A couple of months ago I was sick, and stuck in bed for a week, and during that time I read about 700 books. One of these books was Diane Mott Davidson’s Prime Cut. Its a culinary mystery book, with recipes intertwined with each chapter. One of the recipes was something called ‘Slumber Party Potatoes’ and even though I was so sick I could only ingest soup, it sounded so incredibly good I almost became delirious.
A few changes: I used a bag of frozen broccoli cuts, because that’s what I had. I prefer to cook my broccoli in a pan with a little butter or oil so that’s how I prepared it for this. I did not use chicken broth granules either, I had regular chicken broth but I didn’t bother to use it.
SLUMBER PARTY POTATOES
(Makes 4 servings)
Ingredients:
- 4 large baking potatoes
- 2 T. (¼ stick) butter
- 3 T. all-purpose flour
- 1 T. chicken broth granules
- 1 ½ cups milk
- 1 cup grated Cheddar cheese
- 1 pound fresh broccoli, trimmed of stems and separated into florets, lightly steamed
- 1 pound bacon, cooked until crisp, drained and chopped
Directions:
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
- Scrub and prick the potatoes in 3 or 4 places with a fork. Bake them for about 1 hour, or until flaky.
- While the potatoes are baking, melt the butter in a large skillet over low heat. Stir in the flour; cook and stir just until the flour bubbles, 2 or 3 minutes. Add the chicken broth granules, stir, and then gently whisk in the milk. Heat and stir constantly over medium heat until the sauce thickens, about 10 minutes. Add the cheese and stir until it melts, 2 or 3 minutes.
- Split each of the hot potatoes in half and place them on a platter. Place the steamed broccoli florets and chopped bacon into bowls. Pour the cheese sauce into a large gravy boat. Diners serve themselves assembly-line style, ending with the cheese sauce.
OH. MY. GOD. So good. So good you won’t be able to move after having one… or uh *cough* three.
I doubled the cheese sauce recipe so I could serve more, and it worked just fine.
I'm Marilla. A 30-something artist, hobby baker, home canning enthusiast, gardener, DIY-er, wife, mommy of a baby boy and dog mom (to another baby boy) from New York. 
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This sounds great! And very much comfort food. I’m not surprised you wanted it even when sick. I think I would. That… and chocolate cake. 🙂
But when do I not want chocolate cake?
Thanks dudettes!
Amanda- the way you feel about chocolate cake, I feel the same about brownies. And vanilla cupcakes. 🙂
Looks so delicious. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for reading!
These slumber party potatoes look out of this world! I love those books that have recipes intertwined. Hope you’re feeling better! So glad to have found your blog; it’s just fabulous!
Thank you so much Elyse! I’m glad you found it too- and yes, I am feeling MUCH better 🙂
Hi! I just found your site and HAD to stop on this post and comment…I love all of DMD books and I remember this recipe and how much I wanted to make it (yet, never did…hmmm). You have a delicious site!
Thank you girlichef! I’ll have to read more of her stuff, thats the only one I’ve read so far. 🙂
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