Noche Buena is tomorrow! How time flies! Peanutbutter♥ and I are very excited because we’ll be celebrating our first Noche Buena here in our new home. We’ll be having our extended family over as well — my MIL, FIL, my SIL, her husband, and their baby. I already have a couple of things on my list of what to prepare for Noche Buena. Of course, we’ll have the traditional Queso De Bola and Christmas Ham. My MIL will be making Morcon. I was thinking of making Roasted Chicken with Macaroni Salad and Mashed Potato as side dish but I just changed my mind. Mashed Potato is something that we have on a regular day, I’m thinking I should level up my potatoes to make it more special since we’re having it on a very special day.
Instead of Mashed Potato, we’ll be having this Cheezy Christmas Potato. It’s garlicky scalloped potatoes made more delicious with Cheez Whiz! With Cheez Whiz in this dish, there’s no need to add shredded cheese anymore. The diced green and red bell pepper on top gives it a festive Christmas look. I bet this will be a great side dish not just with roasted chicken but to any Holiday meal!
Sharing with you the recipe below…
Cheezy Christmas Potatoes
Ingredients:
4 large potatoes,peeled and sliced into ¼ inch thick slices
2 tbsp butter
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 white onion,chopped
3 tbsp all-purpose flour
2 cups milk
4 tbsp cheez whiz
1 tsp mustard
Pinch cayenne pepper
½ tsp salt
2 tbsp diced red and green bell pepper
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350ºF
- In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt butter. Sauté garlic and onion and cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Whisk in flour and cook for 1 minute.
- Whisk in milk, mustard, cayenne pepper, cheez whiz, and salt.
- Bring to a boil over high heat, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat and simmer for 3 minutes or until thickened, stirring frequently.
- Arrange half of potato slices in a lightly greased square glass baking dish. Spread half of milk mixture over potatoes.Repeat layering with remaining potatoes and cheez whiz mixture.
- Top with diced green and red bell pepper.
- Bake for 1 hour, or until sauce is bubbly and potatoes are tender. Sprinkle with a little more cayenne pepper or paprika.
- Enjoy!
This is a great recipe not only for Christmas but for other family celebrations. Thanks for sharing. I’m a cheese lover and I’m sure this would be my new favorite. Just wondering how you came up with this idea? 🙂
Cheese lover here as well! Oh, this is just a cheezy version of scallopped potatoes.
Always a foodie.. Looks really yummy to me.. I love reading your blog.. even from before
Oh thank you so much Skinny B!
Potatoes plus cheese whiz? My eldest will definitely love this. I might try this for New Year’s eve. 🙂
I’m sure you’ll love it, May!
you always made me hungry with all your food post. ooh don’t eat that much your little one will going to be big 🙂
hahahah.. Yes, I’ll keep that in mind, Ria!
wow! I can smell the taste of Cheez Whis in this recipe..its looks very inviting too!
Thanks Jojo!
I’m not much of a cheese person but this looks really tasty.
Thanks Franc!
I love the idea! My kids really love’s cheeze, I bet they will love this recipe.
I’m sure they will.
My three-year-old son loves both Cheez Whiz and potatoes so this recipe will be surefire hit for him! 🙂
Oh I bet he’ll love this.
I am a sucker for potato-related cuisine. I think this recipe will be a good treat for our guests this New Year’s eve. Thanks for sharing.
You’re welcome, Sef.
Cheese and potatoes!! yummy!
Thanks Alissa!
I have leftover mashed potato, I’ll add cheese din. Thanks for sharing this. 🙂
Potatoes and cheese goes so well together
Kinda reminds me of my favorite Gratin Potatoes! Cheese and Potatoes = heaven! My hubby would totally flip if he saw this post. 🙂
potato and cheese are perfect together.
Looks really yummy! I love mashed potatoes, but this recipe will surely be a hit too! 🙂
I’m sure it will.
I’m not a mashed potato lover but this scalloped potato with Cheez Whiz is so inviting, I’ll try to make my own version, thanks for sharing the recipe
You’re welcome Sol. I’m sure you’ll like it.
Looks yum. Will surely give this a try 🙂
I’m very sure you’ll like it.
Potato and cheese lover here so this is food heaven for me! Looks so good!
Thansk Jhanis!
Looks so yummy. My boys will sure like this recipe. Thanks will try this soon.
I’m sure you’ll like it.
Anything with cheese and potatoes is fine with me! Lol! Looks delish and easy to whip up! Thanks for sharing another yum yum recipe!
you’re welcome Nhessie!
Looks so delish! Plus the ingredients aren’t complicated to find at all! I’m going to have to try this one of these days for snack. I’m such a sucker for cheese 🙂 Thanks for sharing your recipe!
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you’re welcome Peachy.
I love cheese and potatoes hihi! I love yoy and your blog and recipes hihi. Cooking vlog naman!:) hihi
My minis love cheese whiz! I’m sure they’ll love this cheesy potato dish.