Chicken and Spinach Strata (Bread Bake)
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4.5
12 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
10 mins
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Total Time
25 mins
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Servings
4 to 5
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Calories
470 kcal
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Course
Baked Goods
Chicken and Spinach Strata (Bread Bake)
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Ingredients
- 7 cups French bread , cut into 2 cm / 1 inch cubes
- 1 cup grated cheese (any melting cheese is fine - tasty, cheddar, mozzarella)
- 250 g / 8 oz frozen spinach (2 packets, chopped)
- 1 cup shredded or diced chicken , or any other cooked protein, ham or bacon
- parsley , finely chopped (garnish - optional)
Egg Mixture
- 6 eggs
- 1 1/4 cups milk
- 1/4 cup grated parmesan
- 1 tsp salt
- black pepper
Instructions
- Defrost the spinach in the microwave (4 minutes on high), then squeeze out excess water.
- Make Egg mixture: Place ingredients into a bowl and whisk until combined.
- Spread half the bread into the base of a baking dish 25cm x 25cm (10" x 10").
- Layer with the spinach, then chicken then top with half the cheese.
- Top with remaining bread. Squish the bread down to compress (this helps the egg mixture to be soaked up evenly).
- Pour over egg mixture - try to cover all the bread evenly.
- Top with remaining cheese, then squish down to help the bread soak up the egg mixture.
- Set aside for at least 15 minutes, preferably 30 minutes.
- To freeze: Cover tightly and place in freezer. Defrost completely before cooking.
- Preheat oven to 180C/350F.
- Cover baking dish with foil and bake for 20 minutes. Remove foil, then bake for a further 10 minutes until golden on top.
- Serve immediately, sprinkled with parsley if desired.
Notes
- This recipe works well with stale or fresh bread. If you use stale bread, you must put it aside for 30 minutes before baking to give the egg mixture a chance to seep into the bread. If you use (reasonably) fresh bread then baking it straight away is ok (but still preferable to set aside for a while).
- Bread comes in all sizes so it is a bit hard to measure exactly how much you need. Basically you need 2 x enough to cover the base of a square baking dish approximately 25cm x 25cm (10 " x 10") (i.e. one for bottom layer, one for top)
- You can substitute the frozen spinach with fresh spinach. Shred, then pan fry briefly to remove liquid before layering.
- If you use bacon instead of chicken, dice it then fry it first before layering. And halve the amount of salt in the Egg Mixture.
- If you use mozzarella cheese you will need to increase the salt by 1/4 tsp (because it is not salty).
- You can make 4 individual servings rather than 1 big one. Use 1 1/2 to 2 cup capacity ramekins. They will bake in 15 minutes.
- This is not an overnight version. If you want to make this the day before, add 1 egg and 1/4 cup of milk, otherwise it will be too dry.
Nutrition Information
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Serving
310g
Calories
470cal
(24%)
Carbohydrates
34.1g
(11%)
Protein
37.3g
(75%)
Fat
20.9g
(32%)
Saturated Fat
10.3g
(52%)
Cholesterol
312mg
(104%)
Sodium
1333mg
(56%)
Potassium
629mg
(18%)
Fiber
2.6g
(10%)
Sugar
4.9g
(10%)
Vitamin A
6550IU
(131%)
Vitamin C
23.9mg
(27%)
Calcium
460mg
(46%)
Iron
5.2mg
(29%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4to 5
Amount Per Serving
Calories 470 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 310g | |
| Calories | 470cal | 24% |
| Carbohydrates | 34.1g | 11% |
| Protein | 37.3g | 75% |
| Fat | 20.9g | 32% |
| Saturated Fat | 10.3g | 52% |
| Cholesterol | 312mg | 104% |
| Sodium | 1333mg | 56% |
| Potassium | 629mg | 13% |
| Fiber | 2.6g | 10% |
| Sugar | 4.9g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 6550IU | 131% |
| Vitamin C | 23.9mg | 27% |
| Calcium | 460mg | 46% |
| Iron | 5.2mg | 29% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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12 reviews
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