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Quick recipe for after work: one-pot potato gratin with just five ingredients
Fridge empty? Made from just five basic ingredients, this potato gratin is perfect for shopping-free days.
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Finally end of work. Hardly anyone wants to spend a lot of time cooking now. This one-pot potato gratin with only five ingredients is prepared in no time and cooks itself. The recipe.
One-pot meals are always a good idea. They are in Prepared in no time at all, they cook themselves and require little washing and clean-up work. In addition, they are usually particularly aromatic thanks to the long cooking and cooking time.
As the name suggests, with one-pot dishes all the ingredients come into one pot or a mold and are cooked or baked together. In the end all you have to do is taste and enjoy. The advantage: while the dish is simmering on the stove or in the oven, you have plenty of time to do other things – or simply lounge comfortably on the sofa and look forward to the meal.
One-pot recipes save time, effort and cleaning
So how about a delicious one-pot potato gratin soon? Preparing the creamy oven dish takes a maximum of 15 minutes, then everything goes into the oven and cooks happily. Enjoyed in the original version, the recipe only requires five ingredients that everyone usually has at home: in addition to potatoes, cream, milk, grated cheese and spices go into the dish. If you feel like variety or your fridge has more, don’t be afraid to spice up the potato gratin a little.
Vegetables of all kinds are ideal for folding under the potato slices before baking. Spring onions, leeks, finely grated zucchini and/or mushrooms are particularly tasty. For meat eaters, fried minced meat, cubes of bacon or strips of chickadee add plenty of spice to the gratin, while vegans and vegetarians can use tofu and meat alternatives. Also great: experimenting with different spices and making the one-pot dish so varied. Below you will find some ideas for designing your gratin.
Tip: If possible, be sure to use waxy potatoes. They become nice and soft when baked, but still retain their bite.
Recipe for a creamy one-pot potato gratin
Ingredients
- 600 g potatoes, waxy
- 150 ml cream or a plant-based alternative
- 200 ml milk or a plant-based alternative
- 150g grated cheese or a plant-based alternative
- 2 cloves of garlic
- Salt, pepper, nutmeg
preparation
- Preheat the oven to 200 degrees top/bottom heat.
- Mix cream, milk and spices to taste. Peel the garlic cloves, press them and add them.
- Bring everything to the boil and simmer for about five minutes.
- Peel the potatoes and slice them.
- Grease a baking dish.
- Mix the sauce with the potato slices, pour into the tin, sprinkle with cheese and bake in the preheated oven for about 30 minutes until the cheese is golden brown.
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Want a change? Here are a few suggestions for exciting potato gratin variations:
- With an Italian touch: With parmesan, sun-ripe tomatoes, fresh basil, oregano and thyme
- Mediterranean potato gratin with feta, grilled vegetables and virgin olive oil
- Alsatian style with bacon cubes, Emmental cheese, sour cream and onions
- Fruity with apple or pear, chanterelles and rosemary