15 Scalloped Potato Recipes You'll Be Asked to Bring to Every Gathering

Parmesan Potato Gratin

Shaved Parmesan, whole milk, and whipping cream form a decadent white sauce for this gratin sprinkled in rosemary and studded with bacon. It's one of our most indulgent scalloped potato recipes.

Cheesy Garlic Potato Gratin

For a smaller gathering (this recipe serves six), try this basic dish. Use your mandoline for uniformly thin potato slices, then layer them with green onion, spices, your cheese of choice, and cream. We suggest Swiss, Gruyère, provolone, or Jarlsberg as options, but there are no hard rules.

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3-Cheese Scalloped Potatoes

For cheese lovers, one cheese might not be enough. Triple the cheese, as we do in this scalloped potatoes dish. Use cream of potato soup and sour cream to make this dish unbelievably creamy, and let the tantalizing combination of Gouda, blue cheese, and Parmesan make it ultra-cheesy. It's great for a party, since it's prepared in your slow cooker.

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Autumn Potato Gratin

Why is this potato gratin recipe destined to be made in autumn? Because fresh butternut squash slices are layered among the potatoes. The hearty veggies cook in a cheesy, creamy sage sauce for decadence, with a touch of elegance added by leeks and Fontina.

Cabbage and Potato Gratin

This recipe for scalloped potatoes takes the prize for the prettiest side dish. Layering purple cabbage in with your potatoes creates a stunning, colorful dish that becomes even more irresistible with a sprinkle of golden bread crumbs on top.

Scalloped Russet and Sweet Potatoes

Can't decide between sweet potatoes or russets? Just use both. These savory and sweet ingredients go beyond the potatoes. Start by rubbing your casserole dish with garlic, then use a sprinkle of nutmeg for a sweet-spicy contrast. It'll be one of the most complex scalloped potatoes dishes you'll ever taste.

Holiday Scalloped Potatoes

These scalloped potatoes are special enough for the holidays, but we give you permission to make them any time of year. Combine Yukon golds and sweet potatoes to make a colorful casserole, then bathe the potatoes in a creamy, cheesy tarragon sauce.

Simply Scalloped Potatoes

One potato, two potato. Instead of the expected Yukon or russet potatoes, red potatoes and sweet potatoes star in this easy, cheesy dish. "Simply" in the name is there because this dish can be prepped in just 25 minutes, so you'll always have time to whip up a side of scalloped potatoes.

Walnut-Sage Potatoes au Gratin

Scalloped potatoes and Gruyère meet walnuts in this classy take. A sprinkle of walnuts lends a toasty crunch and a gorgeous appearance, but most of this casserole's nutty flavor comes from an invisible ingredient: walnut oil infused into its decadent herbed white sauce.

Herbed Yukon Gold and Sweet Potato Gratin

If you want your scalloped potato recipe to be light on the sauce but heavy on flavor, look no further than this herbed au gratin. These cheesy scalloped potatoes have a decadent Gruyère and Parmesan topping, plus plenty of fresh sage and thyme.

Thyme Potatoes au Gratin

Layers of potatoes nestle in a garlicky cream sauce brightened with fresh thyme and a dash of nutmeg. A short stint under the broiler gives this bake its golden, crusty top—no crumbs required.

Scalloped Sweet Potatoes with Peanut Streusel

These scalloped sweet potatoes break the mold both literally, in terms of pan shape, and flavor-wise, thanks to the unexpected addition of coconut milk and Chinese five-spice powder. To get the circular shape to cut into wedges, bake in a springform pan instead of the traditional rectangle casserole dish.

Scalloped Sweet Potatoes with Fontina Cheese and Thyme

Fontina, if you haven't tried it, is a Swiss-like cheese with a slightly sweet edge to its nutty flavor, and it melts gorgeously over thinly sliced sweet potatoes in a bath of herbed cream.

Chipotle Scalloped Sweet Potatoes

Sweet potatoes sub for their russet cousins in this take on classic scalloped potatoes. And as if that weren't luscious enough, we've added soft, creamy Mexican cheese to the top and spiked it with chipotle for a smokier take on the usual potato side dish.

Scalloped Potatoes

This recipe brings it all back to basics; choose your favorite potatoes, then add a creamy, buttery sauce. It's got no frills, just delicious, tender, classic scalloped potatoes. If you want to take the recipe up a notch, just follow our instructions for turning it into cheesy scalloped potatoes.