Au gratin Potato Casserole

• Au gratin Potato Casserole

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• Tomorrow is Easter and I have been invited out I decided to make a meal for at home. Then I heard my neighbor was going to be alone and told her I was  making her a Au Gratin Casserole. It really seemed to cheer her up so I made two dinners from this recipe. 
• The recipe below is enough for five people and would cost $4.00 to make.
• If dinner is just for you or two of you just cut the ingredients in half. 
• Here is what I made:
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• Au gratin Potato Casserole
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• INGREDIENTS:
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• 2 shredded Cheddar cheese 
• 1/2 cup shredded cheese
• 1/2  pound chopped up ham (I use honey ham)
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour (I use corn starch)
• 1 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
• 2 heaping tablespoons of onion flakes
• 3/4 teaspoon  seasoned salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 5 medium-sized Idaho Russet potatoes, cut into 1/4-inch slices
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
• Paprika for sprinkling
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• Instructions:
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• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Coat an 8- x 8-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
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• In a medium pan, combine 2 cups cheese , ham, flour/or cornstarch, milk, Italian seasoning, onion flakes, seasoned salt, and pepper.
• cook over stove until thickened 
•   Arrange half the potato slices in the baking dish. Pour half the cheese mixture over potatoes
• . Arrange remaining potatoes in baking dish, and pour remaining cheese mixture over potatoes. Dot with butter, cover, and bake 60 minutes.
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• Remove potatoes from oven
• . Uncover potatoes and sprinkle evenly with cheese and the Parmesan cheese. 
• Sprinkle with paprika and return to oven to bake 8 to 10 additional minutes, or until cheese is melted. Serve immediately.
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• I am going to serve this with strawberry apple sauce and for desert I made strawberry cupcakes with cream cheese frosting.
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• What ever you make for Easter have a wonderful day!