I stole this recipe for Cheese Potato Pie from Ashley Manila from ehow.com. This recipe is basically a mashed potato pie with melted cheese on top. Seasoned mashed potatoes are mixed with cheese and spread into a pie pan. Then more cheese is added on top and the potato pie is baked in the oven. Another great way to serve potatoes. And who doesn’t love potatoes?
“What I say is that, if a man really likes potatoes, he must be a pretty decent sort of fellow.” – A.A. Milne, author Winnie-the-Pooh books (see more quotes in the Quotes tab)
Preheat oven to 400 F. Bring large pot of lightly salted water to a roiling boil. Add 6 diced russet potatoes and 1 diced medium onion, cook just until soft, about 8 minutes.
Drain well and transfer to a large bowl.
Add in the 2 tbsp cream, 2 tbsp butter, ½ tsp pepper and ¼ tsp salt and mash the mixture together until no large clumps remain. Add in 4 oz grated cheddar cheese
stir well to combine. Spoon mixture into a 10-inch pie dish
smooth the top with a spatula.
Sprinkle with 4 oz shredded cheddar cheese
bake for 25 minutes, or until the cheese has melted and is bubbling.
Slice and serve warm.
Cheese Potato Pie
This recipe is basically a mashed potato pie with melted cheese on top, nothing wrong with that! Seasoned mashed potatoes are mixed with cheese and spread into a pie pan. Then more cheese is added on top and the potato pie is baked in the oven.
Ingredients
- 6 large russet potatoes washed, dried and diced
- 2 medium yellow onions peeled and diced
- 2 tbsp heavy cream
- 2 tbsp butter at room temperature
- ½ tsp black pepper or cayenne pepper
- ¼ tsp salt more to taste
- 8 oz cheddar cheese grated
- Fresh thyme sprigs for garnish
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 400 F. Bring large pot of lightly salted water to a roiling boil. Add potatoes and onions, cook just until soft, about 8 minutes. Drain well and transfer to a large bowl. Add in the cream, butter, pepper and salt and mash the mixture together until no large clumps remain. You may do this by hand using a potato masher or with a handheld electric mixer. Add in half of the cheese and stir well to combine.
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Spoon mixture into a 10-inch pie dish or an 8x8 inch square baking dish; smooth the top with a spatula.
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Sprinkle with remaining cheese and bake for 25 minutes, or until the cheese has melted and is bubbling.
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Slice and serve warm.
Recipe Notes
You don’t have to use 2 onions; I only use 1 or half if using a large onion. I didn’t want onion pie, I wanted potato pie. Using too onion much overpowers the potatoes. Substitutions can be made for whatever cheese you want or whatever type of potatoes you want, just match the weight with the russet potatoes called for in the recipe. Spray the baking pan; it will make your life easier. This is can be made ahead, assemble but don’t bake. Cover and refrigerate until ready to bake. If you let this sit 5 to 10 minutes after baking, it will slice cleaner into neat wedges; otherwise you get a mashed potato pile with melted cheese on top. Don’t get me wrong, it still tastes great, it’s just not as pretty.