During the holidays I manage to be invited to several holiday “potluck style” parties. When I ask what I need to bring I am usually told “a dessert and some kind of casserole.” Living in the South, I have a supply of casserole recipes on hand at all times, but sometimes I run out of time and need something I can throw together in a hurry. That’s when I turn to a packaged mix, like Betty Crocker Casserole Potatoes, who are sponsoring today’s recipe, and whip up something. Scalloped potatoes are usually a hit with everyone so I jazzed up a basic mix with ham, bacon, cheese and onions.
Here’s all you need to make it:
Begin by mixing the scalloped potato sauce, milk, water and butter together as directed on the package. Stir in the ham.
Saute the onions and cook the bacon. Drain and crumble the bacon.
Place the potatoes in a casserole dish, cover with the ham and sauce mixture. Add the onions and crumbled bacon. Stir well.
After mixing all the ingredients together, I topped the casserole with small slices of cheese. I had planned to use shredded cheese, but my family had used all of it without letting me know. Small cut up slices of provolone worked just as well and gave it a great flavor. The entire dish, from start to finish, took around 35 minutes to prepare. After dinner Bryan told me, “This is good. Feel free to put this into the menu rotation and make it again.” I love when I come up with a simple recipe that is a major hit!
- 1 package Betty Crocker Scalloped Potato mix
- 3/4 cup milk
- 2 cups boiling water
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 1/2 cups chopped ham
- 6 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
- 3/4 cup onion, chopped
- 1 cup shredded cheese
- Mix milk, water, butter and sauce mix from potato package together until blended. Add in ham, crumbled bacon and onion. Stir. Place potatoes in a 9″ by 9″ casserole dish. Pour ham and sauce mixture over potatoes. Top with shredded cheese.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
Want to make your own casserole or just some quick potatoes for your family? Remember, Betty starts each and every dish with 100% real potatoes!
What is your favorite way to serve potatoes?
I love these and I would definitely love and to enjoy such for a meal!
I love scalloped potatoes and I’m always looking for different ways to prepare them. This recipe looks delicious.
Anytime you combine bacon and potatoes you have a great recipe. I am saving this for later!
My mom made a dish similar to this when I was younger. It was amazing. This looks just as amazing.
I love their scalloped potatoes!! I never thought about adding my own family favorite ingredients but that is a fantastic idea! Looks yummy!
This looks like a great recipe. i will have to share this with my mom
I use those Betty Crocker Scalloped Potatoes all the time. When my husband said he couldn’t tell the difference between those and homemade, that was all it took for me to know I would be using those from that point on. This looks like a great recipe for me to try.
This looks so delicious. I will have to make this for dinner sometime this week. My family will love it.
I am a sucker for a delicious potato dish. Oh my yumm!!!
We usually served our potatoes dish mashed but this looks so yummy and easy that maybe we will switch it out.
This looks really good. It’s a dish I really think my whole family would enjoy! Yum
This looks and sounds absolutely amazing!
I think it is a dish to add to our Christmas spread
These look delicious! Cheesy potatoes are major comfort food!
Um Yum! I never thought to jazz these box of potatoes up before. I normally just cook as directed.. Good job.
Oh yum this sounds delicious and the other half loves bacon so I think I might just be onto a winner if I dished this up. x
I love scalloped potatoes so this sounds wonderful! I’ll have to give it a try.
A woman after my own heart. I love making a package mix and adding my own thing to it!
That sounds absolutely delicious. I think I might make this over the weekend!
Hubby would totally LOVE this. He says everything is just better with bacon. I think I might use your recipe for a day when I have time to sit down and cook. 🙂
I am truly excited about this recipe! I love scalloped potatoes but have honestly never tried to make it myself, only out of a box (whew! that’s embarrassing). I cannot wait to try this one out it looks delcious!
My Hubs loves scalloped potatoes, but I can’t make them where they taste good. I have got to try this recipe.