Potato Cheese Casserole

    Yield: 4 or 5 servings

    Source: The Best Diabetes Cookbook


    Ingredients

      4 med potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced
      1-1/2 tsp margarine
      1 C chopped onions
      1 tsp crushed garlic
      2 T flour
      1-3/4 cups 2% warm milk
      3 T chopped fresh dill (or 1 tsp dried dill weed)
      Salt and pepper, to taste
      1/2 C shredded Cheddar cheese


    Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. In saucepan of boiling water, cook potatoes just until fork-tender, approximately 10 minutes; drain. Arrange in baking dish just large enough to lay in single layer of overlapping slices.

    In medium nonstick saucepan, melt margarine; sauté’ onions and garlic for 5 minutes or until softened. Add flour and cook, stirring, for 1 minute.

    Slowly stir in milk, simmer until thickened, stirring constantly, 3 to 4 minutes. Add dill, season with salt and pepper to taste.

    Pour sauce over potatoes; sprinkle with cheese.

    Cover and bake for approximately 1 hour or until potatoes are tender.

    **Nutritional Information Per Serving (1/4 of recipe: Calories: 252, Carbohydrate: 27 g, Fiber: 2 g, Protein: 12 g, Fat: 11 g, Sodium: 263 mg, Cholesterol: 32 mg

    Diabetic Exchanges; 1-1/2 Starch, 1 Medium Fat Meat, 1 Fat