With this recipe for Beer Baked Scalloped Potatoes, you might be pleasantly surprised to learn that this is a delicious lower-fat version of scalloped potatoes!

Let’s face it. Scalloped potatoes are just about the most decadent, wonderful comfort food to add to a dinner menu. They’re fabulous with ham and turkey, and they’re good to serve with roasted chicken or pork tenderloin too. But eating a plateful of scalloped potatoes can have you feeling overloaded with fat and calories. This recipe changes all of that. It’s a somewhat lighter scalloped potato recipe using nonfat milk and a smaller addition of cheese. Onions caramelized in beer add a lot of flavor to the dish too.

Ingredients needed:

• vegetable  or canola oil
• onion
• beer
• red potatoes
• salt and pepper
• all purpose flour
• nonfat milk
• Swiss cheese

How to make Beer Baked Scalloped Potatoes:

The full, printable recipe is at the end of this post. Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray an 11×7-inch baking dish with nonstick spray.

The first step is preparing the onions. Coat a large skillet with cooking spray; add the oil, and place the skillet over medium heat until hot. Add the onion, and sauté for 5 minutes. Add the beer; cook 12 minutes or until the liquid evaporates, stirring occasionally. Remove the onion mixture from heat, and set aside.

The next step is assembling the beer baked scalloped potatoes. Cook the potato slices in boiling water for 8 minutes or until crisp- tender; drain. Rinse under cold water, and drain well.

Place one-third of the potato slices into the prepared pan, and sprinkle with half of the salt and half of the pepper. Spread half of the onion mixture over the potato slices. Repeat the procedure with the remaining potato slices, salt, pepper and onion mixture, ending with the potato slices.

Place the flour in a bowl. Gradually add the milk, stirring with a wire whisk until blended. Pour the milk mixture evenly over the potato slices. Cover with aluminum foil, and cut 3 (1-inch) slits in the foil. Bake for 45 minutes.

Uncover; sprinkle with cheese, and bake an additional 10 minutes or until the cheese melts.

Scoop out individual portions, and serve. Enjoy!

The Best Scalloped Potato Recipes:

• Pumpkin Scalloped Potatoes
• Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes
• Loaded Scalloped Potatoes
• Scalloped Garlic Potatoes
• Mushroom Dill Scalloped Potatoes

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Beer Baked Scalloped Potatoes

A wonderful, lighter scalloped potato recipe!

Course Side Dish

Cuisine American

Keyword beer, scalloped potatoes

Prep Time 30 minutes

Cook Time 1 hour 15 minutes

Total Time 1 hour 45 minutes

Servings 6 servings (1 cup)

Calories 196kcal

Author RecipeGirl.com (shared from Cooking Light)

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon vegetable or canola oil
• 1½ cups sliced onion
• 1 cup beer
• 2 pounds medium red potatoes, peeled and cut into ⅛-inch slices
• ½ teaspoon salt, divided
• ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, divided
• 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
• ½ cup nonfat milk
• ½ cup grated Swiss cheese

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Coat a large skillet with cooking spray; add the oil, and place over medium heat until hot. Add the onion, and sauté for 5 minutes. Add the beer; cook 12 minutes or until the liquid evaporates, stirring occasionally. Remove the onion mixture from heat, and set aside.
• Cook the potato slices in boiling water for 8 minutes or until crisp- tender; drain. Rinse under cold water, and drain well.
• Place ⅓ of the potato slices in an 11x7-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray, and sprinkle with half of the salt and half of the pepper. Spread half of the onion mixture over the potato slices. Repeat the procedure with the remaining potato slices, salt, pepper and onion mixture, ending with the potato slices.
• Place the flour in a bowl. Gradually add the milk, stirring with a wire whisk until blended. Pour the milk mixture evenly over the potato slices. Cover with aluminum foil, and cut three (1-inch) slits in the foil. Bake for 45 minutes. Uncover; sprinkle with cheese, and bake an additional 10 minutes or until the cheese melts.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving (1 cup) | Calories: 196kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 9mg | Sodium: 249mg | Potassium: 801mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 128IU | Vitamin C: 16mg | Calcium: 134mg | Iron: 1mg

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