Grated Potato And Blue Cheese Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 teaspoons butter or 2 teaspoons margarine
• 1 1/2 cups finely chopped red onions
• 8 ounces neufchatel cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup finely crumbled domestic blue cheese (1/4 to 1/3)
• 3/4 cup heavy cream
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh thyme or 1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves, crushed
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 lbs baking potatoes (about 4 medium)
• fresh thyme sprig (for garnish)
• red pearl onion, cut in wedges (for garnish)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 grease 11 x 7-inch baking dish; set aside.
• 3 melt butter in large skillet over medium heat; add onions.
• 4 cook and stir about 5 minutes or until onions are softened and translucent.
• 5 remove from heat; set aside to cool in small bowl.
• 6 beat neufchatel cheese in large bowl with electric mixer a medium speed until fluffy.
• 7 add blue cheese; beat until blended beat in cream, thyme and salt at low speed until mixture is fairly smooth.
• 8 (there will be some small lumps.) add cooled onions; beat until blended.
• 9 setaside.
• 10 peel potatoes, then grate 1 potato into cheese mixture with large-holed section of metal grater.
• 11 fold into cheese mixture with rubber spatula (this prevents potato from turning brown).
• 12 repeat with remaining potatoes, 1 at a time.
• 13 pour mixture into prepared baking dish; cover with foil.
• 14 bake 45 minutes.
• 15 uncover; bake 15 to 20 minutes more until crisp around edges.
• 16 turn oven to broil.
• 17 broil casserole, 6 inches from heat, 3 to 5 minutes until top is golden brown.
• 18 remove from oven; let stand 5 minutes before serving.
• 19 garnish, if desired.