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Recipe for creamy skillet potato pie, submitted by Giselle Cirino
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By Jean-Luc Moreau, the Technique desk · Brazil · 2 min ·

Recipe for creamy skillet potato pie, submitted by Giselle Cirino

1. In a saucepan, add the potatoes with their skins on and cover with water.

Ingredients · Servings 4
  • 8 medium potatoes
  • 200g of shredded cooked and seasoned chicken
  • 4 tablespoons of cream cheese
  • Salt to taste
Method · 45 min
  1. In a saucepan, add the potatoes with their skins on and cover with water.
  2. Bring to a boil over high heat, then cook for 15 minutes and turn off the heat.
  3. Let cool, peel the potatoes, season with salt, and mash with a fork until it becomes a puree.
  4. In a non-stick frying pan, brush with a little olive oil and place half of the mashed potato and spread it out.
  5. Then stuff it with the chicken.
  6. Add the cream cheese on top.
  7. Cover with the remaining mashed potatoes.
  8. Brush with a little more olive oil and cook over low heat until golden brown.
  9. Once golden brown, carefully flip it over into another frying pan and let the other side brown.
  10. Note: You can use any filling of your choice.
  • 2. Bring to a boil over high heat, then cook for 15 minutes and remove from heat.
  • 3. Let it cool, peel the potatoes, season with salt, and mash with a fork until it becomes a puree.
  • 4. In a non-stick frying pan, brush with a little olive oil and place half of the mashed potato and spread it out.
  • 5. Then stuff it with the chicken.
  • 6. Add the cream cheese on top.
  • 7. Cover with the remaining mashed potatoes.
  • 8. Brush with a little more olive oil and cook over low heat until golden brown.
  • 9. When golden brown, carefully flip it into another frying pan and let the other side brown.

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