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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> French >> French

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Boil the potatoes in lightly salted water for 30 minutes, then drain and puree in a food mill of mash until smooth. Add the milk, then beat in the egg, cheese, and a little salt, pepper, and nutmeg. Reserve. | 2. Preheat the over to 400°F. | 3. Place the chopped meat, onion, tomato paste, salt, and pepper in a mixing bowl. Beat together with a wooden spoon and reserve. | 4. Butter a baking dish (preferably porcelain or enameled cast iron). Spread half of the mashed potatoes evenly over the bottom in a thick layer, then pour in the meat mixture and spread it out evenly over the potatoes. Pour in the remaining potatoes and use a fork to spread them over the meat and to decorate the surface by making lines and patterns over it. | 5. Dot the surface with softened butter, then place in the oven and bake for 45 minutes or until brown on top. | 6. Serve hot from the oven in the dish. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
potato	2 1/4		peeled	-	-	-	-
milk	1 1/2	1/2		223.26	17.4948	11.529000000000002	11.9682
egg	1			71.5	0.36	6.28	4.755
swiss cheese	1	cup	grated	518.76	1.9008	35.5872	40.9068
salt pepper				-	-	-	-
nutmeg				-	-	-	-
meat poultry	1	cup	cooked cooked chopped	125.08	14.5376	8.968	5.664
onion	2		peeled chopped	88.0	20.548000000000002	2.42	0.22
tomato paste	1	tablespoon		13.12	3.0256	0.6912	0.0752
butter	3 1/2	tablespoons	softened	299.25	13.7498	9.3502	25.2

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.