Reviewed: May 18, 2009

just ok, kind of bland.

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143sidney

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Northport, New York, USA

Living In: Gainesville, Florida, USA

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Reviewed: May 5, 2009

It was a little liquidy and taste was good. It's just average in my mind. That should not be seen as a negative thing. It's just not something that I would put into the regular rotation.

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: West Valley, Utah, USA

Living In: Riverton, Utah, USA

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Reviewed: Mar. 24, 2009

This is very similar to a recipe my Grandma used to sometimes make when it was her turn to host her weekly Bridge Club when I was a child. I loved that dish and am glad to find it on here. I've noticed a couple of people remarking about the noodles not being crunchy if you mix them into the casserole, but really, they're not supposed to be crunchy because they're substituting for egg noodles. The noodles absorb the liquid and give the dish body. Delicious recipe; it really takes me back. Thanks for posting this, Pat!

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Living In: Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

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Reviewed: Jan. 31, 2009

Had a bunch of teenage boys come over un expectantly. To stretch recipe, I mixed in 3 cups of cooked noodles. Chicken was cooked with onions, garlic, oyster sauce and half teaspoon of cayenne. Kids thought it was awesome.

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JANAT

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Home Town: Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA

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Reviewed: Jan. 16, 2009

Overall, I enjoyed this recipe. I was worried when I prepared it that it would be too soupy (there really is a lot of liquid), but in the end, after baking for 45 minutes, it was fine. Perhaps next time I will serve with sticky rice to soak up the extra 'gravy' part. I did do as one review suggested and sauteed the chicken in garlic, soy and ginger and I think that helped with the flavor. I also mixed noodles in the casserole itself and used some on top - the 5 oz can the recipe calls for isn't enough, and I would switch to the bigger size can, if possible. Overall, it's a nice easy dinner and while nothing in the wow! department taste-wise, it's not bland and boring like some reviews have stated either. Will definitely add to my repetorie of casseroles.

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Christina

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Home Town: Scottsdale, Arizona, USA

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Reviewed: Sep. 30, 2008

My teenage son loved the casserole. It was so easy to put together. I will diffently make this again for my family!

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aprila317

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Home Town: Chicago Heights, Illinois, USA

Living In: Dallas, Texas, USA

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Reviewed: Sep. 23, 2008

I have been asked for this recipe each time I take it somewhere. It is so interesting to hear people ask what is the small crunchy "thing" ... water chesnuts and almonds all chopped very fine.

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Marl

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Home Town: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Living In: Gloucester, Ontario, Canada

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Reviewed: Jan. 29, 2008

I tried to doctor this recipe with most of the recommendations, but it was still really bland. Sorry, won't make again.

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Reviewed: Dec. 31, 2007

My mom used to make this for us when I was a kid and it is miles better with ground beef a liitle garlic salt and extra crunchy noodles on top.

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AmberNicole

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Living In: Salem, Oregon, USA

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Reviewed: Mar. 29, 2007

Neither me nor my son or husband liked it. I followed the recipe exactly.

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typayne

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Reviewed: Jan. 29, 2007

My husband who does not like casseroles Loved this dish and insisted I make it every week. I read some of the reviews that said it was bland so I added 1 tsp Chinese 5 spice and mushrooms and added extra noodles on the top in the last 10 mins of cooking. I would highly recommend this recipe to anyone.

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Reviewed: Sep. 7, 2006

I enjoyed this recipe. With Surprise in the Title my husband was a little apprehensive. It was good, but not the best. The celery should be a definite ingredient as I think it helped the texture. The almonds were great in it also; maybe that's the surprise... :)

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Reviewed: Apr. 4, 2006

Very Good!!! Cooking the chicken in soy sauce really gave the dish a kick!

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Reviewed: Nov. 6, 2005

I made a good many changes to this recipe. First, I substituted cream of celery soup for the cream of mushroom soup. I did use the optional chopped celery. I also added a 1/4 cup of soy sauce and some garlic powder. Since I like things crunchy, I used an additional can of the crunchy chow mein noodles on the top of the casserole during the last fifteen minutes of baking. Overall, I enjoyed this recipe. My husband liked it too.

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DIVER3DOWN

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Living In: Meridian, Mississippi, USA

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Reviewed: May 2, 2005

I loved this one! I added cream of chicken soup and replaced the canned mushrooms with fresh button and left out the cheese, but it's our new favorite chicken dish! I passed this one on to my sister who is always looking for new ways to fix up chicken.

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KRISTINEO

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Home Town: Auburn, Washington, USA

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Reviewed: Feb. 8, 2005

Don't get excited about this recipe.

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Reviewed: Dec. 8, 2004

To this recipe I added a can of bean sprouts, no condensed soup, no evaporated milk and no almonds, no mushrooms and no chinese noodles and added left over brown rice cooked in chicken broth with roasted garlic and cooked the chicken in soy sauce and garlic (3 cloves) like some suggested, forgot the celery because of time, and added leftover shredded cheese. I added a very small amount of sour cream to it < 1/4 cup.I also took one suggestion and added dry onion soup to the top, it was runny when I put it in the oven.I forgot it and when we came home almost 3 hrs. later it was a beautiful brown color on top and my husband loved it!!! I will definately make this again with what ingredients we can eat!!!

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Reviewed: Aug. 17, 2004

Yum, this was very good - I followed advice and tweaked it a little bit. I sauteed the chicken in garlic and soy sauce. Then I mixed together a can of cream of chicken soup and a can of cream of asparagus soup (all I had in the cabinet). I kept everything else the same and put the crunchy noodles on top. I guess the asparagus soup added the zip it needed cause I got rave reviews on this one - I'll make it again.

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MSKILLIAN

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Reviewed: Jan. 5, 2004

I used 4 chicken breasts instead of 2 and regular milk instead of the evaporated milk. It was a quick and easy recipe to put together and it was really good - I'll make this again.

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Reviewed: Jul. 22, 2003

SUPRISE!!! This recipe isn't that great =( I didn't listen to the previous reviews that said it was bland. Instead, I took the suggestions on the other reviews (browned the chicken in soy sauce, ginger and garlic... added onions and corn). Nothing seemed to help. We ended up eating a few bites and trashing the rest. Guess I should've ordered pizza tonight. This is the first poor rating I have given on the recipies here. I wanted to try something different... I got different, but not good. If you're in the mood for something else out of the ordinary, don't stop here. Keep looking.

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