Creamy Cheesy Bacon & Potato Casserole {aka Funeral Potatoes}
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You guys. You’re gonna want to sit down for this one! It’s a doozie! A ridiculously creamy, cheesy, bacony, hot mess of a doozie.
This dish is a cross between scalloped potatoes, potatoes au gratin, funeral potatoes and just a plain casserole. A little bit of everything to make one killer concoction. I hate to ruin this experience by my chatter so I’ll let the photos do the talking
A crazy cookie recipe to come on Friday!
Here’s how you make it:
Start out by chopping up some potatoes into small cubes. Cover these with water and bring to boil.
While the potatoes are cooking, render out some bacon.
And through the magic of my food blog, it’s magically cooked!
Dump out any remaining bacon grease and cook up some onions in butter.
5 minutes later and these are brown and soft. Onions cooked in butter is perfection. That is all.
The potatoes should be just about done. You want these to be barely fork tender. They’re going to cook more in the oven, so don’t overdo it in the pot. Everyone repeat after me: “PAR-BOIL”.
Throw the onions and cooked bacon on top of the potatoes, take a picture and take a big whiff. Your kitchen should be smelling divine right about now.
For that creamy sauce, melt some butter in a pot. I used the same pot from the potatoes….just wipe it out with a paper towel. Lazy, dish-hating ladies unite!
Sprinkle in a little flour…
and cook out the raw flavor for a minute or two.
Switch over to a whisk and pour in some milk,
salt, pepper and nutmeg. Increase the heat to medium high to get this sauce to thicken faster. Keep stirring.
Once the sauce is thick and delicious, plop in some cream cheese,
some heavy cream,
and grated white cheddar cheese. I used Kerry Gold Dubliner cheddar…..ahh-mazing. Whisk the sauce together until the cheese has melted and is all smooth and creamy. And delicious. Taste for seasonings and adjust as needed.
Now pour it all over the potatoes, onions and bacon. Let it be known that this picture makes me a happy girl. HOME STRETCH, my peeps! A few more steps ’til heaven.
Once you get everything coated in that lovely sauce, pour it into a buttered baking dish
and top with more cheese. Of course. Is there any other way? I think not.
Bake at 375 degrees covered for 20-30 minutes then pop the top and broil that bad boy until it’s bubbly and brown.
Serve hot. Sing praises. Rejoice.
Here’s the handy dandy printable that you all must print this very moment. You’re welcome:
Creamy Cheesy Bacon & Potato Casserole {aka Funeral Potatoes}
yield: 4-6 side servings
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Ingredients:
2 large potatoes, cubed in 1/2 inch pieces
2 slices thick cut bacon, sliced
1 1/2 cups diced yellow onion
1 tablespoon butter
for the sauce-
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons all purpose flour
1 1/2 cups milk
1/4 cup heavy cream
3 oz. cream cheese or sour cream
salt & pepper, to taste
pinch nutmeg
1 cup white cheddar cheese, divided {such as Kerry Gold Dubliner}
Directions:
Place diced potato into a small pot. Pour in enough cold water to cover potatoes. Cover with lid and bring to boil. Reduce to simmer for 5 minutes or until they are barely fork tender. Drain and set aside. Wipe out pot with paper towel and set aside.
While potatoes simmer, render out bacon slices and brown. Remove to paper towel and pour off excess grease. Saute onions in 1 tablespoon butter in same pan until tender, 5-7 minutes. Remove from heat.
To make the sauce, place small pot you cooked potatoes in over medium heat. Melt in 2 tablespoons butter. Sprinkle in flour and whisk to create a paste. Cook 1 minute. Whisk in milk. Increase heat to medium high and continue whisking until sauce thickens. Reduce heat and stir in cream, cream cheese, salt, pepper, nutmeg and 1/2 cup grated cheese. Stir until cheeses melt and sauce is smooth. Pour cooked potatoes, bacon, onions and sauce into a large bowl. Stir to coat. Pour entire contents of bowl into greased baking dish. Top with remaining 1/2 cup of cheese. Bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes covered with foil. Place under broiler to brown the top if desired. Serve hot.
These look perfect for eating directly from the pan!
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You are the best! These look absolutely DEEEELISH!
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Perfect comfort food!
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Mmm. . .comfort food!!
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Oh Lauren, what are you doing to me (and my diet!)?!
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Ugh … I should not be looking at these right now. Potatoes are my ultimate weakness and here I am trying to cut back on potatoes to drop 5 more pounds this month.
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this looks so delicious and comforting!
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Holy Moly! Those potatoes look incredible!!! I think I gained 5 pounds just looking at your mouth-watering photos. I must try these soon.
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I started following your blog a month or so ago….everything looks so good on here. I love potatoes like this. Actually, I love potatoes in any form, ha. Thanks for posting!
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Anything with potatoes and bacon is sure to be a winner!!! Love this version way better than the ones that use the creamed soups and sour cream…. this looks much creamer and much more delicious and inviting to eat!
Yum!
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Oh. My. Gawd. This is toooooo sinful! I think it’d be perfect for a big meal like Thanksgiving, when I have lots of other people to share it with (and stop me from eating the whole thing myself)
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This is the type of food that I could completely survive on…
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Oh man, yum! My aunt makes a potato casserole around the holidays that everyone loves, but I cringe at the list of ingredients. This is a much better alternative!
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Where on earth did the name funeral potatoes come from? What an awful name for such an amazing dish! Gimme!
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Oh my. This looks phenomenal!!
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This looks so freakin good! Loving the potato (loving it all)
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This looks way too delicious and cheesy. I could eat that whole casserole!
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Wow, This turned out perfect! What a delicious combination of ingredients!
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These look so good! Do you think 2% milk would be ok to use, or should I stick with whole? Thanks
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omgosh, i LOVE LOVE kerrygold dubliner cheese, seriously so luscious and amazing. you are too for making this drool-worthy casserole!
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I’ve never heard the term funeral potatoes…to me, these are holiday potatoes! Although, I hope people enjoy them at my funeral too
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These look soooo creamy and delicious! Plus anything with bacon and cheese is a definite bonus in my books!
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foodgasm. period.
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Oh my gosh, looks so incredibly creamy and delicious!
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Virtually anything that is baked in a casserole dish is extremely pleasing to me…but you throw in potatoes and cheese and I’m eating out of the casserole dish fork-in-hand. This looks spectacular! Good luck on your contest!
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I imagine these are supposed to make a side dish, but I’m definitely alright with considering them a meal all on their own. Love this!
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OMG Lauren, this looks amazing!
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Oh man, now this is comfort food at its best!
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I love reading your recipes! Not only do they look delicious, but you’re so entertaining!
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Those look like the best potatoes EVER!!!
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These potatoes look amazing and I can’t wait to try them on Sunday for our Fathers Day celebration. Do you think they turn out ok if I made them in the morning but kept them in fridge until the evening and then baked them?
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The only change I would consider making would be rending the onions in the bacon fat, these sound delicious!
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These were amazing– and I used the leftovers for the base of the BEST “loaded baked potato soup” EVER!!
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