Roasted Potatoes with Homemade Cheese Sauce
Tasteful Selection's potato recipes always stand out. Roasted small potatoes with bacon, scallions, and cheese are to die for!Recipe Courtesy of: Chef Joey Elenterio, Founder of French Fries & Caviar Culinary& Beverage Consulting
Serves4
Ingredients
- 24 oz. Tasteful Selections® potatoes
- 8 c. water
- 3 tbsp. salt
- 4 pieces bacon
- 1 bunch scallions
- 1 tbsp. smoked paprika
- 1 tbsp. salt
- 2 tbsp. all-purpose flour
- 2 tbsp. butter
- 1¼ c. whole milk
- 3 oz. American cheese
- 2 oz. Monterey Jack cheese
- 1 oz. Swiss cheese
- 1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
- ½ tsp. salt
- ⅛ tsp. garlic powder
- ⅛ tsp. onion powder
- ⅛ tsp. nutmeg
Instructions
- In a large stock pot, bring water, potatoes and salt to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook until fork tender. Drain potatoes and set aside.
- In a Dutch oven over medium-low heat, combine butter and flour, stirring constantly for 5 minutes. Gradually add the milk, then the four cheeses, mixing until cheeses are melted and fully incorporated. Add the remaining ingredients and keep warm until ready to serve.
- Cook bacon in a cast iron pan, then chop bacon. Reserve bacon fat.
- Cook potatoes in pan with a little of the reserved bacon fat. Cook until roasted and crispy around the edges; season with salt.
- To assemble dish, place potatoes on one side of a bowl.Garnish with bacon and smoked paprika powder. Pour homemade cheese whiz in bowl next to potatoes and garnish with scallions.
