Here's a great do-ahead recipe to pull out for a "let's do brunch" day.
Chicken-Leek Strata
- Prep Time 10 min
- Total 5 hr 18 min
- Servings 6
- Ingredients 10
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon butter or margarine
- 1 cup sliced leek
- 8 slices French bread, each 1/2 inch thick
- 1 cup chopped cooked chicken or turkey
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill weed or 1 teaspoon dried dill weed
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese (8 ounces)
- 4 eggs, beaten
- 2 cups milk
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
Instructions
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Step1Melt butter in 1-quart saucepan over medium heat. Cook leeks in butter about 3 minutes, stirring frequently, until softened; remove from heat.
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Step2Cut enough bread into 1-inch cubes to measure 5 cups. Mix bread cubes, leeks, chicken and dill weed. Spread bread mixture in ungreased square baking dish, 8x8x2 inches. Sprinkle with cheese. Mix remaining ingredients; pour over cheese. Cover tightly and refrigerate at least 4 hours but no longer than 24 hours.
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Step3Heat oven to 325°F. Uncover and bake 50 to 55 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Let stand 10 minutes before cutting.
Nutrition
340
Calories
16 g
Total Fat
27 g
Protein
23 g
Total Carbohydrate
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 340
- Calories from Fat
- 145
- Total Fat
- 16 g
- Saturated Fat
- 8 g
- Cholesterol
- 195 mg
- Sodium
- 700 mg
- Potassium
- 330 mg
- Total Carbohydrate
- 23 g
- Dietary Fiber
- 1 g
- Protein
- 27 g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 16%
- 16%
- Vitamin C
- 4%
- 4%
- Calcium
- 42%
- 42%
- Iron
- 10%
- 10%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch;Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens
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