Dutch Oven Cheesy Potatoes

By srumbel

They are packed with the flavors of bacon, onions, butter, sour cream and heavenly melted cheese. Man, they are so good. He was gracious enough to let me take some photos while he was cooking them up, so I could share them with you. If you don’t have a dutch oven, these can also be prepared on the stove top (which is what I did when I got home,
from jamiecooksitup.com

Ingredients

• 8 pounds russet potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced
• 10 slices bacon, chopped
• 1 large onion, diced
• 1/2 C butter
• salt and pepper
• 1 (16 ounce) container sour cream
• 2 C cheddar cheese, shredded

Preparation

Step 1

1. Peel and slice 8 pounds of russet potatoes.
2. Heat a dutch oven up over medium high heat.
3. Toss in 10 slices of bacon that have been chopped.
4. When the bacon has cooked for a few minutes and there is a bit of grease in the bottom of the dutch oven, add the chopped onion. Let these two cook until the bacon is slightly crisp and the onions are almost translucent.
5. Add 3-4 tablespoons of butter. Stir it around and let it melt into the bacon and onions.
6. Add the sliced potatoes. Give everything a nice stir to incorporate. Add 2-3 more tablespoons of butter and a generous helping of salt and pepper. Stir it all up again so everything is evenly distributed. Put the lid on and let the potatoes cook through. This should take about 20 minutes, depending on the weather (cross your fingers and pray for no wind, won't you?) Also, make sure that you lift the lid and stir things up a couple of times while they cook. Especially watch the potatoes that are on the bottom of the pan, so they don't burn.
7. When the potatoes are fork tender add 1 (16 ounce) container of sour cream. Give it a nice stir.
8. Sprinkle 2 cups cheddar cheese over the top. Place the lid back on the dutch oven and remove it from the heat. Once the cheese has melted and sour cream is heated through you are ready to dig in.
Enjoy!