Name: Mushroom and bacon scalloped potatoes
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 75 min
Total time: 95 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 4 rashers rindless bacon, chopped; 1 kilogram potatoes, peeled; 1 cup grated pizza cheese; 420 gram can cream of mushroom soup; 300 millilitre carton cream; 2 teaspoon fresh thyme, chopped, plus extra to serve

Mushroom and bacon scalloped potatoes

This cheesy potato bake is perfect for pleasing a hungry family. Packed full of mushrooms and crispy bacon, this dish is full of flavour and makes a tasty one-pot dinner.

Serves 6

Prep

20M

Cook

1H 15M

Total

1H 35M

Ingredients

4 rashers rindless bacon, chopped

1 kilogram potatoes, peeled

1 cup grated pizza cheese

420 gram can cream of mushroom soup

300 millilitre carton cream

2 teaspoon fresh thyme, chopped, plus extra to serve

Method

1.Preheat oven to hot, 200°C (180°C fan-forced). Lightly grease a shallow 6-cup ovenproof dish.

2.Heat a large saucepan on high. Spray with oil. Cook bacon 3-4 minutes, until golden. Drain on paper towel.

3.Slice potatoes thinly using a mandolin or v-slicer. Layer 1/3 potato slices in dish. Sprinkle with 1/3 bacon and 1/3 cheese. Repeat with remaining potato, bacon and cheese.

4.Add soup, cream and thyme to same saucepan. Season. Heat, stirring, until almost boiling. Pour hot soup mixture over potatoes, shaking dish to allow mixture to run through.

5.Bake, covered, 40 minutes. Uncover, bake a further 25-30 minutes, until top is golden. Set aside 10 minutes. Serve sprinkled with extra thyme.

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