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. ;)

Pot Roast using Sauer's Bag & Seasoning Mix

I usually cook my pot roast for hours in the oven. I decided to try a Sauer's Pot Roast Bag & Seasoning packet that I picked up at the store. The cooking bag is supposed to save time in the kitchen. The package suggests only cooking the roast for 1 and 1/2 hours. 

I used about a 4 pound beef chuck roast. First, preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Then, place the bag in a 9x13 baking dish. Place the roast inside the bag. The packages says to add 3-4 cups of chopped vegetables. I used onions and potatoes. I would have used some carrots but this roast took up quite a bit of space in the bag and I didn't think I would have enough room and didn't want to over pack the bag.

 Then, you mix the seasoning with about 1/4 cup of water. Then you pour the mixture over the roast and vegetables in the bag. 

 Here's a glimpse inside the bag. It's looking pretty good at this point. 

 Next, you close up the bag with a little tie they include in the package. 

 Place the roast in the oven and bake for about an hour and a half.

 After baking I pulled the roast out of the oven and let it rest there on top of the stove for a few minutes. Be careful when cutting the bag open as you could burn yourself on the escaping steam. 

In the end, it turned out pretty good. The seasoning had a nice flavor to it. Those little charred bits on the top were from some green pepper pieces that were in the seasoning mix. I didn't really noticed that it altered the flavor any. The potatoes were wonderfully cooked and yummy. Overall, I think this was a good product. If you don't have time to cook a roast for hours you should give the Sauer's Bag & Seasoning a try.

If you can not find Sauer's brand seasonings in your local store they are available online at www.cfsauer.com