Scalloped Potatoes

Ingredients

Start to Finish: 35 minutes

Cook: 6 servings

•   Nonstick cooking spray, Pam®

•  1  bag (24-ounce) frozen cut red potatoes, Ore-Ida® Steam n’ Mash®

•  1⁄3  cup evaporated milk, Carnation®

•  1  tablespoon onion soup mix, Lipton®

•  3  tablespoons butter

•  11⁄2  cups shredded Colby and Monterey Jack cheese blend, Sargento®

•  1⁄2  cup frozen chopped onions, Ore-Ida®

•  1⁄4  cup real bacon pieces, Hormel®

•  1  cup heavy cream

•   Dash ground nutmeg, McCormick®

•   Salt and ground black pepper

•  1⁄4  cup bread crumbs, Progresso®

•  1⁄2  teaspoon paprika, McCormick®

Directions

Preheat oven to 350ºF. Lightly spray a 11⁄2-quart baking dish with nonstick spray; set aside.

Microwave potatoes according to package directions. In a bowl, mash half the potatoes with the milk, soup mix, and 1 tablespoon of the butter. Spread mashed potatoes evenly into prepared baking dish. Sprinkle1⁄2 cup of the cheese, half the onions, and half the bacon on the mashed potatoes. Add half the remaining unmashed potatoes to the dish in an even layer. Repeat layering cheese, onions, and bacon. Top with remaining unmashed potatoes.

In a small saucepan, heat the cream, nutmeg, and salt and pepper to taste over medium heat to just under a boil; pour over potatoes. Sprinkle remaining 1⁄2 cup of cheese on top. In a small bowl, stir together bread crumbs and paprika. Melt the remaining 2 tablespoons butter; stir into the bread crumbs. Sprinkle crumbs over the top of casserole.

Bake for 35 to 45 minutes or until bubbling and browned.