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Scalloped Potatoes with Ham & Provolone Cheese

Jun 2, 2017 · Modified: May 4, 2024 by Svitlana · This post may contain affiliate links · 1 Comment

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Is there a better comfort food than creamy baked scalloped potatoes? And while that’s still an open question, I challenge you to find something so simple yet so sophisticated.

Of course, this recipe would not be here if these scalloped potatoes did not have a delicate Italian twist.

Creamy bechamel sauce with a combination of right quantity of smoked provolone cheese and high quality prosciutto ham makes this a light yet filling plate.

And it tastes just out of this world delicious!

Serve with your favorite cold beer and it's sure to become a HIT at your next friends gathering.

Perfect Scalloped Potatoes - Just out of this world!!

Few notes:

Bechamel Sauce: Homemade bechamel sauce is the best, but you can use a ready-to-use one as long as it’s high quality.

Prosciutto Ham: I love tenderness and perfect taste of Prosciutto Cotto by family-owned Italian brand Fratelli Beretta but you can use any good quality cooked prosciutto.

Provolone Cheese: I like to use smoked provolone cheese but you can use another high-quality cheese to your preference. Please avoid cheddar.

Now, let’s see all this in action.

There you have it, cooked to perfection cheesy scalloped potatoes with tender Italian ham.

Cheesy, Creamy Scalloped Potatoes

Want to take your scalloped potatoes to the next level?

Instead of a regular bechamel sauce, use our 10-Minute Parmesan Cream Sauce.

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Scalloped Potatoes with Ham And Provolone Cheese

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Perfect creamy and cheesy scalloped potatoes with an irresistable Italian twist.
Recipe authorAuthor: Svi
PREP TIME:10 minutes mins
COOK TIME:50 minutes mins
TOTAL TIME:1 hour hr
SERVINGS: 2
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Ingredients
 

  • 2 lb potatoes
  • 4 oz prosciutto cotto Italian cooked ham
  • 4 oz provolone cheese
  • 1 cup bechamel sauce
  • ⅓ cup parmesan cheese grated
  • 3 pinches oregano
  • Salt, pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350F.
  • Wash and peel the potatoes removing any blemishes. You should have approx. 1 ½ lb of peeled potatoes. Enough for a 9-10-inch round baking pan. Slice the potatoes crosswise into thin ⅛ inch rounds.
    You can totally do this with a mandoline slicer to make the process faster and more precise. But you can do equally well without. Just make sure your slices are more or less of the same size so they all cook at the same rate.
    Scalloped Potatoes - Step1
  • Spread 2 tablespoon of homemade or ready-to-use bechamel sauce over the bottom of the baking dish.
  • Layer ⅓ of the potato slices overlapping each other. Spread 2-3 tablespoon of bechamel sauce. Sprinkle with a pinch of salt and ground pepper to taste.
    Scalloped Potatoes - Step2
  • Layer ½ of prosciutto ham slices. Top prosciutto with provolone cheese.
  • Repeat the process. Layer ⅓ of the potatoes, bechamel sauce, salt & pepper, Italian prosciutto and provolone cheese.
  • As a finishing layer, arrange nicely the remaining potatoes. Spread bechamel sauce and top everything with grated parmesan cheese.
    Bake in the lower third of the preheated to 350F oven for 50-60 minutes.
    Garnish with fresh or dried oregano or green chives.
    Scalloped Potatoes - Step3

Notes

TIP 1: Cover your non-stick baking pan with a piece of parchment paper. If you are using a ceramic bakeware you can skip the parchment. I’m using it to protect the non-stick pan from scratching when scalloped potatoes are cook. Also it’s handy if you are planning to serve them in a different dish they were cooked in.
TIP 2: I like to feel ham and cheese in balance, so I use equal quantities of ham and cheese. Plus it’s makes my scalloped potatoes lighter and of a less calorie bomb.
But you can add more cheese of more ham to your preference.
TIP 3: If you notice a golden crust starts to form earlier, place the pan lower in the oven or cover the top with a piece of foil.

Nutrition

Calories: 755kcalCarbohydrates: 82gProtein: 42gFat: 29gSaturated Fat: 16gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 86mgSodium: 1380mgPotassium: 2184mgFiber: 11gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 664IUVitamin C: 89mgCalcium: 708mgIron: 5mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Have a question or want to let me know you loved the recipe?Leave a comment below! I love hearing from you!

Buon Appetito!

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