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Chicken and Spinach Strata (Bread Bake)
Chicken and Spinach Strata (Bread Bake) brings together french bread, cheddar, and frozen spinach. Check the draining or squeezing instruction before combining everything. The quick notes will help you get the small jobs lined up before you start.
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 15 min
- Total
- 25 min
- Original yield
- Serves 4
- Ingredients
- 10 listed
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Recipe categories & planning details
- Meal type
- Main course
- Primary protein
- Chicken
- Cooking method
- Baked & roasted
- Preparation & total time
- Quick dinners · Prep: 15 minutes or less · Total: 30 minutes or less
- Dish type
- Breads · Casseroles
A few quick notes
1. Do the draining step before mixing
Check the draining or squeezing instruction before combining everything. Finish that little preparation step first, so you are working with the ingredient in the form this recipe expects.
2. Keep the lid step in mind
Have the lid or covering ready before you need it. Follow the covered and uncovered parts of the method in their own order, especially when the finish changes partway through.
3. Get the oven ready first
Start with the oven-preheating step in the recipe. Then use the preparation steps that follow to get the food ready for the hot oven.
Get to know the ingredients
French bread
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Spread half the bread into the base of a baking dish 25cm x 25cm (10" x 10").
Cheddar
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Defrost the spinach in the microwave (4 minutes on high), then squeeze out excess water.
Frozen spinach
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Defrost the spinach in the microwave (4 minutes on high), then squeeze out excess water.
Let’s make it
Choose your servings, then check things off as you go.
Original recipe: Serves 4. Original quantities shown.
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How to make it
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The last little job
Keep the last little job in mind
The recipe finishes with this step: Serve immediately, sprinkled with parsley if desired. Set out what you need for that finish before the cooking gets busy.
A little more help as you go
Check the thawing step first
Look at which ingredient needs thawing before you begin the cooking. Use the form called for in the ingredient list and follow any draining or squeezing step that comes with it.
Set out the finishing ingredient
Keep the finishing ingredient within reach while the main preparation is going on. Add it at the step in the method so the last job is easy to complete.
Have the whisking step ready
Set out the ingredients for the whisking step together. Follow that part of the preparation before moving to the next cooking or mixing stage.
A few questions you might have
What should I get ready before starting?
Set out the baking dish and oven. Read the first preparation step before you get going: Defrost the spinach in the microwave (4 minutes on high), then squeeze out excess water.
Which little step is worth remembering?
Check the draining or squeezing instruction before combining everything. Finish that little preparation step first, so you are working with the ingredient in the form this recipe expects.
What check should I look for as it cooks?
Keep this part of the method in view: Remove foil, then bake for a further 10 minutes until golden on top.
Is there another preparation step to plan for?
Look at which ingredient needs thawing before you begin the cooking. Use the form called for in the ingredient list and follow any draining or squeezing step that comes with it.
Storage & reheating safety
For cooked, perishable leftovers, refrigerate within 2 hours (1 hour above 90°F), using shallow containers for prompt cooling. Keep the refrigerator at 40°F or below, use refrigerated leftovers within 3–4 days, and reheat hot leftovers to 165°F, checked with a food thermometer. Follow any shorter package limit.
These are general safety limits, not a tested storage or freezing recommendation for this particular dish. USDA leftovers guidance · Safe cooking temperatures
Recipe source: RecipeTin Eats. Ingredient names and quantities may be adapted for the pantry.
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