Chicken Apple Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 small chicken breasts, cubed (or 1 breast and 1 deboned thigh)
• 1 large apple
• 1 medium carrot
• 1 small sweet potatoes or 1 small yam
• 1 medium potato
• 1/2 cup butternut squash, cubed
• 1/2 small onion, diced
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/4 cup apple juice
• 1/4 cup milk
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 chicken bouillon cube
• thyme
• italian parsley
• salt, to taste
• 2 tablespoons applesauce (optional)

Recipe

• 1 boil potatoes and yam, mash together with milk until creamy. add salt to taste and set aside. optional: add applesauce.
• 2 cube chicken.
• 3 crush garlic and chop.
• 4 combine olive oil, garlic, ginger, onions and sauté in large pan for 3 minutes.
• 5 add squash, diced carrots, water, and bouillon cube. continue cooking until chicken and vegetables are tender and done. approx 20 minutes.
• 6 peel, core and dice apple.
• 7 dilute cornstarch in apple juice and add to chicken mixture.
• 8 add diced apple to pan with chicken. sauté 5 minutes.
• 9 pour mixture into a medium baking dish.
• 10 cover with mashed potato mix and bake at 350°f for about 20 minutes.
• 11 brown top before removing and serve warm.