Lazy Slow Cooker Cheesy Potatoes (2024)

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Whether you prefer to call it potatoes au gratin (potatoes made with cheese), scalloped potatoes (potatoes made with cream), or just plain cheesy potatoes, this deliciousness belongs on your table! To start, you will need to gather the following:

• potatoes, peeled and sliced
• shredded cheddar cheese
• shredded gruyere cheese
• heavy cream
• minced garlic
• onion powder
• Worcestershire sauce
• non-stick cooking spray

🥣How to make this dish

The toughest part about making homemade scalloped potatoes is slicing the potatoes and grating the cheese. Neither of these is actually hard, but they can be time-consuming (if you are lazy like me, see shortcuts below!) Slicing potatoes thin will make for the most delicious and easy to cook version of this dish.

After your potatoes are peeled and sliced, you need to prep your slow cooker. This dish can be cooked with or without a liner. If you choose to use a liner, slow cooker liners or parchment paper each work equally well. Regardless of whether you choose to use a liner or not, the first step is to spray with a non-stick spray of your choice.

The final prep step is to mix the cream, onion, garlic, and Worcestershire sauce in a pourable bowl or measuring device and whisk together until well combined.

Next, you will layer everything in your slow cooker. First, add a layer of potatoes. The potato slices should overlap slightly so that they fully cover the bottom of your crockpot. After this first layer is down, pour about ⅓ of your cream mixture over the potato layer. Follow with a thick layer of grated cheese. I prefer to mix the two grated cheeses together before layering, but that is optional.

Repeat each layer three times. Each time start with potatoes and end with shredded cheese. Be sure to end with a layer of shredded cheese on the very top. When finished layering, cover with your slow cooker lid and cook on high for about 4 hours.

🍽Serving idea

Slow cooker cheesy scalloped potatoes make a great side dish (but you didn't need me to tell you that!). It goes well with everything from beef to chicken to fish. We love eating it with brisket!

This dish is a great option when your oven is already overflowing. It is also a terrific side dish for a BBQ. Just set it up, turn it on and head outside with your drink to fire up the grill!

Storing leftovers

Don't expect much in the way of leftovers! If it does happen, au gratin potatoes store well in airtight containers. Leftovers will last in the refrigerator for 3-5 days. Frozen leftovers will last for up to 4 months. Both frozen and fresh cheesy potatoes can easily reheated in the microwave.

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Can raw potatoes be put into a slow cooker?

Absolutely! There are a number of different recipes calling for potatoes as an ingredient. You do not need to pre-cook potatoes to use them in your slow cooker!

What is the difference between au gratin potatoes and scalloped potatoes?

Au gratin potatoes are made with cheese where as scalloped potatoes are cooked in cream.

Do potatoes need to be submerged in water to cook in a slow cooker?

Nope! Some people soak their sliced potatoes in cold water to remove some of the starch, but that is fully unrelated to cooking them. Slow cooker potatoes do not need to be submerged to cook.

Why are some of the potato slices in my casserole still crunchy?

Hard or crunchy potato slices in your cheesy potatoes is usually a sign that that they haven't cooked long enough. It is important to try to make your slices uniform in width so that they will cook through evenly.