*You can use whatever bread you have on hand, but just make sure the bread covers the bottom of your baking dish. I have used beer, brioche and crusty whole grain breads with success! **If you have leftover cooked chicken on hand, you may sub 1/2 cup shredded or diced chicken for the raw chicken. ***Personally, I love the noodles in the dish, but if you want to keep this a bit lighter you can leave them out. I used egg fettuccine noodles. ****Traditionally, my grandma used to top with with crushed potato chips, but I prefer mixing my chips with half cornflakes OR I also love using half Ritz cracks and half cornflakes!