CHICKEN CASSEROLE – BERNIE’S

  • 16 slices buttered bread, crusts trimmed

  • 4 cups cooked chicken

  • ½ # mushrooms

  • ¼ cup butter (to butter bread)

  • 1 can water chestnuts

  • 1/3 cup mayonnaise

  • 2 oz. can pimento chopped

  • 1 can cream mushroom soup

  • 1 can cream of celery soup

  •  8 slices sharp cheddar cheese

  • 8 slices bread crusts trimmed

  • 4 eggs

  • 1 ½ cup milk

Lay 8 slices of buttered bread in 9 x 12 baking dish.  Top with cooked chicken,
mushrooms, and water chestnuts.  Mix mayo, pimento and soups and spread over bread and chicken layers.  Lay 8 slices of cheese on top of that and
cover with 8 slices of bread. Mix eggs and milk and pour over all.  Let sit overnight.  Bake 45 minutes at 350 degrees.