Easy Chicken Casserole: Make-Ahead Weeknight Meal | Food With Finesse

Ingredients

• 4 bread slices (pain beaucaire, farmhouse white, French, hearth bread)
• 2 cups chicken (Cooked and chopped. I use a combination of rotisserie and smoked chicken. )
• 3 tablespoons butter (unsalted)
• 1/4 lb mushrooms (fresh button or baby portabella, cleaned and sliced)
• 8 oz water chestnuts (drained and coarsely chopped)
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise (real mayo, do not use the sweet whipped dressing)
• 1 cup cheddar cheese (shredded)
• 1 cup milk (whole)
• 10 3/4 ounces cream of chicken soup (typically 1 can, 10 3/4 ounce cream of chicken soup)
• 2 large eggs (large, lightly beaten)
• 3 tablespoons roasted red peppers (drained and diced)
• 1 teaspoons salt (kosher)
• 1/4 teaspoons white pepper (ground)