Pan Haggerty Casserole

Pan Haggerty is a British Food dish made by layering potatoes, onions and cheese. Traditionally, Pan Haggerty is made in a frying pan on top of the stove, cooked on low heat and finished off in the oven to brown the cheese on top.

It's winter time here. When the cold weather comes I usually, like a lot of you, start making casseroles and crock pot dinners. So, I decided to try making this in a glass casserole dish and baking it in the oven. This casserole is pretty easy to make. You can't really mess up on this one. 

Start out by peeling and thinly slicing 6-8 medium sized potatoes.

 Also, thinly slice a medium size onion. 

I used an 8 oz. bag of shredded cheddar cheese, You can use any good melting cheese that you like in this. 

I also melted 1 stick of butter to drizzle in between the layers. Salt and Pepper are also used to season in between the layers.

In a casserole dish, I started by coating the bottom of the dish with some melted butter. Then, I started layering on the potatoes...

 Then, add the onions, salt & pepper and I also drizzled on some of the melted butter. 

 Next, add some of the shredded cheese and continue layering until you reach the top of the dish.

 Once you get to the top of the dish, or run out of ingredients like I did, finish the casserole with a healthy layer of cheese.

 Here is a side view picture of how the layer looked when I was finished layering everything.

Cover the casserole with aluminum foil and bake in the oven on 350 degrees for about 30-35 minutes or until the potatoes and onions have cooked through. Then, remove the foil and continue baking for about 5 minutes to brown the cheese on top. 

This recipe is pretty versatile. You can change it up any way you like. You can add fresh garlic or even a little garlic powder in between the layers. You could also use olive oil in place of the butter or alternate between the two. Some people also add cooked bacon or corned beef to this recipe. 

Pan Haggerty can also be made on the stove top in a frying pan using low heat. Or if you live in the country and have a wood stove, you could most definitely do this in a cast iron skillet on top of the stove. This could also be made in a Crock Pot orSlow Cooker.

Here is a picture of my finished Pan Haggerty Casserole. 

So, I had too much time on my hands and actually took a short video clip so you could see and hear the bubbling cheesy goodness. ;)