This recipe was really good. I browned the chicken in soy sauce, garlic, and ginger before adding it to the rest of the ingredients. I would suggest putting the chinese noodles on top of the casserole instead of mixed in. They stay crunchy that way.
I added a can of a mixture of baby corn, bean sprouts and bamboo shoots and since I couldn't find plain sliced almonds, I used the kind that were garlic ceasar flavored and we LOVED IT!!! I will be making this again.
My husband really liked this casserole. I thought it was just "ok". I did doctor up the recipe because I like more vegetables in my casseroles. I added green pepper onion mushrooms garlic ginger. I also sauteed the chicken in soy sauce. I try to watch calories and adding chow mein noodles adds a lot of fat. They just turned soggy anyway so those extra calories weren't worth it.
a big hit at the potluck, had requests for the recipe. it seemed a little dry, so added additional can of mushroom soup & 1/2 can milk.
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.
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!
This was a very easy recipe when short on time. I thought it was very good just a tad bland. Needs some kick.
I followed this recipe exactly and I was very disappointed. It seemed like a random combination of ingredients and the result was very bland. I added some curry to try to spruce it up but we ended up ordering pizza after eating a few bites.
