Recipe Name Baked Chicken, Sweet Potato and Spinach Submitted by CelticRose
Recipe Description MPORTANT NOTE: Make sure sweet potato is beneath the chicken or it will not be cooked as evenly- some may still be a bit crunchy. Or, make sure the sweet potato has been steamed enough earlier.
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Quantity 1 Quantity Unit 12-cup oven-proof dish
Prep Time (minutes) 45 Cook Time (minutes) 30 Ready In (minutes) 75
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Ingredients
Amount Measure Ingredient
1
cup, crumbledfeta cheese
1
cupSpinach, frozen, chopped, thawed and well drained
2
sweetpotato, 5" longSweet Potatoes (1 kg) thinly sliced
4
breasts, bone removedchicken breast fillets, sliced thinly (680 g)
1
largewhite onion, sliced very thinly
2
teaspoonsthyme fresh, finely chopped
1/4
Usda default (100 gm - 4 oz)Sour cream, light 1/4 cup
1/2
cupchicken broth
2
teaspoonsCorn flour 100%
1
tablespoonwater
2
cups, shreddedmozzarella cheese
Steps
Sequence Step
1Crumble feta into a medium sized bowl. Using hands, squeeze excess moisture from spinach; mix spinach with feta.
2Boil, steam or microwave sweet potatoes until just tender, drain.
3Meanwhile, cook chicken, in batches, in medium heated oiled frying pan until just cooked through and browned all over.
4Cook onion and thyme in same pan, stirring until onion is soft; stir into feta mixture.
5Cook cream, stock and blended flour and water in same pan, stirring, until mixture boils and thickens.
6Place half of the sweet potato, half of the chicken and all of the feta mixture, in layers in oiled 3-litre (12-cup) oven-proof dish.
7Repeat layering with remaining sweet potato and chicken; pour cream mixture over the top. Sprinkle with mozzarella, bake, uncovered, in moderately hot oven about 30 minutes or until cheese melts and is lightly browned.
8IMPORTANT NOTE: Make sure sweet potato is beneath the chicken or it will not be cooked as evenly- some may still be a bit crunchy. Or, make sure the sweet potato has been steamed enough earlier.