Italian Five Cheese Potato Casserole With Bacon Recipes

EASY LOADED BAKED POTATO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Place potatoes into a large pot and cover with salted water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain and return potatoes to pot.
• Meanwhile, arrange bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain bacon on paper towels and crumble.
• Combine 1 1/2 cup Cheddar cheese, evaporated milk, sour cream, salt, and black pepper in the pot with potatoes. Mash with a potato masher until creamy. Spread potato mixture into prepared baking dish.
• Bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes; sprinkle with bacon, green onions, and remaining 1/2 cup Cheddar cheese. Return to oven and continue baking until cheese is melted, about 5 minutes more.

CHEESE AND BACON POTATO ROUNDS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Brush both side of potato slices with butter; place them on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake in the preheated 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) oven for 30 to 40 minutes or until lightly browned on both sides, turning once.
• When potatoes are ready, top with bacon, cheese, and green onion; continue baking until the cheese has melted

TARTIFLETTE (FRENCH POTATO, BACON, AND CHEESE CASSEROLE)

Steps:

• Boil unpeeled potatoes with salt in water over high heat; reduce heat and simmer until potatoes are easily pierced with a knife but are not too soft, 15 to 25 minutes depending on size. Remove potatoes from water to cool.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Cook bacon in a skillet over medium to medium-high heat until cooked but not quite crisp and most of the fat is rendered out, 5 to 7 minutes. Push bacon to one side of the pan and blot up some of the fat with a wadded paper towel. Add onion slices. Season with kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper and cayenne. Cook and stir over medium heat until onions are soft, sweet, and golden, about 6 minutes. Add white wine; cook for 2 minutes and deglaze pan. Remove from heat.
• Cut wheel of cheese into 2 semi-circles. Place each half cut side down and split in half to form 2 more semi-circles, each with a rind side and creamy cheese side.
• When potatoes are cool enough to handle, peel off the skin. Slice into fairly thick slices, about 1/3 inch thick.
• Place a little over half the potato slices onto bottom of a 2-quart shallow baking dish. A little overlapping is fine. Sprinkle with a bit of salt. Pour in bacon/onion/wine mixture and spread over potatoes in an even layer. Arrange the remaining potato slices over the top, overlapping as needed. Spread creme fraiche over the potatoes. Place down cheese pieces, rind side up. Transfer pan to a baking sheet. Bake in center rack of preheated oven until browned and potatoes are tender, 45 to 50 minutes.

POTATO BACON CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a greased 8-in. square baking dish, layer half of the potatoes, onion, bacon and cheese. Repeat layers., In a small bowl, whisk the egg, milk and seasoned salt; pour over potato mixture. Cover and bake at 350° for 30 minutes. Uncover; bake 5-10 minutes longer or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.

TWICE BAKED POTATO CASSEROLE WITH BACON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch casserole dish.
• Poke a few holes into each potato using a toothpick.
• Bake potatoes in the preheated oven until fully cooked, about 1 hour. Cool for about 15 minutes.
• Place the bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain the bacon slices on paper towels and crumble.
• Cut a thin slice from one side of each potato; carefully scoop out the flesh and transfer to a bowl. Discard skins. Mix 3/4 cup Cheddar cheese, sour cream, milk, butter, chives, salt, black pepper, and garlic powder with potatoes. Spread potato mixture into the prepared casserole dish; top with 3/4 cup Cheddar cheese and crumbled bacon.
• Bake in the preheated oven until just bubbling, 10 to 15 minutes. Cool for at least 5 minutes before serving.

POTATO BACON CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F.
• In ungreased 8-inch (2-quart) glass baking dish, stir together sauce mix (from julienne potato box), boiling water and 2 tablespoons butter until butter is melted and sauce mix is dissolved. Stir in potatoes (from julienne potato box), half-and-half, frozen peas, bacon and Parmesan cheese. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
• Meanwhile, in small bowl, mix Topping ingredients. Stir potatoes; sprinkle topping over potatoes. Bake 5 to 7 minutes longer or until topping is golden brown. Let stand 5 minutes before serving (sauce will thicken as it stands).

ITALIAN ONE STEP CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Remove casings from sausages and cut into 1-inch pieces. Place these into a 10x15-inch roasting pan. Layer the potatoes, carrots and onions over the sausages. Then pour the tomatoes over all. Season with salt, ground black pepper and oregano.
• Cover and bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 60 minutes, then uncover and bake for 15 to 20 more minutes.

BAKED CHICKEN, POTATO, AND BACON CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels.
• Arrange potatoes in an even layer on the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Season chicken thighs with salt and pepper, then arrange on top of the potatoes. Drizzle the chicken dish with olive oil; sprinkle with thyme and rosemary. Crumble the bacon over the top of the dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until chicken is no longer pink in the centers and potatoes are tender, about 1 hour.

CHEESY CHICKEN AND POTATO CASSEROLE WITH BACON

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 375 degrees F. Spray a 13x9x2-inch baking dish with the cooking spray.
• Stir the soup, sour cream, 1 cup cheese, milk, garlic powder and black pepper in a medium bowl.
• Spread the potatoes in the baking dish. Season the potatoes with the salt and additional black pepper. Top with the chicken. Spread the soup mixture over the chicken. Cover the baking dish.
• Bake for 40 minutes or until the potatoes are tender and the mixture is hot and bubbling. Uncover the baking dish. Sprinkle with the remaining cheese.
• Bake, uncovered, for 5 minutes or until the cheese is melted. Sprinkle with the bacon and chives before serving.

ROASTED POTATOES WITH BACON, CHEESE, AND PARSLEY

Steps:

• Place an oven rack in the bottom third of the oven and preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
• Place potatoes in a large pot and cover with cold water and salt. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium and simmer until potatoes are just tender when pierced with a fork, about 12 minutes. Drain.
• Return potatoes to the pot; cover with a lid and shake pot vigorously, about 1 minute. Uncover and cool potatoes until easily handled, about 10 minutes. Peel potatoes and cut them crosswise into chunks.
• Place bacon in a skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until most of the fat has melted and bacon is tender, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels, reserving bacon fat in the skillet.
• Brush the bottom of a shallow 10x15-inch baking pan with half of the bacon fat and olive oil. Sprinkle salt and pepper over potatoes and arrange in the baking pan.
• Roast potatoes in the preheated oven until golden brown on the bottom, about 30 minutes. Remove potatoes from oven and reduce oven temperature to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Turn potatoes over in baking pan. Top with bacon pieces, Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, and garlic. Drizzle remaining bacon fat on top.
• Return to the preheated oven and continue roasting until Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese is melted, about 15 minutes. Sprinkle with parsley and serve.

CREAMY ITALIAN CHEESE BACON-POTATO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook potatoes in boiling water 20 min. or just until tender; drain. Cover with cold water. Let stand until cooled.
• Meanwhile, melt butter in medium saucepan on medium heat. Add onions; cook and stir 2 min. Blend in flour; cook 1 min. Gradually add milk; cook 5 min. or until thickened, stirring constantly. Add 1-1/4 cups shredded cheese; cook and stir 1 min. or until melted. Stir in mustard.
• Heat oven to 375°F. Peel potatoes; cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices. Layer alternately with cheese sauce in 2-qt. casserole sprayed with cooking spray, ending with sauce.
• Bake 25 to 30 min. or until heated through. Top with combined remaining cheeses and bacon; bake 5 min. or until shredded cheese is melted.