a yummy side dish! I used 1 cup velveeta and 1/2 cup sharp cheddar. I didn't want to...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 21, 2008 by JOY   view full review
This is delicious! Close to what my mom used to make. Only things I did different was GRATE a...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 12, 2007 by LEXI, JACK and COOKIE   view full review
THE "definitive" cheese potato recipe! This recipe makes the best homemade cheese sauce that...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 22, 2006 by Beverly   view full review
This recipe is easy and quick. My son loved it! I used a little more cheese on top but found...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 30, 2007 by SUEDONOFRIO   view full review
Awesome!! When I first viewed this recipe I thought by the ingregrients it would be a so -so...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 31, 2006 by Rhonda Brock Fuller   view full review
YUMMY! I can't believe how simple and delicious these were I will definitely make these again....
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 31, 2008 by Minyoung   view full review
Great recipe!! I greased a casserole dish and added onion and garlic powder as others...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 16, 2007 by TIGERTRAX3   view full review
i've been looking for a scalloped potato dish and this is it!! The sauce is the perfect...

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