Recipe: Old Fashioned Scalloped Potatoes (with white sauce, onion and parsley)

OLD FASHIONED SCALLOPED POTATOES

3 tbsp butter or margarine
2 tbsp flour
2 tsp salt, divided use
1/8 tsp ground black pepper
1/8 tsp paprika
1 3/4 cups milk
1 1/2 cups thinly sliced onions
4 1/2 cups thinly sliced potatoes
1/2 cup water
2 tbsp minced fresh parsley

Melt butter or margarine in saucepan. Blend in flour, 1 tsp salt, pepper and paprika. Gradually add milk and cook on a medium heat until thickened.

Combine remaining 1 tsp salt, onions, potatoes and 1/2 cup water in saucepan. Turn to a high heat until steaming, then to a lower heat and cook for 10 minutes. Drain.

Arrange 1/3 of potato-onion mixture in greased 1 1/2 quart casserole. Sprinkle with 1/3 of parsley and pour 1/3 of sauce over potatoes and onions. Repeat two more times.

Bake, uncovered, at 325 degrees F. for 45 to 60 minutes or until tender and brown.

Makes 6 servings
From: Kelly~WA