Save time on cooking! This chicken and leek strata recipe can be done ahead and requires only baking to serve anytime.
Do-Ahead Chicken-Leek Strata
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 5 hr 35 min
- Servings 12
- Ingredients 10
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
- 2 cups sliced leeks (about 2 lb)
- 24 slices French bread, each 1/2 inch thick (from 1 lb. loaf)
- 2 cups chopped cooked chicken or turkey
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh or 2 teaspoons dried dill weed
- 3 cups shredded mozzarella cheese (12 oz)
- 8 eggs, beaten
- 4 cups milk
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
Instructions
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Step1In 2-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Add leeks; cook about 3 minutes, stirring frequently, until softened. Remove from heat.
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Step2Line bottom of ungreased 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with half of the bread slices. Sprinkle with chicken and dill weed; layer with leeks. Sprinkle 2 cups of the cheese over leeks. Top with remaining bread slices; sprinkle with remaining 1 cup cheese.
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Step3In medium bowl, mix remaining ingredients; pour over bread mixture. Cover tightly; refrigerate at least 4 hours but no longer than 24 hours.
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Step4About 1 hour 15 minutes before serving, heat oven to 325°F. Uncover dish; bake 1 hour to 1 hour 5 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.
Nutrition
340
Calories
15g
Total Fat
25g
Protein
26g
Total Carbohydrate
8g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 340
- Calories from Fat
- 140
- Total Fat
- 15g
- 23%
- Saturated Fat
- 8g
- 38%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 190mg
- 63%
- Sodium
- 670mg
- 28%
- Potassium
- 320mg
- 9%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 26g
- 9%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 4%
- Sugars
- 8g
- Protein
- 25g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 15%
- 15%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 35%
- 35%
- Iron
- 15%
- 15%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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