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Level up the scalloped potatoes with this smoky Scalloped Potato Roll – that’s scalloped potatoes, brushed with a smoky bacony marinade, baked then rolled up with a savory lentil sausage filling! So delicious! Glutenfree Nutfree recipe
My assistant Dalana is quite creative with presentation of foods she likes and she happens to love scalloped potatoes. If you have not tried them, here’s my vegan scalloped potatoes recipe prepared the classic way.
Some days we chat and bounce off ideas or discuss things we saw somewhere and how we would veganize it. And that’s how talked about a rolled-up potato breakfast and we ended up making these scalloped potato rolls filled with a sausagey lentil filling. Oh my, so delicious. Wait did I tell you that we brush a smoky bacon-ish marinade all over the potatoes! Yes! If you want to elevate your scalloped potatoes, this is it!
Make this as savory breakfast or a side for the holiday table! You can make these into rolls for the potato roll slices or just stack them up to make stuffed potato stacks!
More savory breakfast ideas
Breakfast Quesadilla with Smoky Potatoes; Tofu
Savory Chickpea Flour Veggie Pancakes and Breakfast Sandwich
Chickpea Tofu Breakfast Scramble with Smoky Bits
Vegan Chickpea Breakfast Pinwheels
More holiday sides
Spinach Artichoke Pasta Bake Recipe
Stuffed Shells with Butternut Squash Alfredo Tofu Ricotta
Butternut Squash Lasagna with Caramelized Onion
Scalloped Potato Roll
Ingredients
- 5 medium-sized potatoes, peeled and , thinly sliced
For the filling:
- 2 teaspoons oil
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 2 cloves of garlic, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon dried basil or 2-3 tablespoons fresh basil
- 1/4 teaspoon fennel seeds
- 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper flakes
- 15 Oz can of lentils, drained, or 1 1/2 cups of cooked lentils
- 1 cup tomato puree or use pasta sauce or marinara sauce
- 1 cup frozen spinach, thawed and squeezed a little
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
For the bacon marinade for the potatoes:
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce, , use tamari for gluten-free
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon oil
For layering
- vegan mozzarella or other vegan cheese as needed
Instructions
- Slice your potatoes, if you haven’t already.
- Make the bacon marinade by mixing all of the ingredients until well combined.
- Line one or two pans with parchment paper. I like to use two small pans which are 8 x 10 -inches or similar sizes so that I can make smaller, burrito-sized rolls.
- Sprinkle some vegan mozzarella(optional). Then Line up the potatoes on the baking dishes in an overlapping fashion so that they are at least half overlapped by the other potato on all sides.
- Brush the marinade liberally on top of the lined-up potatoes and bake at 400 °F (205°C) for 15-20 minutes or until the potatoes are nicely golden brown and almost cooked.
- In the meanwhile, make your filling; heat up a skillet over medium heat and add the oil. Once hot add onion, garlic, and a pinch of salt and cook until golden and translucent.
- Add in all of the herbs,spinach and mix in.
- Add in the lentils, and the tomato puree, mix in and bring it to a good boil.
- Add in the salt, and pepper, mix in and continue to cook. Make sure to cook until the mixture thickens a little bit. This will take anywhere from 4 minutes to 8 minutes depending on the moisture content of the sauce and the spinach. Take off the heat and let it sit to cool a little bit.
- Check on the potatoes. If they’re not done yet, then continue to bake for 5-10 minutes longer. Depending on your oven, the total time is usually between 20-30 minutes.
- Remove the potatoes from the oven,loosen them from the parchment sheet, then top them with the cooked lentil and make sure and spread evenly. Top with vegan mozzarella. Use shreds or my cashew mozzarella
- Using the parchment sheet, fold the potatoes into a roll over the filling. This is optional. You can just slice and pile the potatoes over 2 to 3-layer deep potatoes and then bake it to make stuffed potato stacks! Bake for 10-15 minutes or until everything is warmed through, cheese melted .
- Remove from the oven, and let it cool for a little bit, at least 10 minutes or so. Then using a sharp nice, slice and serve. Or stack and serve.
- Serve with some garlic bread or some roasted veggies or soup or as is.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Ingredients:
- I picked medium-sized potatoes and sliced them. You can peel them but it’s not a must.
- For the filling, we sautee some chopped onion with minced garlic
- oregano, dried basil, fennel seeds, onion powder, and pepper flakes are added for flavor
- cooked lentils add protein and texture to the filling
- to add some body to the filling we add some tomato puree or use pasta sauce or marinara sauce
- I used frozen spinach which I thawed and squeezed out a little bit to remove the extra water from thawing
- For the sweet and smoky bacon marinade for the potatoes, we mix soy sauce with smoked paprika, maple syrup, and garlic powder
How to make Scalloped Potato Rolls:
Slice your potatoes, if you haven’t already. Make the bacon marinade by mixing all of the ingredients until well combined.
