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MELISSAGEPHART

Reviewed: Jul. 2, 2002

A great, "comforting" chicken casserole! We loved the almonds and the cornflakes on top for added texture. Yum!

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Devonna

Reviewed: Jul. 3, 2002

This is hands down my favorite all recipes dish ... with a few alterations. I use sour cream instead of mayonnaise and roast garlic cream of mushroom as opposed to cream of chicken. You can bulk up the almonds and celery, too, for a more hearty dish. I've even made this with brown rice ... yum!

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SMITHH2

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Bremerton, Washington, USA

Living In: Bothell, Washington, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 16, 2002

This was fantastic. My 3 year old cleaned her plate. I halved the recipe, used cream of celery soup and ommited the celery. I baked it in a 2 qt. casserole. (I did not halve topping or soup). It was great!!!!! Great for covered dish suppers.

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KC38

Reviewed: Oct. 21, 2002

I have been looking for years for this recipe. I grew up with this dish, and it is one of my favorites! I tweaked it a little to suit our tastes, and the results were amazing. Here's what I did: - shredded the chicken instead of chopping into cubes; - used one can of cream of mushroom and one can of cream of chicken; - used 1/2 cup mayo and 1/2 cup sour cream; - finely diced the celery and sauteed it until soft; - used the water that I poached the chicken breasts in to cook the rice; - added pepper to taste; - doubled the amount of corn flake topping; - baked casserole (without topping) for 30 minutes, then added the topping and baked for the final 15 minutes. Adding the topping in the last 15 minutes keeps the corn flakes from over-browning. Thanks so much for sharing this recipe! :)

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NAN1970

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA

Living In: Seattle, Washington, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 13, 2002

YUM! My husband is picky when it comes to cassaroles (no cream of mushroom for him!) and we both LOVED this! I omitted the butter on the top (almost - I put 3 tiny specks) to save fat and no one noticed a thing. Highly reccommended for weeknight or company.

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COURTNEYLEIGH

Reviewed: Jan. 6, 2003

this recipe was wonderful, i added a can of baby cob corn(drained)some sliced carrots and a little bit of grated cheddar cheese. I also toasted the almonds and for the topping i added some chow mein noodles. I just felt these additions gave it a little more color and a more oriental feeling. to date it is my most requested recipe

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BONNIE74

Reviewed: Jun. 10, 2003

Very tasty and easy - works well to use rice and chicken prepared in advance. A bit bland, but may need a little something in the dressing (or just some salt and pepper).

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SMC90

Reviewed: Jan. 23, 2004

With modification I gave this a 5 but without it would probably only get a 2. I followed many reviewers advice and only used 2 cups cooked rice (I made instant). Next I used 2 tbsp. butter to saute the veggies, added garlic and fresh lemon juice and salt & pepper. Other than that everything else was the same. If you use all the rice in this recipe I would double the sauce.

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Annie

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Feb. 4, 2004

I read all the previous comments and took some of the same advice. I used a box of uncle bens rice mix(butter/herb) and cooked it in the microwave. I sauteed the onion and celery with butter and garlic(2 cloves) and instead of mayo I added 1/4 cup of sour cream. I also added 1/4 cup of milk. I used cream of celery soup instead of cream of chicken. I cut up the chicken and cooked it in the same pan as the celery and onion but I added a bit of olive oil. Since the casserole bakes for 45 mins I did not cook the chicken very long in the skillet(5 mins or so) I topped the casserole with durkee fried onions instead of the potato chips/butter. It was soooo yummy!!!!

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