A better title for this post would be "What to Do When Junk-food Friday Rolls Around, But You're In No Mood to Strap 3 Kids Into the Car to Go Get Food." This is one of the recipes I'd been meaning to try, but never got around to. It's amazing how appealing it was once I realized I had all of the ingredients and could get it on the table relatively quick.
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| Chicken and Cheese Anyone? |
There's really not much to say about this one other than it's the definition of comfort food. Think of a hot chicken, or ham, and cheese sandwich. Pair it with some chips, or a salad if you want to be healthy, and you have a complete meal. We enjoyed it for dinner and found out that it makes a really tasty lunch the next day. You don't even have to reheat it if you don't want to. How awesome is that!
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Chicken and Cheese Casserole
Ingredients
1 loaf sourdough bread, cut into 1" cubes (I used stale oat bread & just ripped it into chunks)
1 pound deli meat of your choice, sliced in strips*
1 cup sharp cheddar cheese, grated
4 eggs
2-1/2 cups milk
2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350deg F (180deg C). Grease a 9x13 baking dish.
Toss the bread, meat, and cheese in a large bowl and then place in the prepared baking dish.
In the large bowl, combine the eggs, milk, salt, and pepper. Whisk thoroughly and then pour onto the bread mix.
Bake the casserole for 40 minutes, or until golden brown. Slice and serve with your favorite sandwich condiments.
*If you want to make a vegetarian casserole then just replace the meat with a mix of your favorite veggies. I'd say peppers and spinach would play well in this case, but go for whatever you like.
N.B. - You can prepare the casserole the night before and let it sit in the fridge so the custard can soak into the bread. Makes for an easy Sunday morning breakfast.
