Day 9: Honoring her gift of hospitality

Baked Chicken Casserole

     I was talking to Ash the day I made this chicken casserole and when I mentioned the dish she immediately asked, "So what was the deal with the Style Show at the church, anyway?" Wow. I did not even have to articulate the connection, she already made it! This was a recipe in Mom's collection, but it gained fame as the main dish for the Autumn edition of the bi-annual Style Show at the Clarksburg UM Church. This was quite the phenomenon for the residents of the Clarksburg/Frankfort area, as the ladies would pack the church to overflowing for the opportunity to be served a lovely, filling lunch (this casserole in the Fall, chicken salad in the Spring), see a lovely collection of the latest fashion modeled by members of the CUMC congregation (yes, I was drafted for this almost every time!), and potentially win a lovely door prize. This was so big, that at one point the Style Show made more $$ than Field Day! Whoa! So, memories of this dish revolve mostly around this event more than my Momma. 

As for my review of this dish, it is economical and filling. It calls for just a few ingredients: cooked chicken, cut up; torn bread; chicken broth; eggs; 1 can of cream of mushroom soup; and garlic salt. I used a rotisserie chicken (more flavorful) and the King Hawaiian rolls as the bread (very rich!). I forgot to add the garlic salt before baking and could definitely tell the difference. It was a bit more bland by trying to add the garlic salt after baking. If you need a cheap dish to fill the tummies of the family, this works! Nothing elegant, basic comfort food really!