Rich and creamy root vegetables, flavored with tangy parmesan cheese and topped with crunchy breadcrumbs.
Potato Turnip Gratin
![Baking dish of potatoes and turnips with a crispy top layer of breadcrumbs.](/sites/foodhero-prod/files/recipe-imgs/turnip_potato_gratin_dsc0010.jpg)
Ingredients
½ cup finely diced onion
1 Tablespoon butter or margarine
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon garlic powder
¼ teaspoon pepper
2 Tablespoons flour
1 ⅓ cups 1% or nonfat milk
2 ⅓ cups thinly sliced potatoes
1 cup thinly sliced turnips
¼ cup grated parmesan cheese
4 teaspoons butter or margarine
2 Tablespoons dry bread crumbs
Directions
- Wash hands with soap and water.
- Rinse or scrub fresh vegetables under running water before preparing.
- Preheat oven tp 350 degrees F. Lightly grease a baking dish
- In a saucepan over medium heat, sauté onions in 1 Tablespoon margarine until softened.
- Stir in salt, garlic powder, pepper, and flour until smooth. Add milk slowly, stirring rapidly to avoid lumps. Stir constantly until the sauce bubbles and thickens slightly. Remove from heat .
- Place mixed potatoes and turnips in layers in the baking dish.
- Pour sauce over the potato mixture. Sprinkle with parmesan cheese.
- Melt 2 teaspoons butter; mix with the dry bread crumbs and sprinkle evenly over top.
- Bake for 50 minutes or until the sauce is bubbling and the bread crumbs have browned. Potatoes and turnips should be tender when poked with a fork.
- Refrigerate leftovers within 2 hours.
Notes
- Try making with sliced parsnips instead of turnips.
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Comments
WOW! Just saw this featured in the Oregon Harvest for Schools video for turnips and it looks sooooo good I had to try it. SUCH an easy recipe, so fast to prep and it lived up to the video and tasted amazing. I didn't have turnips so I only used potatoes, and also I had to try a different cheese as we were out of Parm. All good and the leftovers tasted even more flavorful!