Chicken and Spinach Strata (Bread Bake)
Prep
10m
Cook
15m
Total
25m
This Chicken and Spinach Strata, a delicious bread bake, is made with French bread, cheese, frozen spinach, shredded chicken, and a savory egg mixture. Baked to golden perfection, this dish is perfect for brunch, lunch, or dinner, and can be easily customized with your favorite ingredients.
Ingredients
4 servingsEgg Mixture
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Nutrition Facts
Per serving. If servings isn't set, the recipe counts as 4.
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Calories 463kcal 23%
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Fat 23g 35%
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Saturated Fat 9g 45%
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Carbohydrates 38g 12%
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Fiber 3g 12%
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Sugar 5g 10%
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Protein 27g 54%
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Cholesterol 220mg 73%
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Sodium 847mg 35%
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Notes
1. 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).
2. 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)
3. You can substitute the frozen spinach with fresh spinach. Shred, then pan fry briefly to remove liquid before layering.
4. 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.
5. If you use mozzarella cheese you will need to increase the salt by 1/4 tsp (because it is not salty).
6. 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.
7. 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.
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2. 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)
3. You can substitute the frozen spinach with fresh spinach. Shred, then pan fry briefly to remove liquid before layering.
4. 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.
5. If you use mozzarella cheese you will need to increase the salt by 1/4 tsp (because it is not salty).
6. 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.
7. 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.
8.
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