Baked Mashed Potato Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 2 lbs about 6 medium russet potatoes
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/8 cup cream or 1/8 cup milk
• 1/8 cup chicken broth or 1/8 cup vegetable broth
• salt and pepper
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 red sweet bell pepper, diced (capsicum)
• 2 stalks celery, diced
• 1 small onion, diced
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 2 slices day-old bread, roughly chopped into 1/4-inch bits
• 1/4 cup grated gruyere cheese
• 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
• sweet hungarian paprika

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350º. spray a 2-quart casserole dish with cooking spray.
• 2 cook potatoes in salted water until tender. drain. add 2 tbsp butter, cream and broth, and roughly mash so they are not quite smooth, but not too chunky. season with salt and pepper to taste.
• 3 while potatoes are cooking, sauté red bell pepper, celery and onion in 2 tbsp of butter until softened. do not brown. let cool to room temperature.
• 4 when cool, mix in beaten eggs, bread bits, and gruyere cheese.
• 5 combine egg and vegetable mixture with mashed potatoes, mixing gently until just barely combined.
• 6 pour into greased casserole dish. top with grated parmesan cheese and sprinkle with paprika.
• 7 bake at 350º for 45 minutes.