Grated Potato And Blue Cheese Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 teaspoons butter
• 1 1/2 cups finely chopped red onions
• 8 ounces neufchatel cheese, softened
• 1/3 cup finely crumbled blue cheese
• 1/4 cup heavy cream
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 medium baking potatoes

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 butter a 11 x 7 baking dish.
• 3 melt butter in skillet over medium heat.
• 4 add onions.
• 5 cook and stir about 5 minutes till onions are softened and translucent.
• 6 remove from heat and set aside to cool.
• 7 beat neufchatel cheese in a large bowl until fluffy.
• 8 add blue cheese and beat till blended.
• 9 beat in cream, thyme and salt until mixture is fairly smooth.
• 10 add cooled onions and beat till blended.
• 11 peel potato and grate with large hole grater. do this one at a time to prevent potato from turning brown.
• 12 fold into cheese mixture.
• 13 repeat with each potato.
• 14 pour into prepared baking dish, cover and bake 45 minutes.
• 15 uncover and bake 15 - 20 minutes more until crisp around edges.
• 16 turn oven to broil. broil casserole 6 inches from heat for 3 -5 minutes until top is golden.
• 17 let stan 5 minutes before serving.