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Potato and cheese casserole with bacon

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Recipe photo: Potato and cheese casserole with bacon (Potato dishes)

Potato, cheese and bacon are deliberately the main characters here. The casserole is creamy, hearty and made exactly how you want it to be as an uncomplicated oven dish.

Estimated nutrition

per serving · Calculated for 4 servings.

Energy
≈ 770 kcal
Protein
≈ 28.2 g
Carbohydrates
≈ 58.5 g
Fat
≈ 45.4 g

Approximate values based on the listed ingredients. Brands, cheese, portion size and preparation can change the values.

Calculation basis

Item weights and household measures are estimated. Unless specified: milk with 1.5% fat, cream with 30% fat and Gouda cheese. Optional ingredients, small amounts of seasoning and separately listed side dishes are excluded. For imprecise entries, the amounts below and comparable reference products are assumed. For alternatives, the first listed ingredient is used. Cooking losses have not been measured.

Quantity assumptions and ingredient mapping

  • 1 onion · ≈ 100.0 g
  • 1 clove of garlic · ≈ 3.0 g
  • 1 tbsp butter for the mold · ≈ 13.65 g

Matvaretabellen: Mattilsynet · Santa Maria

Food data: Max Rubner-Institut, BLS 4.0 (2025), CC BY 4.0. Calculated and rounded for this recipe. BLS 4.0 · CC BY 4.0

Ingredients

  • 1.2kg potatoes
  • 180 g bacon cubes
  • 1 onion
  • 200 ml cream
  • 150 ml milk
  • 150 g grated mountain cheese or Gouda
  • 40g Parmesan
  • 1 clove of garlic
  • 1 pinch of nutmeg
  • 1 tbsp butter for the mold
  • Salt
  • pepper

Instructions

  1. Peel the potatoes and cut them into thin slices. Dice the onion finely.
  2. Leave the bacon in a pan and sauté the onion briefly.
  3. Mix cream, milk, finely grated garlic, nutmeg, salt and pepper.
  4. Grease a baking dish with butter. Layer potatoes, bacon-onion mixture and cheese.
  5. Pour the cream and milk mixture over it and finish with parmesan.
  6. Bake at 190 °C top/bottom heat for 45 to 50 minutes until the potatoes are soft and the surface is golden brown.