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Quick & Easy Mashed Potato Topped Chicken Casserole
Healthier alternative to Shepherd's Pie, featuring chicken, mushrooms, spinach and onions, in gravy topped with mashed potatoes.
Course
Casserole
Cuisine
American
Prep Time
5
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
25
minutes
minutes
Servings
4
-6
Calories
Author
Robin Gagnon
Ingredients
1- 1 ½
lbs.
chicken breast
4
oz.
sliced mushrooms
½
sweet onion
diced
pinch
of dried thyme
tbs.
butter or margarine
jar of chicken gravy
can of spinach
box of instant mashed potatoes
both pouches prepared as directed
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Place shallow stove-top safe casserole dish over med-high heat, and melt the butter.
Saute onions until nearly done, then add chicken.
Once outside of chicken is cooked, add mushrooms, saute for a minute.
Add can of drained spinach & jar of gravy.
Stir and simmer while preparing instant mashed. (do them in microwave, and don’t make them too hot)
When potatoes are cooled a little, pack them in piping bag with large rosette tip.
Pipe them on top of the chicken sauté.
Bake until top edges of potatoes are golden brown.
Serve.
Notes
If you are in a real hurry, just plop the potatoes on in dollops.