Better Homes and Gardens All-Time Favorite Casserole Recipes

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(Back cover) "Create a Casserole" — Contemporary Strata recipe with ingredient options and suggestions for bread, meat, soup, and seasoning. Ingredients listed include: 5 cups cubed day-old bread (about 7 slices); 2 cups finely chopped or ground cooked meat; ¼ cup chopped green pepper; 2 tablespoons very finely chopped onion; 4 eggs; 1 10½-ounce can condensed soup; 1 soup can milk (1¼ cups); ½ cup mayonnaise; Seasoning (optional); Dash cayenne; 2 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted. Bread suggestions: white bread, whole wheat bread, rye bread. Meat suggestions: beef, pork, ham, chicken or turkey, tuna. Soup suggestions: cream of celery, cream of mushroom, cream of chicken, Cheddar cheese. Seasoning suggestions: ¼ teaspoon dried thyme, crushed (with beef); ¼ teaspoon caraway seed (with ham); ¼ teaspoon dried sage, crushed (with chicken or turkey). Instructions: Place 2 cups of the bread cubes in an 8x8x2-inch baking dish. Combine meat, green pepper, and onion; sprinkle over bread in dish. Top with another 2 cups bread cubes. Beat eggs; combine with soup, milk, mayonnaise, seasoning, and cayenne. Pour evenly over ingredients in baking dish. Cover and chill for 1 to 3 hours. Toss remaining 1 cup bread cubes with melted butter; sprinkle atop. Bake, uncovered, at 325° till knife inserted just off-center comes out clean, 50 to 60 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes before serving. Sprinkle with snipped parsley, if desired. Makes 6 servings.