Chicken Divan Egg Noodle Casserole

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The flavors in this are very good, though I will agree that the recipe as written ends up a touch too dry. People! Why are you throwing the food away??? The first time I made this, it was too dry so I whipped up a second batch of the sauce and provided it to drizzle over the gratin dishes - I like doing this in individual portions. Each subsequent time I've made it I double the sauce recipe and it's delicious with no waste! Not every recipe is going to fit everyone's taste, but that's where improvising comes in handy.

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I added extra sauce and used fresh broccoli which created more liquid, turned out yummy. A good stretch your budget dish that I will make again.

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Well I listened to what ever one said about making extra sauce which I did! I followed the recipe exactly and honestly it was the driest divan I have ever had!!! The flavors were great though. What I did while everyone was making their plates was make up a quick cheese sauce with a roux and some leftover Gruyere Cheese and milk. Definitely helped! So therefore I suggest either a lower oven or take out way sooner and make sure you make additional sauce for the side to use. Sorry Rachel this is the first of all your recipes that I have made that just did not hit a home run!

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I watched the show and Rachel poured the poaching liquid into the sauce from a bowl. It looked like she added 1/2 cup to a cup of liquid, not a "splash" as it says in the recipe on this site. That would make a difference in the volume of liquid in the sauce and may cause the dryness many have experienced in the casserole.

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It's a good idea, adding the egg yolks to the bechamel for richness, but as everyone else said, the sauce needs to be doubled. I liked adding two cheeses to the panko; that made a great topping (I used Gouda. Otherwise, though, the effect is the about the same as an everyday chicken-and-broccoli casserole made with condensed soup. And there's really no reason to use fresh broccoli if you're going to cook it to death anyway; frozen would work fine. Sorry, I really don't think it's worth the investment in time and the five pans requiring washing afterwards.

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I did not find this recipe dry nor bland. It was very well seasoned and very moist!! You do need to season everything every step of the way, and it never hurts to double any type of sauce, especially a bechamel because it does tend to "dissapear" when put on pasta. Pasta absorbs sauces like a sponge when cooked to help hold the flavor, so without enough sauce and then some for pasta to absorb and having some so the dish has some sauce, I could see how this would be a dry dish to some. Many people also have a difficult time simmering chicken, as it does tend to dry out when not done right. The key to it is is to let the chicken take its time while on the stove when either boiling or simmering in water or stock/broth. It may make the preparation and cooking time of the dish to expand, but it is more than worth it to do it right and have a moist and flavorful dish that everyone will love.

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I was very let down by the results of this recipe! VERY DRY! I even added milk based on the other reviews and it still turned out very dry. Now I have a 13 x 9 casserole that is too awful to eat. I hate wasting food, but this is inedible. Rachel Ray you lost points for this one!

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Good, but agreed, needs more bechamel sauce. Good flavor, but tooooo many pots and pans. Next time will make with half the noodles!

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I actually created a profile JUST so I could say how awful this turned out. I consider myself a fairly good cook and the ratios of sauce to noodles created a DRY, DRY, DRY tastless, bland casserole. I have made a different type of divan, which turned out creamy and delicious. I don't know what Rachel Ray was thinking, but maybe the pound of noodles is a typo. I would go with 1/2 a pound. But honestly, I would avoid this recipe all together. It makes me so mad when I have to throw food away.

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I agree with the last reviewer - there was not enough sauce! I thought this would have been very good, but mine turned out very dry. Otherwise, I would say it was ok, but next time I would have made more sauce.