Cheesy Potato Stacks Recipe
All special occasion dinners require some sort of potatoes, from Company Mashed Potatoes to Roasted Hasselback Sweet Potatoes to Potatoes Au Gratin with Bacon to these Gruyere and Ham Potato Stacks. If anything ever said special occasion Valentine’s dinner, it’s these deceptively gourmet melt in your mouth morsels. You need them in your culinary back pocket — and in your mouth. A potato side dish that is both elegant and adorable at the same time. A side dish that screams fine dining perfection but requires virtually no skills to make. Just looking at them makes me smile. And consuming them makes me giddy. Sinking my teeth into layers of tender, buttery potatoes coated in parsley, thyme, chives, garlic and onion powder. Layered with thin deli honey ham, sprinkled with sweet, slightly salty, creamy, nutty Gruyere cheese. Layers of more thinly sliced herbed potatoes and ham. Doused in heavy cream (because it’s Valentine’s and you deserve heavy cream), then cooked until fork tender and topped with more golden, bubbly Gruyere. Hello, gorgeous. I’m so glad you’re mine. Gruyere and Ham Potato Stacks. Filling bellies with love one tender, creamy Gruyere bite at a time.
Cheesy Potato Stacks Ingredients
These cheesy potatoes and ham stacks taste decadent, but they come together with minimal ingredients:
Potatoes: I recommend using russet potatoes for the best results. Ham: I used thinly sliced ham from the deli, but you could also use leftover ham from Thanksgiving or Christmas! Butter: You can use salted or unsalted. Olive oil: I prefer using a mixture of oil and butter so these gruyere potatoes aren’t too rich. Spices: I used a blend of dried parsley, chives, onion powder, thyme, and nutmeg. Heavy cream: This isn’t a low-cal side dish. Embrace it! Gruyere: Buy a block and shred it yourself for the best texture.
How to Make Cheesy Potato Stacks
These cheesy potato and ham stacks are simpler to make than you might think!
Tips for Making Potato Stacks
To layer: You don’t need to be exact about the order the ingredients are stacked in. Just include all the components with ham somewhat evenly spaced in the stack.Shred your own cheese: I always buy cheese in blocks and shred it myself. Pre-shredded cheese is coated with something to prevent it from sticking together, which can affect the texture of this dish. Let cool before serving: These gruyere potatoes and ham stacks need to cool for 5 minutes before they can be removed from the pan and served.
Can I Prep Potato Stacks in Advance?
Yes! If you’d like to make these as Thanksgiving potatoes or Christmas potatoes and want to prep them in advance, you can absolutely do that. I recommend prepping the individual components in advance, storing everything separately, and then quickly making the potato stacks and baking them off day of.
Potatoes: Wash and slice the potatoes, then place in a bowl. Cover with cold water, then store in fridge for up to 24 hours. Spices: Measure out the spices and seal inside a jar. Ham: Slice the ham and store in a container in the fridge. Cheese: Shred the gruyere cheese and store in an airtight container in the fridge.
How to Store Leftover Gruyere Potato Stacks
Any leftovers should be stored in the fridge in an airtight container. They’ll last up to 5 days.
How to Reheat Cheesy Potato and Ham Stacks
I recommend reheating these stacks in the oven until warmed through. You can also gently reheat them in the microwave, but that may make them dry out.
Can I Freeze Potato Stacks?
I don’t recommend doing so since there’s so much dairy in this dish. I worry the potatoes would become grainy in texture once frozen.
What to Serve with Gruyere Potato Stacks
Cheesy potatoes and ham stacks make a tasty side to practically everything! Serve them whenever you would serve traditional potatoes as a side. They pair beautifully with chicken, steak, pork or seafood.
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Tip : If you’re serving these Potato Stacks as a side to my Brown Sugar Glazed Ham or Baked Ham with Cider Maple Glaze, feel free to omit the layer of ham, they are fantastic either way.
Looking for More Potato Side Dishes?
Slow Cooker Mashed PotatoesHerb Scalloped Sweet PotatoesMashed Sweet Potatoes Roasted Hasselback Sweet PotatoesSweet Potato Casserole with Marshmallows and PecansBaked Parmesan Fingerling Potato FriesMexican French Fries with Salsa KetchupTwice Baked Sweet Potatoes
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