New Potato, Fennel, Onion and Mushroom Pie with Mozzarella

Ingredients

• 4 cups new potatoes scrubbed
• cut up
• 2 bulbs fennel bulb chopped
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 4 each onions chopped
• 2 cloves garlic crushed
• 1 cup mushrooms flat
• sliced
• 1 tablespoon bread crumbs
• 2 tablespoons parsley leaves chopped
• 1 cup mozzarella cheese sliced
• 1/2 cup cheddar cheese vegetarian
• shredded

Instructions

1. Cook the potatoes in salted boiling water for 10 to 15 minutes, Drain, then push through a sieve.
2. Preheat the oven to 350F (180C).
3. Cook the roughly chopped fennel in salted boiling water for 7 minutes.
4. Heat the oil in a frying pan, add the onions and fry for 5 to 10 minutes.
5. Add the garlic and cook for a further 1 minute.
6. Add the mushrooms and cook for a further 2 minutes.
7. Season with salt and black pepper.
8. Sprinkle half the breadcrumbs over the base of a shallow pie dish.
9. Add half the mushrooms and onions, fennel, parsley, basil, mozzarella and cheddar cheeses and potatoes in layers.
10. Repeat these layers, finishing with a layer of potatoes, and sprinkling over the remaining breadcrumbs.
11. Bake for 20 minutes until golden and bubbling.
12. Serve straight from the oven with a crisp green salad.