Creamy Rosemary Potatoes

I just love potatoes!  It does not seem to matter what way they are made... I love them all!  But these are the BEST that I have ever had.  We served this with the Roasted Beef Tenderloin the other day and my knees went weak when I had my first bite!

As you can see there are quite a few ingredients for these potatoes... but trust me, everyone is very important and will make this dish fantastic.  Everything is fresh... rosemary, Parmesan cheese, bacon, etc... there are no pre-packaged, pre-cooked ingredients here... just makes it that much better.  During the preparation, I enlisted the help of my daughter to pluck the rosemary from the stem... you can see here working diligently... good girl!

Chop up some onions and saute them in butter... yum!  Then the fun begins... add the cream cheese and watch it melt!

While the cream cheese is melting over low hear, I had to slice up my potatoes.  I picked up a mandolin for this task.  One thing is very clear to me when you are using a mandolin... it's okay to leave a little when you get to the end... better to waste a little potato than added some finger tips to the meal. (ouch!)

Layer the potatoes, add the creamy sauce (with a little rosemary, heavy cream, and some other ingredients) and top with Parmesan cheese.  When it comes out of the oven, garnish with some fresh copped chives and look at what you have!

Now you are going to have to trust me on this, but these were the best potatoes I have ever had... if I was on Food Network's "Best Thing I Ever Ate... Potatoes" I would talk about this dish!  We also had Roasted Beef Tenderloin for this meal!  Check out that posting for the final plated meal!  Next up is Potato Leek Pizza.  Looking forward to "eating" with you soon!

Mark