Cheesy Bacon Scalloped Potatoes

Editor's note: For years I have been using Main Street Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes that I got in the Costco Deli for all my holiday feasts (which is DELISH), but this year I am making this recipe (and excited about it!!). Do not go see your cardiologist Monday!! Wha wha wha.
(serves 6-8)

1/3 cup plus 1 T. Kerrygold* butter
1 cup chopped uncured* bacon (with no nitrates or 'trites*)
1/3 cup flour
2&1/2 cups whole milk
1/2 cup half and half
1 t. dry mustard
1/4* t. kosher* salt (I am lowering the salt due to the bacon*)
A few grinds from a pepper mill
1 t. A-1 steak sauce
6-7 med. size russet potatoes
2 cups sharp* cheddar
2 cups Colby Jack cheese
A dash of smoked* paprika

Melt butter in a large pot. Add chopped onions and sauté til soft but not brown. Add flour and stir while cooking over low heat. Add milk and half and half. Stir until thickened. If necessary, add more milk. Add dry mustard, A-1, S&P. Stir well. Peel and slice potatoes into thin, even ovals. A mandolin would speed the process here*. Lay slices and bacon into a greased or pammed 10x13" pan. Pour sauce over all. Sprinkle cheeses over top. Sprinkle with paprika. Bake at 350 for 35-45 min. or until potatoes are tender, and everything is melted and bubbly.

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