Name: Slow Cooker Au Gratin Potatoes Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 h
Total time: 5 h 15 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 pounds russet potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced; ¼ cup butter; ¼ cup flour; 2 cups heavy cream; 2 cups shredded cheddar jack cheese, plus more for topping; 1 teaspoon garlic powder; 1 teaspoon paprika; Salt and pepper

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Slow Cooker Au Gratin Potatoes recipe is creamy, cheesy and simple to make and so tasty. Quick enough for a weeknight dinner but delicious enough for a holiday meal.

Gluten Free Au Gratin Potatoes Recipe

Do you love creamy, cheesy potatoes? Do you want an easy and delicious way to make them?

Well, then you need to try this slow cooker au gratin potatoes recipe!

This easy side dish recipe is quick enough for a weeknight dinner but delicious enough for a holiday meal.

The gratin potato recipe is simple to make and so tasty. The best part is that the slow cooker does all the work for you.

Serve the crockpot cheesy potatoes with the Air Fryer Flank Steak recipe, mini green bean casserole bites, and Jello Pie recipe for dessert.

You will have a delicious scalloped potatoes side dish that everyone will love. Give it a try today!

Makes 8 servings

Prep time: 15 minutes

Cook time: 5 hours

Crockpot Potatoes Au Gratin Ingredients

Russet potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced
Butter
Flour
Heavy cream
Shredded cheddar jack cheese, plus more for topping
Garlic powder
Paprika
Salt and pepper

For the exact measurements, please see the recipe card below.

Supplies Needed

Slow Cooker – Set it and forget it. The Pioneer Woman slow cooker is available in fun floral patterns and colors.
Small Saucepan – A small convenient one-quart saucepan.
Crockpot Liners – Not a necessity but makes cleanup a lot easier.

How to Make Slow Cooker Au Gratin Potatoes Recipe

Add the butter to a small saucepan and cook over medium-low heat.

When the butter is melted, add the flour and stir to combine. Simmer until the mixture is golden and fragrant.

Pour in the heavy cream, garlic powder, paprika, salt, and pepper, and stir to combine. Bring the mixture to a simmer.

Remove the pan from heat and stir in the cheese.

Spray the slow cooker with nonstick cooking spray and arrange slices of potatoes in a single layer at the bottom of the pot.

Spread ¼ of the cheese mixture over the top of the potatoes.

Continue layering the potatoes and cheese until all the ingredients have been used, making sure to end with a layer of cheese on top.

Place the lid on the slow cooker and cook on high for 4 to five hours. After three hours of cooking, stir the potatoes to bring the potatoes on the bottom to the top of the pot and return the lid.

Around 15 minutes before you’re ready to serve your potatoes, remove the lid and sprinkle a layer of cheese over the top.

Return the lid to the pot and allow the cheese to melt, then serve.

How Long do Potatoes Take to Soften in the Slow Cooker

Normally potatoes will take 4-5 hours on high or 7-8 hours on low to soften in the slow cooker.

Always make sure that the potatoes are covered with liquid as that helps to ensure cooking through.

Don’t overfill your crockpot either. A slow cooker is designed to be filled around the halfway point. That means if you want to double the recipe, get another crockpot.

Why are My Au Gratin Potatoes Hard

If the potatoes au gratin are hard, it’s because they weren’t cooked long enough or submerged under the liquid.

If you choose to cook the potatoes on low for the entire time, start by placing the slow cooker on high for about an hour and then turning the setting to low for six hours.

I like to do this to help heat up the slow cooker quicker.

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Yield: 8

Slow Cooker Au Gratin Potatoes Recipe

Slow Cooker Au Gratin Potatoes recipe is creamy, cheesy and simple to make and so tasty. Quick enough for a weeknight dinner but delicious enough for a holiday meal.

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 5 hours

Total Time 5 hours 15 minutes

Ingredients

4 pounds russet potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced
¼ cup butter
¼ cup flour
2 cups heavy cream
2 cups shredded cheddar jack cheese, plus more for topping
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon paprika
Salt and pepper

Instructions

Add the butter to a small saucepan and cook over medium-low heat.
When the butter is melted, add the flour and stir to combine. Simmer until the mixture is golden and fragrant.
Pour in the heavy cream, garlic powder, paprika, salt, and pepper, and stir to combine. Bring the mixture to a simmer. Remove the pan from heat and stir in the cheese.
Spray the slow cooker with nonstick cooking spray and arrange slices of potatoes in a single layer in the bottom of the pot. Spread ¼ of the cheese mixture over the top of the potatoes.
Continue layering the potatoes and cheese until all the ingredients have been used, making sure to end with a layer of cheese on top.
Place the lid on the slow cooker and cook on high for 4 to five hours. After three hours of cooking, stir the potatoes to bring the potatoes on the bottom to the top of the pot and return the lid.
Around 15 minutes before you’re ready to serve your potatoes, remove the lid and sprinkle a layer of cheese over the top.
Return the lid to the pot and allow the cheese to melt, then serve.

Notes

Why are My Au Gratin Potatoes Hard

If the potatoes au gratin are hard, it’s because they weren’t cooked long enough or submerged under the liquid.

If you choose to cook the potatoes on low for the entire time, start by placing the slow cooker on high for about an hour and then turning the setting to low for six hours.

What is the Best Cheese for Making Au Gratin Potatoes

In this recipe, we used cheddar jack cheese. However, you can switch out Gruyere cheese so that you have gluten-free au gratin potatoes.

What is the Difference Between Au Gratin Potatoes and Scalloped Potatoes

Did you know there is also a difference between au gratin potatoes and gratin potatoes?

Though the two might seem similar, au gratin potatoes are more of a dish. They have cheese mixed in between the layers to make their flavor extraordinary!

The classic dish of cheesy potatoes, Au gratin is an excellent side that you will want to serve again and again.

Scalloped Potatoes on the other hand just need to be cooked with some cream for an amazing meal that will fill you up.

Gratin is a culinary technique in which an ingredient is topped with a browned crust, often using breadcrumbs and grated cheese.

The technique for making the Gratin potato recipe is this deliciousness starts with thinly-sliced layers in which the slices get topped off with bread crumbs and baking or broiling until crispy on top while being layered high in cheese so they can melt perfectly together creating perfection!