Microwave Bacon, Onion and Cheese Au Gratin
50 minutes
If I can speed up a process I will:-) Only a 50 minute time saving from the conventional method, but when you're in a hurry and hungry folk are waiting every minute counts.
1 person made this
Ingredients
Serves: 4
- 4 large potatoes, washed, peeled and sliced 1/4 inch(0.25cm) thick
- 1 large onion, finely diced
- 4 slices bacon, diced
- 2 T margarine
- 1 T flour
- 1 c milk
- 1 c cheese
Directions
Preparation:10min ›
Cook:40min ›
Ready in:50min
- Peel wash and slice the potatoes.
- Cook the onion in 1 T of the margarine.
- Add the diced bacon to the onion and cook.
- Make a roux; 1 T of margarine and 1 T flour, cook until sizzling but not burnt.
- Gradually add the milk stirring to prevent lumping.
- Add the grated cheese and stir until melted.
- Layer potatoes and onion, bacon mix in a microwave proof container.
- Pour the cheese sauce over the layered potatoes.
- Cover and microwave until a skewer slides easily through the layers.
Tip
NB: Cooking times will vary depending on your microwave wattage. Mine is an oldy 750 watt. It took 40 minutes to cook (I used very, very large potatoes) I also turn the mixture over and the half way mark to speed the process further (grumbles from the folks). I also used an 2 litre ice cream container which has a no. 5 recycle mark.
