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Creamy Chicken Potato Bake

This recipe is the perfect comfort food, combining cheesy mashed potatoes with a flavorful chicken mix.
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Ingredients
  

Mashed potato:

  • 8 small potatoes peeled
  • 1 cup mozzarella cheese
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp vegeta or chicken bouillon
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 1/2 cups breadcrumbs or enough to make the mashed potatoes mouldable

Chicken mix:

  • 3 small capsicums red, green, yellow, diced
  • 2 small onions diced
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 500 g chicken breast diced
  • 1 can corn kernels drained
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 1 tsp Italian herbs
  • 1 tsp Moroccan spices
  • 1/2 tsp curry powder
  • 1 tsp vegeta or chicken bouillon
  • Salt to taste
  • 125 g cream cheese

Topping:

  • 300 ml thickened cream
  • 2 cups mozzarella cheese

Instructions
 

  • Boil the peeled potatoes until soft. Add mozzarella cheese, butter, garlic powder, vegeta, and salt to taste.
  • Mash until smooth using a stick blender.
  • Add breadcrumbs to the mashed potatoes and mix well. Set aside.
  • In a saucepan over medium heat, sauté the diced onions in vegetable oil.
  • Add the diced chicken breast and cook until browned.
  • Stir in the diced capsicums, corn, garlic powder, paprika, Italian herbs, Moroccan spices, curry powder, and vegeta.
  • Add salt to taste and cream cheese, mixing until well combined.
  • In a baking tray, spread the chicken mix evenly. Form the mashed potatoes into balls and place them on top of the chicken layer.
  • Pour thickened cream over the potatoes, sprinkle mozzarella cheese on top.
  • Bake at 200°C for 20-25 minutes until golden and bubbly. Enjoy!