Potluck fun or a family dinner

A tasty dish to use for family dinners or potluck fun with friends and relatives. You can make it with a variety of meats; ham, turkey, chicken, salmon or vegetarian by choice of vegetables. Also one way to utilize any leftover meats from the holiday meals.
~ Cheers!

10 potatoes,peeled and thinly sliced
2   large carrots, shredded
1 cup of meat/veggies cut in small cubes
2 cups of cream
black pepper + salt
Gruyère, or other cheese by choice, mixed in
(paprika powder, and other spices to taste)
butter flakes on top

Mix the ingredients together, and place in a buttered oven dish.
Layer the vegetables and meat if so desired.
Add flakes of butter and a bit of the cheese onto the top.
Bake in 200 C ~400 F oven with a foil on top for 20 minutes. Remove the foil and continue baking until potatoes are soft and done, for about 15-20 minutes.
Let it sit and cool for five minutes before serving