Chicken-Mushroom Pot Pie With Sweet Potato Crust

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Ingredients

  • 6 slices bacon
  • 1 medium onion cut in half lengthwise, then cut into ½-inch wedges
  • 1 large red bell pepper chopped
  • 2 Packages 8 oz each sliced fresh cremini mushrooms
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
  • ¼ cup all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup chicken broth
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 3 cups cut-up cooked chicken
  • 2 cups chopped red Swiss chard leaves stems removed
  • 1 bag refrigerated mashed sweet potatoes

Instructions

  • Heat oven to 350°F.
  • Spray 2½-quart casserole with cooking spray.
  • In 12-inch nonstick skillet, cook bacon over medium heat about 10 minutes or until crisp.
  • Transfer from skillet to paper towels; drain and cool.
  • Crumble; set aside.
  • Discard all but 2 tablespoons bacon drippings in skillet.
  • Add onion, bell pepper, mushrooms and thyme to drippings; cook over medium heat about 9 minutes, stirring frequently and breaking apart onion pieces with spoon, until onion is translucent.
  • Sprinkle mushroom mixture with flour; stir until moistened.
  • Stir in broth and salt.
  • Cook about 2 minutes, stirring frequently, until mixture boils and thickens.
  • Stir in chicken; sprinkle with Swiss chard.
  • Cover; cook 2 to Minutes or until Swiss chard is partially softened.
  • Remove ¼ cup of the Swiss chard; reserve.
  • Stir bacon into mixture in skillet.
  • Pour chicken-mushroom mixture into casserole.
  • Heat sweet potatoes as directed on bag until 160°F; stir.
  • Swirl reserved Swiss chard into sweet potatoes with spoon.
  • Spoon evenly over mushroom mixture; spread evenly.
  • Bake uncovered about 35 minutes or until filling is hot and potatoes just begin to brown.
  • Cool 5 to 10 minutes before serving.

Nutritional Information

Calories: 320 kcal
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