Clare's Escalloped Chicken Casserole
Now that I know such a term, this is simply a glorified "strata." Broken bread with an eggy custard with cheese. But, since I knew not that term back in 1962, this is Clare's Chicken Casserole. And yes, it has a delicious eggy custardy filling with tasty bites of chicken and topped with scrumptious baked cheese. Really now, can you ask for anything better on a cold,cold winter day? Dan said, this is one of those dishes that he could eat and eat and eat until he was sick, it was so good!
Pre-heat Oven 350°
Servings: 6 people
Ingredients
- 8 slices White Bread with Crusts
- 2 Cups diced, cooked Chicken Rotisserie is fine
- 1 Cup diced Celery
- 1/2 Cup minced Onion
- 1/2 Cup SaladDressing like Miracle Whip
- 1/2 Tsp Poultry Seasoning
- 1/4 Tsp Salt
- 1/8 Tsp freshly ground Black Pepper
- 3 Large Eggs
- 3 Cups Milk
- 1 Can Cream of Chicken Soup
- 1 Cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese or more!
Instructions
- The ingredients. After 55 years the only change I made was to add a touch of Poultry Seasoning
- Tear up and layer FOUR slices of bread in a 10x14 pan.
- Mince and dice the Celery and Onion
- Combine the diced Chicken, Celery and Onion with the Salad Dressing and place it evenly over the broken bread.
- Cover this with 4 more slices of torn bread. Sprinkle evenly with Salt, Pepper and Poultry Seasoning
- Whisk the 3 Eggs with the Milk until well combined and then pour this over the casserole. At this point you can cover and refrigerate over night. Or,...let it sit for a few minutes and go ahead and bake which is what I do.
- Bake uncovered at 350° for 1 hour. Remove from oven
- Dot and spread the Casserole with the Cream of Chicken Soup.
- Then top with the Cheddar Cheese. Return to the oven for another 15 minutes until the Cheese is melted. Then serve! Nothing better!
- Yum. YUm. YUM!
- My friends....Thank you so much for stopping by today. I wish you were all here having a cup of Constant Comment Tea with me and sharing your favorites childhood memories.
- Wherever your Journey leads you today, I wish you all warm childhood memories, a comforting casserole and hope for the future.
- Journey On!
- Hugs and much love from me, Karen, TJG