Description
This Chipotle Gouda Scalloped Sweet Potatoes dish is a family legend, combining comforting, creamy, smoky, and cheesy layers with a little kick. Perfect as a showstopper side for holidays or cozy Sunday dinners, it offers a unique blend of sweet, savory, and smoky flavors, and is surprisingly simple to prepare.
Ingredients
- Sweet Potatoes, peeled & thinly sliced: 4 large
- Unsalted Butter: 2 tbsp
- All-Purpose Flour: 2 tbsp
- Heavy Cream: 2 cups
- Milk (whole or 2%): 1 cup
- Chipotle in Adobo Sauce, minced: 1-2 tbsp (adjust to taste)
- Smoked Gouda Cheese, shredded: 2 cups
- Garlic Powder: 1 tsp
- Salt: 1 tsp
- Black Pepper: 1/2 tsp
- Fresh Parsley, chopped (for garnish): Optional
Instructions
1. 1. Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C). Grease a 9×13 inch baking dish.
2. 2. Prepare your cream sauce. Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in flour and cook for one minute. Gradually whisk in heavy cream and milk. Bring to a simmer, stirring constantly, until thickened. Remove from heat.
3. 3. Stir in minced chipotle, garlic powder, salt, pepper, and half of the shredded Gouda cheese.
4. 4. Arrange a single layer of thinly sliced sweet potatoes in your prepared baking dish. Pour about one-third of the cream sauce over the potatoes. Sprinkle with a portion of the remaining Gouda.
5. 5. Repeat these layers twice more, ending with cheese on top.
6. 6. Cover the dish with foil. Bake for 40 minutes.
7. 7. Uncover the dish and bake for an additional 20-30 minutes, or until the potatoes are tender and the top is golden brown and bubbly.
8. 8. Allow your Chipotle Gouda Scalloped Sweet Potatoes to rest for 10 minutes before serving.
- Prep Time: N/A
- Cook Time: 60-70 minutes
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 380 kcal
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 450mg
- Fat: 28g
- Saturated Fat: 17g
- Unsaturated Fat: N/A
- Trans Fat: N/A
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 10g
- Cholesterol: 90mg
Keywords: Chipotle Gouda Scalloped Sweet Potatoes, sweet potato gratin, side dish, comfort food, cheesy, smoky, creamy, holiday, vegetarian side