Layers of pumpkin, butternut squash, and potatoes are baked in a rich, cheesy sauce until meltingly tender. Serve as a side dish with roasted chicken or pork, or as a vegetarian main dish alongside a green salad.
Provided by: SmallRecipe.com
Categories: Main Meal
Total time: 1 hours 25 minutes
Yield: Serves 8
Ingredients:
| 1 tablespoon canola oil |
| 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour |
| 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg |
| 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves |
| 1 1/2 cups whole milk |
| 5 ounces Gruyère cheese, shredded (about 1 1⁄4 cups), divided |
| 2 teaspoons kosher salt, divided |
| 2 ounces French bread, torn into small pieces |
| 1/4 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves |
| 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves |
| 2 tablespoons salted butter, melted |
| 4 cups (about 20 oz.) russet potato, cut into 1-inch cubes |
| 3 cups (about 14 oz.) butternut squash, cut into 1-inch cubes |
| 3 cups (about 14 oz.) sugar pumpkin, cut into 1-inch cubes |
Steps:
- Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium. Add flour, nutmeg, and cloves to pan. Cook, stirring constantly, 1 minute. Add milk; bring to a boil, and cook, stirring often, until thickened, about 1 minute. Remove from heat, and let stand 5 minutes. Add 3⁄4 cup of the cheese, 1⁄4 cup at a time, stirring with a whisk until melted after each addition. Whisk in 1 1⁄2 teaspoons of the salt.
- Preheat oven to 425°F with an oven rack about 8 inches from heat.
- Combine bread, parsley, and thyme in a food processor; pulse until coarsely chopped. Transfer to a large bowl, and toss with melted butter. Set aside.
- Place potato, squash, and pumpkin in a lightly greased 13- x 9-inch baking dish. Pour milk mixture over squash mixture, and sprinkle with remaining 1⁄2 teaspoon salt, pressing mixture into an even layer. Cover and bake in middle of preheated oven until squash is tender, about 1 hour. Remove baking dish.
- Preheat broiler to HIGH. Uncover dish, and sprinkle top of gratin with bread-herb mixture and remaining1⁄2 cup cheese. Broil on rack 8 inches from heat until top is browned, 2 to 3 minutes.