Chicken And Sweet Potatoes Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 4 carrots, thinly sliced
• 1 large red bell pepper, thinly sliced
• 1 leek, thinly sliced
• 2 1/2 cups cooked chicken, finely chopped
• salt and pepper
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 2 cups peeled and grated sweet potatoes (about 1)
• 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 with the rack in the middle position, preheat the oven to 190 °c (375 °f).
• 2 in a skillet, preheat the oil. sauté the vegetables over medium heat for about 5 minutes. add the cooked chicken. season with salt and pepper.
• 3 spoon into a 38 x 20-cm (15 x 8-inch) baking dish.
• 4 sauce: in a saucepan, melt the butter. add the flour and cook while stirring for 1 minute. gradually add the broth, stirring constantly with a whisk or a wooden spoon. cook over medium heat until the sauce thickens. pour over the chicken.
• 5 filling: combine the sweet potatoes and mozzarella. scatter that mixture over the dish. season with salt and pepper. bake for about 30 minutes.
• 6 this recipe freezes well.