Hearty Chicken Bake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 cups mashed potatoes
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese, divided
1 1/3 cups French's French fried onions, divided (sometimes, I use the cheese flavored ones)
1 1/2 cups cubed cooked chicken
1 (10 ounce) package frozen mixed vegetables, thawed and drained (sometimes I cook broccoli and use that instead, 1 1/4 )
1 (10 3/4 ounce) can cream of chicken and mushroom soup (if you can't find that, use regular cream of chicken soup)
1/4 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon ground mustard
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
pepper

Preparation

Preheat oven to 375.
In medium bowl, combine mashed potatoes, 1/2 c cheese and 2/3 french fried onions.
Mix thoroughly.
Spoon potato mixture into greased 2 Qr. casserole.
Using back of spoon, spread potatoes across bottom and up sided of dish to form a shell.
In large bowl, combine chicken, veggies, soup, milk and seasonings.
Pour into potato shell.
Bake uncovered 30 minutes or until heated through and bubbly.
Top with remaining 1/2 c cheese and 2/3 c french fried onions.
Bake uncovered 3 minutes longer or until onions are golden brown and cheese is melted.
Let stand 5 minutes before serving.