# Scalloped potatoes (from Food Network)

Video: [Ree Drummond's Over-The-Top Scalloped Potatoes | The Pioneer Woman | Food Network](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5v6BlKpWadQ) by [Food Network](https://www.youtube.com/@FoodNetwork).
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- Serves: not stated
- Total time: not stated
- Ontario estimate*: ~$4.64 per serving, ~$13.93 for ~3 portions (assumed); saves ~$13.36* per serving (74%) vs ordering out (~$18.00*). * Estimate: 3 line(s) we couldn't price were filled with typical costs for their type; the video doesn't state how many it serves, so 3 portions were assumed; restaurant comparison is a typical Ontario casual-restaurant plate at ~$18, before delivery fees, tax and tip. Prices: Ontario averages (StatCan 2026-07) + RecipesMD estimates, pro-rated, staples excluded.

## Ingredients

- some heavy cream _(amount estimated)_
- some half-and-half _(amount estimated)_
- to taste salt
- to taste pepper
- a little bit flour _(amount estimated)_
- a whole bunch sliced potatoes _(amount estimated)_
- some bacon _(amount estimated)_
- some onions _(amount estimated)_
- some butter _(amount estimated)_
- some Fontina cheese _(amount estimated)_
- some Gruyère cheese _(amount estimated)_

## Steps

1. [0:04](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5v6BlKpWadQ&t=4s) Warm heavy cream and half-and-half in a saucepan.
2. [0:10](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5v6BlKpWadQ&t=10s) Sprinkle salt and pepper into the warm cream.
3. [0:29](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5v6BlKpWadQ&t=29s) Add a little bit of flour into the saucepan and whisk to thicken the cream base.
4. [1:26](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5v6BlKpWadQ&t=86s) Butter a baking dish generously.
5. [1:29](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5v6BlKpWadQ&t=89s) Layer a third of the thinly sliced potatoes in the baking dish.
6. [2:20](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5v6BlKpWadQ&t=140s) Fry bacon and onions with butter until golden and caramelized.
7. [2:22](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5v6BlKpWadQ&t=142s) Add a layer of the bacon and caramelized onion mixture over the potatoes.
8. [2:37](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5v6BlKpWadQ&t=157s) Sprinkle a third of Fontina and Gruyère cheeses over the layer.
9. [2:50](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5v6BlKpWadQ&t=170s) Pour a third of the warm cream mixture over the layer.
10. [3:29](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5v6BlKpWadQ&t=209s) Repeat the layers of potatoes, bacon mixture, cheeses, and cream two more times.
11. [3:41](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5v6BlKpWadQ&t=221s) Cover the baking dish tightly with aluminum foil.
12. [3:49](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5v6BlKpWadQ&t=229s) Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes.
13. [3:52](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5v6BlKpWadQ&t=232s) Remove the foil and bake for another 20 minutes.
14. [3:54](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5v6BlKpWadQ&t=234s) Take the scalloped potatoes out of the oven and let them rest on the counter.

## Equipment

- saucepan
- wooden spoon
- mandoline
- baking dish
- frying pan
- tongs
- aluminum foil
- oven

## What the video didn't say

- exact ingredient quantities are not stated
- baking time and temperature are stated, but exact cream warming temperature is not specified

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