Chicken Strata(Main Dish) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. diced, cooked chicken
8 slices day old bread
1/2 c. each: celery, onion and bell pepper, chopped
1 c. mayonnaise
2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. pepper
1 can cream of mushroom soup (undiluted)
3 eggs, lightly beaten
1 1/2 c. milk
butter or margarine
1 c. shredded Cheddar cheese

Preparation

Butter 2 slices bread and cut into
1/2 inch cubes; set aside. Cut remaining 6 slices into 1
inch cubes.
Place half of unbuttered cubes in bottom of 2
quart casserole dish.
Mix together mayonnaise, soup, salt, pepper,
chicken
and vegetables. Pour
over
bread
cubes\tin
dish.
Place
remaining unbuttered cubes over top.\tCombine milk
and eggs;
pour over bread and chicken mixture.\tLet stand in refrigerator at least 1 hour or overnight.\tPlace buttered bread
cubes over top and bake at 325\u00b0 for 1 hour.
Place shredded
cheese
over top and return to oven until cheese is well melted.