Scalloped Potatoes with Best-Ever Mushroom Sauce

Fine recipes are rather like classic stories. An instant spark of inspiration, or musings of days, maybe years, perhaps a combination of the two, the final result is to be savoured and revisited many times over. Scalloped potatoes are certainly one of those classic preparations that deserve our creative attention.

The lazy days of summer call for a certain conciseness, both in literature and food. We want good nourishment, with an elegant flare, but usually don't want to labor over the enjoyment of the experience. And so, after pulling myself away from the garden and my edition of Pushkin's complete prose works, I headed upstairs and Scalloped Potatoes with my Best-ever Mushroom sauce were born. I have more ideas for this most delicious of sauces, because it's become a favorite in my household, as has this preparation, though it's a new addition to the menu.

To make this recipe, you will need to prepare a batch of Best-Ever Mushroom Sauce. I increased the quantity of the original recipe slightly by adding some extra mushrooms (I used white button and creminis), a 1/3 cup more or so of yogurt and cooked the sauce for less time because it gets simmered with the potatoes in the oven and I didn't want it to thicken up too much.

Scalloped Potatoes with Best Ever Mushroom Sauce

5 - 6 large potatoes, sliced
sea salt and freshly black pepper to taste
2 teaspoons of butter

1 batch of best ever mushroom sauce

Cover the bottom of a medium-sized casserole dish with a layer of sliced potatoes. Top with half the butter, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and pour half of the mushroom sauce over the potatoes. Repeat the steps and sprinkle the top with a little more salt and pepper. A bit of milk can be added if you need to thin it out a bit.

Bake, uncovered, in a preheated 350 degree oven for 60 - 80 minutes, or until the potatoes are tender and the sauce has thickened. Let the potatoes sit for 10 minutes or so before serving.

Serves 4 - 6.

More Scalloped Potato Recipes from Lisa's Vegetarian Kitchen:
Scalloped Potatoes with Coconut Milk and Mushrooms
Scalloped Potatoes with Wild Mushroom Soup