Rappie Pie

Chicken Breast - Meat and Poultry

This is a traditional Canadian dish. The main ingredient is grated potatoes. This was handed down from my family in Nova Scotia. It was always a special treat because originally it was so much work to make but it really was worth waiting for. The traditional method for the grated potatoes was to get a cookie sheet and drive nails through it to create a giant potato grater. After grating (always scraped a knuckle or two), we'd place the mushy potato into a towel and twist it until all the juice was gone. Ouch! Sometimes the towel would rip, shooting the mix everywhere. Now we use our juicing machine.

Brief

Prep 1hr

Cook: 2hrs5 mins

Total: 3hrs5 mins

Servings: 8

Yield: 1 10x14-inch pan

Rappie Pie

Ingredients

2 tablespoons margarine

2 onions

chopped

4 quarts chicken broth

4 pounds boneless

skinless chicken breasts

10 pounds potatoes

peeled and diced

2 tablespoons salt

1 tablespoon ground black pepper

Meat and Poultry

Directions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a 10x14x2-inch baking pan.

Step 2

Heat margarine in a skillet over medium heat; stir in onion. Cook and stir until onion has softened and turned translucent about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to low and continue to cook and stir until onion is very tender and dark brown about 40 minutes more.

Step 3

Bring chicken broth to a boil in a large pot; stir in chicken breasts reduce heat and simmer until chicken is no longer pink at the center about 20 minutes. Remove from heat. Remove chicken breasts to a plate using a slotted spoon; reserve broth.

Step 4

Juice potatoes with an electric juicer; place dry potato flesh into a bowl and discard juice. Stir salt and pepper into potatoes; stir in enough reserved broth to make the mixture the consistency of oatmeal. Set remaining broth aside.

Step 5

Spread half of potato mixture evenly into the prepared pan. Lay cooked chicken breast evenly over potatoes; scatter caramelized onion evenly over chicken. Spread remaining potato mixture over onions and chicken to cover.

Step 6

Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown about 1 hour. Reheat chicken broth; pour over individual servings as desired.

Nutritional Information

Rappie Pie

Servings Per Recipe:8

Calories: 733

% Daily Value *

Protein: 58g 116%

Carbohydrates: 104.2g 34%

Dietary Fiber: 13.2g 53%

Sugars: 7.6g

Fat: 8.8g 14%

Saturated Fat: 1.9g 10%

Cholesterol: 127.1mg 42%

Vitamin A Iu: 160.7IU 3%

Niacin Equivalents: 30.5mg 235%

Vitamin B6: 2.2mg 138%

Vitamin C: 113.9mg 190%

Folate: 100.6mcg 25%

Calcium: 99.7mg 10%

Iron: 6.1mg 34%

Magnesium: 171.4mg 61%

Potassium: 2723.5mg 76%

Sodium: 3826.4mg 153%

Thiamin: 0.6mg 58%

Calories From Fat: 79.4

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.