Squash and Potato Gratin with Bacon

Squash and Potato Gratin with Bacon (and lots of cheese!).

Sometimes side dishes completely steal the show, and this is one of those times!

Thin slices of potato, butternut squash and onion, piled up with garlicky, creamy-cheese sauce and finished off with even more cheese and crispy bacon. Sooo good!

But is it actually a gratin? Or is it a dauphinoise?

I think it’s actually a dauphinoise – since it’s cooked in cream with a hint of garlic. Although some sources say gratin has a breadcrumb or cheese topping.

Maybe dauphinoise is a type of gratin?

I’m so confused ????

Who cares, it tastes bloomin lovely whatever it’s called!

We enjoyed it as a main dish with a big, crispy-green salad and we ate the lot (after fighting over those bacon bits on top).

Eeek I’ve just realised this is my second-to-last post before C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S!! ????????????????????????

How can that be? I’m so not ready! I mean, I’ve bought all my pressies, decided on the Christmas day menu, ordered the food and decorated the tree……

….but I don’t feel ready!! Are you ready?

My next couple of recipes will be turkey leftover-based recipes, so look out for them. I’ll post one on Saturday, and then I’ll be sure to get the next one out early on boxing day. Both yummy double-tested turkey recipes (I’ve cooked a lot of turkey over this last couple of months!).

If I get time, I might try to post a dessert recipe too. Christmas spiced pecan cheesecake? It would be wrong not to!

Right, time to go back to list-making and Christmas panic.

The Squash and Potato Gratin with Bacon Recipe:

Squash and Potato Gratin with Bacon

Squash and Potato Gratin with Bacon (and lots of cheese!) makes a great side dish, or even a main with a salad. Gluten free too!

5 from 1 vote

Print Rate

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Course: Sides

Cuisine: American, British, French

Keyword: Christmas, Family Meal, Holidays, side dish

Servings: 6 servings

Author: Nicky Corbishley

Ingredients

• 300 ml whole (full fat) milk
• 400 ml double (heavy) cream
• 2 cloves garlic peeled and minced
• 600 g floury potatoes (such as Maris Piper potatoes) peeled and sliced thinly
• 1 small onion peeled and thinly sliced
• 6 rashers/slices cooked streaky bacon chopped
• 100 g mature cheddar cheese grated
• 75 g Grana Padano or Parmesan cheese grated
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ tsp pepper
• ½ tsp dried thyme
• 300 g approx 1 medium butternut squash peeled, cut in half and thinly sliced (seeds discarded)
• 1 tbsp finely chopped fresh parsley

UK (metric) - **Convert to US Measures**

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 190C/375F.
• Heat the milk, cream and garlic in a small pan until it's almost at boiling (don't boil though). Turn off the heat.
• Take an oven-proof dish approx. 20cmx25cm, layer a third of the potatoes and onion on the bottom of the dish, overlapping slightly. Sprinkle on a quarter of the bacon, quarter of the cheese and a pinch each of the salt, pepper and thyme. Pour over quarter of the hot cream.
• Repeat with another layer of everything, this time including half of the butternut squash.
• Repeat with a final layer of the potatoes, onion and butternut squash, but this time, don’t sprinkle on the bacon (it will overcook if sprinkled on top at this point). Pour the remaining cream around the sides of the squash/potatoes (the cream should have filled up the dish and be just about touching the bottom of your top layer of squash). Sprinkle the rest of the cheese, thyme and a pinch of salt and pepper over the top.
• Place in the oven and cook for 1 hour until the potatoes are tender and the top is browned. Sprinkle on the remaining bacon for the last 5 minutes of cooking to heat through.
• Sprinkle on the parsley before serving.

Recipe Notes

Nutritional Information is per serving.

Nutritional Information

Nutrition Facts

Squash and Potato Gratin with Bacon

Amount Per Serving

Calories 502 Calories from Fat 342

% Daily Value*

Fat 38g58%

Saturated Fat 22g110%

Cholesterol 129mg43%

Sodium 597mg25%

Potassium 778mg22%

Carbohydrates 25g8%

Fiber 3g12%

Sugar 4g4%

Protein 16g32%

Vitamin A 6705IU134%

Vitamin C 24.8mg30%

Calcium 419mg42%

Iron 4mg22%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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