This post inspired by a campaign for LACTAID® via The Motherhood. Although I am being compensated for participation, I truly am lactose intolerant and enjoy using LACTAID® products in our home.
I am always looking for a great lactose-free recipe. Lately, I’ve been using LACTAID® Milk to prepare quite a few meals and I have to say, it’s really nice being able to enjoy dairy without all of the usual lactose-sensitivity side effects that I suffer from! Recently, LACTAID® spokesperson and celebrity chef, Melissa d’Arabian, was featured on the Today show with Kathie Lee and Hoda. She shared a delicious lactose-free Chicken in Creamy Mushroom Sauce Recipe — did you happen to see the segment? Her recipe is so simple yet looks amazing! Check out the video below, if you missed it.
Browsing the lactose-free recipes on the LACTAID® site certainly inspires me to use this 100% dairy product in both my baking and cooking more often. I ran across two recipes that I had to try and they turned out so well that I can hardly believe they are lactose-free! My daughter and I whipped up Peppered Steak With Mushroom Gravy and Scalloped New Potatoes. They paired perfectly together and the whole family enjoyed the lactose-free meal.
Here’s the cast of ingredients that we used, I picked a big handful of fresh herbs from my garden to compliment the meal and switched up a few minor things in the scalloped potato recipe. I wasn’t sure if they would go for it because spinach isn’t their favorite ingredient, though I love it! Luckily, the smoothness of the lactose-free cream sauce made with LACTAID® won them over with no complaints from even the pickiest eater.
We enjoyed it so much that I must share LACTAID®’s recipe for the scalloped potatoes with you! Any potato will work but I like red skin ones best, paired with bright red sweet peppers and fresh spinach, this comforting lactose-free casserole is pretty enough to serve to company or whip up quickly for a weeknight meal. Next time, I am going to make it into a main dish by adding a cup or two of baked ham, Yum!
- Nonstick cooking spray
- 2 lb red potatoes, scrubbed & sliced ¼ inch thick
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 Tbs olive oil, divided
- 3 Tbs all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp dried parsley
- 2 tsp fresh basil, minced
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp ground black pepper
- 1¾ cups LACTAID® Reduced Fat Milk
- 6 cups torn spinach
- 1 medium red sweet pepper, cut into thin bite-size strips
- ¼ cup Panko bread crumbs
- Lightly coat a 2-quart oval or rectangular baking dish with cooking spray; set aside.
- In a large saucepan cook potatoes, covered, in boiling salted water about 8 minutes or just until tender. Drain and transfer to a very large bowl; set aside.
- For sauce, cook onion and garlic in 2 tablespoons of the olive oil over medium heat about 5 minutes or just until tender. Stir in flour, parsley, basil, salt, and black pepper. Stir in LACTAID® Reduced Fat Milk all at once. Cook and stir over medium heat until thick and bubbly.
- Add the spinach and sweet pepper to potatoes. Toss gently to combine. Pour sauce over potato mixture. Stir gently until coated. Spoon potato mixture into prepared baking dish.
- In a small bowl stir together the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil and bread crumbs; toss to coat. Sprinkle over potato mixture. Bake, uncovered, in a 375 degree F oven about 20 minutes or until edges are bubbly and crumbs are golden.
For a main dish meal, add 1 - 2 cups cubed baked ham.
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Next, I’m going to try remaking my favorite potato soup with LACTAID®! Do you cook with LACTAID®?
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This sounds SO good. My hubby is lactose intolerant, so we use Lactaid often in our house.
I love being able to have chocolate milk again! The Lactaid version is better than the original :)
This recipe sounds magical! It definitely makes me droll! I am also lactose intolerant and sometimes it is a real challenge to cook delicious food.