JeanS Nine-Layer Casserole

Ingredients

• 6 slices white bread
• 4 c cooked chicken or turkey cut into bite-sized pieces
• 8 oz mushrooms sliced
• 2 Tbsp butter or margarine
• 1 8 oz can water chestnuts drained and coarsely chopped
• 12 c mayonnaise or salad dressing
• 6 oz sliced Monterey Jack cheese
• 4 oz sliced American cheese
• 3 beaten eggs
• 1 12 c milk
• 1 10 oz can condensed cream of mushroom soup
• 1 10 34 oz can condensed cream of chicken soup
• 14 c butter or margarine melted
• 23 c fine dry bread crumbs

Directions

1. Butter a 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking dish or pan
2. Line with bread slices
3. Sprinkle chicken over bread
4. In saucepan saute the mushrooms in 2 tablespoons of butter
5. Using a slotted spoon spoon mushrooms over chicken in baking dish
6. Combine water chestnuts and mayonnaise spoon over mushrooms
7. Top with cheeses Combine eggs and milk pour over cheese layer
8. Cover and then chill for at least 3 hours or let stand overnight
9. Bake uncovered in a 350 oven for 1 14 hours
10. Combine melted butter and crumbs
11. Sprinkle over casserole and then bake 10 more minutes
12. Serves 10 to 12