Chicken and Sweet Potato Bake
Cooked, shredded chicken breasts, in a creamy mushroom and celery sauce, topped with buttery sweet potato and mozzarella, baked in the oven to perfection.
Chicken and Sweet Potato Bake Cooked, shredded chicken breasts, in a creamy mushroom and celery sauce, topped with buttery sweet potato and mozzarella, baked in the oven to perfection. |
| Servings | Prep Time |
| 4servings | 10min |
| Cook Time |
| 30min |
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Ingredients
- 4 chicken breast filletscooked and shredded
- 3tablespoons butter
- 2cups chopped mushrooms
- 2 celery stalksfinely chopped
- 2cloves garlicminced
- fewsprigs fresh thyme
- 1cup full cream cottage cheese
- 3 sweet potatoespeeled and chopped
- 2tablespoons butter
- 2cups grated mozzarella
- salt and black pepperto season
Instructions
- In a saucepan, heat the butter and fry the mushrooms, celery and garlic until soft.
- Add the thyme and saute for another few minutes, until all the liquid has reduced.
- Add the cup of cottage cheese, mix until heated throughout.
- Season with salt and pepper. Add the shredded chicken and mix.
- In the meantime boil the sweet potatoes until soft, drain and mash with butter.
- Dish the chicken in small dessert bowls, top with mashed sweet potato and mozzarella and bake in the oven until the cheese is bubbly and melted.