PERUVIAN CAUSA RELLENA

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Add Peruvian flavors to your meal with this layered potato and chicken recipe. A wonderful side dish made using sweet peas.

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories Side Dish

Time 1h30m

Yield 10

Number Of Ingredients 14

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Ingredients

5 lb Yukon Gold potatoes, cut in half, cooked and peeled
1/4 cup fresh lime juice
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
2 tablespoons Peruvian yellow chiles (aji amarillo), cooked, mashed
2 cups shredded cooked chicken breast
1/2 cup frozen sweet peas, cooked
2 medium carrots, peeled, finely chopped, cooked slightly (about 3/4 cup)
2 tablespoons finely chopped red onion
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
1/2 cup kalamata olives
2 hard-cooked eggs, peeled, cut into wedges
Bibb lettuce leaves

Steps:

Press potatoes through potato ricer, or mash until smooth. In large bowl, mix potatoes, lime juice, salt, pepper and chiles. In medium bowl, mix chicken, peas, carrots, onion and mayonnaise.
Place half of potato mixture on large serving platter; form into rectangle shape about 11x7 inches. Spoon chicken mixture over potato mixture on platter; sprinkle with additional salt and pepper as desired. Top with remaining potato mixture, shaping into rectangle shape.
Refrigerate 1 hour before serving. Garnish top of potato mixture with parsley, olives and chopped eggs. Arrange lettuce leaves around potato mixture. Cut into squares.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 320, Carbohydrate 53 g, Cholesterol 60 mg, Fiber 4 g, Protein 14 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 370 mg, Sugar 3 g, TransFat 0 g