Description
A cheesy potato side dish made with tender potatoes, a homemade cheese sauce, and a buttery Ritz cracker topping that’s perfect for holidays, potlucks, and family dinners. Made with the help of your Instant Pot.
Ingredients
Scale
- 20 oz Russet potatoes, peeled and sliced into quarter inch rounds
- 3 Tbsp butter, divided
- 2 Tbsp flour
- 1 cup half and half or milk
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 1/2 tsp dried parsley
- 3/4 tsp kosher salt
- 1/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1/2 cup shredded parmesan cheese
- 7 Ritz crackers, crushed
Instructions
- Pour 1 ½ cups water into bottom of Instant Pot. Add potatoes into a steamer basket. Drop the basket into the Instant Pot. Cover Instant Pot and secure the lid. Make sure valve is set to sealing. Set manual/pressure cook button to 1 minute. When time is up move valve to venting and remove the lid. Remove steamer basket out of pot and set aside. Discard the water.
- Heat oven to 350° F. Turn Instant Pot to sauté setting. When display says HOT add in 2 Tbsp of the butter and let it melt. Whisk in the flour and cook for 2 minutes, whisking. Whisk in the half and half and stir until it thickens. Stir in the pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, parsley and salt.
- Turn off the Instant Pot and stir in the cheeses. Fold in the potatoes. Transfer mixture to a 9×9 inch pan.
- Sprinkle the Ritz on top and drizzle the remaining 1 Tbsp of butter over the Ritz.
- Bake for 20 minutes. Serve and enjoy.
- Category: Potatoes, Side Dish
- Method: Instant Pot and Oven