Oven dishes
Potato casserole with sour cream, cheese & bacon

This is the classic casserole you want: softly cooked potatoes, a creamy sour cream mixture, spicy bacon and a golden cheese crust. Simple, hearty and just right when it comes out of the oven.
Timing
- Preparation: approx. 15 minutes
- Oven time: approx. 40 minutes
- Total: approx. 55 minutes
Estimated nutrition
per serving · Calculated for 3 servings.
- Energy
- ≈ 975 kcal
- Protein
- ≈ 32.3 g
- Carbohydrates
- ≈ 76 g
- Fat
- ≈ 58.1 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
- 2 onions · ≈ 200.0 g
- Butter for the mold · ≈ 10 g
The midpoint was used for quantity ranges.
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
- 1.1-1.2kg potatoes
- 2 onions
- 150 g bacon cubes
- 200 g sour cream
- 100 ml cream or milk
- 150–200 g grated cheese (Gouda or Emmental)
- Salt
- pepper
- nutmeg
- Butter for the mold
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180 °C and brush the tin with butter.
- Peel the potatoes and cut them into thin slices.
- Cut onions into fine rings.
- Mix the sour cream with cream or milk, salt, pepper and a little nutmeg.
- Layer half of the potatoes in the dish, then top with the onions and bacon.
- Place the remaining potatoes on top and pour the sour cream mixture evenly over it.
- Sprinkle with grated cheese.
- Bake in the oven until golden brown, about 35-40 minutes, until the potatoes are soft and the surface is nicely browned.





