Mashed Potatoes with Roasted vegetables

I made up this recipe when my husband harvested some red potatoes from our garden.


4 potatoes
2 boneless chicken breasts quartered
1 yellow squash diced
1 zucchini diced
1 eggplant peeled and diced
1 big bell pepper, diced (I used red pepper)
1 onion chopped
1/2 cup milk
2 cloves garlic with skins
1 tsp paprika
2 TB parsley chopped
1 tsp dry basil
oil
salt and pepper


Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Boil potatoes in a pot with water until cooked through. Drain and mash them in the same pot adding milk, salt and pepper to taste, half of the paprika and parsley. Cover and set aside to stay warm.

Meanwhile arrange the veggies and chicken on a big cookie sheet, drizzle with some olive oil, add dry basil, the rest of paprika, salt and pepper and roast in the oven for 30 minutes or until the veggies are browned and the chicken is cooked.
Remove the skin from the roasted garlic and mash it with a fork.
Cut the chicken into bite-size pieces and add to the potatoes along with the veggies and garlic.


Makes 4-6 servings

Araksya's tip: I used the red potatoes with skins.