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Sunshine Chicken Strata
Photo: Lily Banse

Sunshine Chicken Strata

14 ingredients 23 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1032
Calories
68g
Protein
33g
Fat
112g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 12 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Cheese 1 oz (28g) cheddar 113
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Mushroom 1/2 cup sliced (35g) 15
Celery 1 stalk (40g) 6
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water Chestnut not in our table 0
Soup not in our table 0
Pimento not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 10 slices cubed day old home-style bread with crusts removed
  • 6 cups diced cooked chicken
  • 1 small can mushrooms drained and diced
  • 1 small can water chestnuts drained and diced
  • 10 slices American cheese
  • ½ cup mayonnaise
  • 4 eggs well beaten
  • 2 cups milk
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 can cream of mushroom soup
  • 1 can cream of celery soup
  • 1 small jar pimentos
  • 2 cups plain bread crumbs
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Directions

1

Lay cubed bread on bottom of buttered pan.

2

Mix together the chicken, mushrooms, water chestnuts and mayonnaise then spread over the bread cubes.

3

Mix eggs, salt and milk then spread over the chicken layer.

4

Lay cheese slices on top of egg layer.

5

Mix soups and spread over cheese layer.

6

Arrange pimentos over the top of soup layer.

7

Cover with foil and refrigerate overnight.

8

Uncover and sprinkle with bread crumbs before baking.

9

Bake for 30 minutes in 350°F oven.

10

Spoon sauce over top.

11

To make sauce place all ingredients in sauce pan and simmer over low heat for 10 minutes.

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Category:Cathy's Recipes

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Category:Casserole Recipes

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Category:Bread Recipes

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Category:Chicken Recipes

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Category:Mushroom Recipes

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Category:Water chestnut Recipes

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Category:American cheese Recipes

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Category:Mayonnaise Recipes

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Category:Egg Recipes

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Category:Milk and cream Recipes

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Category:Pimento Recipes

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Category:Chicken broth Recipes

Recipe sourced from fandom

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