Chicken Strata - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 slices day old white bread
2 c. chicken, cooked, diced
1/2 c. onion, chopped
1/2 c. green pepper, chopped
1/2 c. mayonnaise or Miracle Whip
1 can sliced mushrooms
2 eggs, slightly beaten
1 1/2 c. milk
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1/2 to 3/4 c. shredded Cheddar cheese
3/4 tsp. salt
dash of pepper

Preparation

Butter 2 slices bread,\tcut into 1/2-inch cubes and set aside. Cut remaining bread
into\t1-inch cubes.
Place 1/2 of unbuttered cubes in bottom of\t8
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8
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2-inch baking dish. Combine chicken,
onion, green pepper, mayonnaise and seasonings.
Spoon over bread cubes.
Spread mushrooms over chicken mixture
and sprinkle
remaining
unbuttered bread cubes over mushrooms. Combine
eggs and milk.
Pour over all.
Cover and chill overnight or
at least a couple hours.
Spoon soup over top.
Sprinkle with buttered cubes.
Bake in slow oven (325\u00b0) for 50 minutes. Sprinkle cheese over top last 5 to 10 minutes of baking.
Let sit 10 minutes before serving.