Name: Cheesy potato bake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 25 min
Total time: 1 h 35 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Australian
Ingredients: 1.25 kg potatoes, peeled, 1.75 cm cubes; 160 ml milk; 185 ml thickened cream; ⅓ cup mayonnaise; 1½ tsp dried thyme; 2 garlic cloves, minced; ¾ tsp salt; Black pepper; 200 g shredded melting cheese (tasty or cheddar); 100 g shredded mozzarella

Method

Heat oven to 180°C. Toss potato cubes in a large baking dish with milk, cream, mayo, thyme, garlic, salt, pepper and the 200 g cheese.
Cover tightly with foil. Bake 60 minutes until potatoes are tender.
Uncover, scatter mozzarella. Bake 25 minutes more until golden and bubbling.
Rest 5–10 minutes so the sauce thickens. Serve.

Tip: Mayo in the cream mix is the simple flavour trick — extra richness without a white-sauce fuss. Cubes cook more evenly than thin slices in this method. Rest before serving.