Easy Chicken Casserole: Make-Ahead Weeknight Meal

Name: Easy Chicken Casserole: Make-Ahead Weeknight Meal
Total time: 390 min
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 teaspoon salt (kosher); 1/4 teaspoons white pepper (ground)

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Our Easy Chicken Casserole seamlessly blends succulent chicken chunks, rustic bread, and a luxurious baked in a creamy custard sauce.

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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 teaspoon salt (kosher)
1/4 teaspoons white pepper (ground)