Delicious fork tender baked potatoes with a cheesy homemade cheese sauce!
Ing for the potatoes:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees
5 lbs of baking potatoes cubed
4 tbsp unsalted butter
Salt to taste
1 tsp pepper
1 tsp lemon pepper
11/2 to 2 tsp basil
Method:
Sprinkle the potatoes with olive oil and go ahead and add all the rest of the seasoning making sure you mix all the ingredients really well. Cover the potatoes with some aluminium foil and stick them in the oven at 400 degrees for about 25 min, depending on your oven you might need to increase the time, make sure they are fork tender.
Cheese Sauce
4 tbsp unsalted butter
2 tbsp all purpose flour
2 cups milk
1/2 tsp of white pepper
16 oz cheddar cheese (can add more if you like)
Melt butter in a sauce pan and add the all purpose flour stir well until you get a very light brown color, add the milk and stir continuously stir it with a silicone whisk making sure there is no lumps in there, continue to stir until it starts to thicken up, now add the white pepper and the cheese keep stirring continuously until the cheese has melted. You can put it on low on the stove making sure you are stirring it now and than to prevent it from sticking! Once the potatoes are done you can pour the cheese on the potatoes and enjoy!

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