Name: Slow cooker potato bake
Cook time: 385 min
Total time: 385 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil; 2 medium leeks (700g), sliced thinly; 4 rindless bacon slices (260g), chopped finely; 2 tablespoons coarsely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley; 1.5 kg potatoes, sliced thinly; 2 cups (500ml) pouring cream; ¼ cup (60ml) milk; 1 tablespoon dijon mustard; 50 gram packet dried chicken noodle soup mix; ½ cup (60g) coarsely grated cheddar; ½ cup (40g) finely grated parmesan

Make this creamy potato bake in your slow-cooker and you can pop the ingredients in and come home to a tender and tasty side dish all ready to add to your favourite dish.

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Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil

2 medium leeks (700g), sliced thinly

4 rindless bacon slices (260g), chopped finely

2 tablespoons coarsely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

1.5 kg potatoes, sliced thinly

2 cups (500ml) pouring cream

¼ cup (60ml) milk

1 tablespoon dijon mustard

50 gram packet dried chicken noodle soup mix

½ cup (60g) coarsely grated cheddar

½ cup (40g) finely grated parmesan

Method

1.Heat oil in a large frying pan; cook leek and bacon, stirring, for 5 minutes or until leek softens. Remove from heat; stir in parsley.

2.Layer one third of the potato in a 4.5-litre (18-cup) slow cooker; top with half the leek mixture. Repeat layering with remaining potato and leek, finishing with potato layer.

3.Combine cream, milk, mustard and soup mix in a large jug, pour over potato; sprinkle with combined cheddar and parmesan. Cook, covered, on low, about 6 hours.

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