Potato casserole with chicken step by step recipe with photo

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Peel potatoes in an amount of 1.2 kg and cut into small cubes. We put it to boil, throwing a bay leaf into the pan. In the process of cooking, do not forget to salt the potatoes. Chicken fillet (500 g) is passed through a meat grinder.
Dice the onion. Finely chop 4-5 cloves of garlic.
In a pan, heat the sunflower oil and send onions with garlic there, fry until translucent.
Add the minced chicken, stir well.
Salt the minced meat to taste (approximately 0.5 tsp. Salt). We also add half a teaspoon of paprika, black pepper, turmeric, marjoram, thyme.
Then add a couple of tablespoons of tomato sauce (or ketchup, or tomato paste). If necessary, you can add a little water so that the stuffing is not dry, but at the same time, and does not float in the liquid.
Sauté the minced meat with tomato, turn off the heat and close the pan with a lid.
Ready potatoes first knead a crush.
Add 0.5 cups of warm milk and about 50 g of butter.
Beat potatoes with a mixer.
Add one egg and beat again.
Lubricate the baking dish (25 cm in diameter) with butter (20 g). The first layer in the form spread half the mashed potatoes.
Spread all the minced meat on top, then put the remaining potatoes, level them.
With a fork, we apply some drawings to the surface of the pie.
Grate 50 g of soft cheese and lay it on top of the casserole.
The form is set in an oven heated to 170-180ºС for 20-30 minutes. Readiness is determined by the crust on top: as soon as it becomes rosy - we take out the casserole from the oven.