Gratin

This quick cassoulet-inspired dinner uses ham and cannellini beans instead of the duck, sausage, and traditional flageolets.

Cheesy baked potatoes au gratin is the perfect cold weather comfort food and makes a great side dish for any family dinner or holiday meal.

Layers of creamy potato, three cheeses, and savory kale and leeks mean that this is one dish that's here for a good time, not a long time.

Cauliflower and cabbage meet up in this soufflelike casserole that's both warm and comforting while feeling light and virtuous.

For an easy fall dinner, cook your chicken and vegetables in a luxurious sauce of brown butter and heavy cream, then top with toasted breadcrumbs for extra crunch.

This scalloped potatoes recipe is a classic from Gourmet, simply made with softened onions, an easy roux, and thinly sliced potatoes.

For this vegetarian dinner, we roast thick wedges of cabbage, carrots, and tofu in a spiced coconut milk sauce until they're wonderfully softened and caramelized.

Butternut squash melts into the polenta as this creamy, make-ahead dish cooks, while chunks of Fontina create gooey pockets of cheese throughout.

Seasonal greens get even better when they’re decked out with cream, cheese, butter, and crispy torn bread.

Cutting leeks into large pieces gives them a presence equal to disks of potato, while cooking the vegetables separately before combining—the leeks are braised in butter, the spuds are simmered in milk and cream—preserves their distinct flavors.

Parmigiano-Reggiano and a generous dose of heavy cream transform butternut squash and spinach into a rich, bubbling gratin.

The best qualities of a gratin shine in this incredibly simple side dish: Pieces of sweet butternut squash and a flurry of salty Parmigiano-Reggiano meld with cream to form a warm, cohesive whole.

When you cook broccoli gratin on a sheet pan, every single morsel gets an ample coating of crunch.

This classic Jewish savory potato pudding has a crisp crust and a moist, soft interior.

This classic French preparation makes potatoes taste—and look—amazing. And yes, there's lots of butter involved.

Zucchini ribbons take the place of pasta in this naturally gluten-free vegetarian casserole.