Layered Chicken And Mushroom Bake

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 4 chicken breasts, skinless and boneless, cut into chunks
• 1 leek, finely sliced into rings
• 2 ounces butter
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 cups milk
• 1 teaspoon coarse grain mustard
• 1 carrot, very finely diced
• 3 cups mushrooms
• 2 lbs potatoes, finely sliced
• salt and pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350°f heat the oil in a large pan. fry the chicken for 5 mins or until browned.
• 2 add the leek and fry for a further 5 minutes.
• 3 add half the butter to the pan and allow it to melt. sprinkle the flour over and stir in the milk.
• 4 cook over a low heat until thickened then stir in the mustard.
• 5 add the diced carrot with the mushrooms and season to taste.
• 6 line the base of a 3 pint / 7 1/2 cup ovenproof dish with potato slices. spoon one third of the chicken mixture over. cover with another layer of potatoes.
• 7 repeat layering, finishing with a layer of poatoes. dot with the remaining butter.
• 8 bake in the oven for 1 1/2 hours, covering with foil after 30 mins cooking time.
• 9 serve hot.