Line one or two pans with parchment paper. Sprinkle some vegan mozzarella (optional).
I like to use two small pans which are 8 x 10 -inches or similar sizes so that I can make smaller, burrito-sized rolls.
Line up the potatoes on the parchment-lined baking dishes in an overlapping fashion so that they are at least half overlapped by the other potato on all sides.
Brush the marinade liberally on top of the lined-up potatoes and bake at 400 °F (205°C) for 15-20 minutes or until the potatoes are nicely golden brown and almost cooked.
In the meanwhile, make your filling; heat up a skillet over medium heat and add the oil. Once hot add onion, garlic, and a pinch of salt and cook until golden and translucent.
Add in all of the herbs and spinach and mix in. Add in the lentils, and the tomato puree, mix in, and bring it to a good boil.
Add in the salt, and pepper, mix in and continue to cook. Make sure to cook until the mixture thickens a little bit. This will take anywhere from 3 minutes to 8 minutes depending on the moisture content of the sauce and the spinach.
Take off the heat and let it sit to cool a little bit.
Check on the potatoes. If they’re not done yet, then continue to bake for 5-10 minutes longer. Depending on your oven, the total time is usually between 20-30 minutes.
Remove the potatoes from the oven, loosen them from the parchment sheet, then top them with the cooked lentil and make sure and spread evenly.
Top with some vegan mozzarella
Using the parchment sheet, fold the potatoes into a roll over the filling. (If you don’t want to roll them, just layer one potato layer over the other and bake)
Put them back in the baking dish and bake it for 10-15 minutes or until everything is warm and golden.
Remove from the oven, and let it cool for a little bit, at least 10 minutes or so. Then using a sharp nice, slice and serve.
Serve with some garlic bread or some roasted veggies or soup or as is.
Storage:
Refrigerate for upto 3 days
I am wondering if I can use same technique and use a heartier filling to make this my main course – using the scalloped potatoes instead of like puffed pastry etc-for the outside
What do you think?
Yes totally! Prob make my lentil loaf filling or lentil sausage filling
So good! This is the second time I have made it. I left out the fennel seeds because I thought they overpowered the dish. Super delicious!
yay!
I made a version of this last night based on this recipe, and we loved it! There was no way my potatoes were going to roll up like that 😂 so after roasting the potato slices, I layered everything in an 8×8 dish and baked it for another 15 minutes. I used diced carrots instead of lentils, and a dash of ground cloves in place of the fennel seeds. And I used your cashew mozzarella cheese 😋 We’ll make this again for sure.
Amazing! Had some problems to keep the potato roll whole after rolling. Could it be because I overbaked the potatoes? However the taste was divine. Cannot wait to have guests over so that I do this. Thanks for your wonderful recipes
Yes probably keep them thicker
I made this tonight and it was so good – really liked the flavour from the smoky marinade. My husband really enjoyed it too. Definitely a make-again recipe. I used fresh spinach instead of frozen and left out the fennel seeds (didn’t have any, but I added some ground coriander instead). I found it easiest to loosen the potatoes as I rolled. Works great as a dinner main with a salad.
I’m so happy to hear!
You are so creative! I’m sure my family will love this. Thanks.
This looks incredible! I definitely want to try this. Is there a way to make this tomato-free, though? My mother is allergic. Can I just omit the tomato sauce or does it need something to replace it?
This recipe does need something saucy as the base. You might try a red pepper puree or recipe for nightshade-free sauce without tomatoes.
Thank you! I think I’ll try a vegan white sauce/Alfredo with it first, then, to really lean into the creaminess of scalloped potatoes. I’ll report back. Thanks again!
I’ve replaced tomato sauces with roasted pureed carrots. It’s really good! You have to add some liquid to thin it out, and of course season it however you want.
I can already tell this is a winner! I’ll post another review after I’ve made them! AMAZINGLY CREATIVE! You’ve done it again, Richa, and thank you for introducing us to Dalana!
Thanks so much, Bev!
This instruction is unclear:
13. Remove the parchment sheet first, then top it with the filling mixture and some mozzarella shreds.
I believe it means: Remove the parchment sheet with the potatoes on it out of the pan, then top the potatoes with the filling …
Is that correct?
I meant loosen the sheet ie use a spatula to move the potatoes a bit if they are stuck so that it’s easy to roll after adding the filling
Got it – thank you!