Chicken Divan Tonight, Chicken Tetrazzini Next Week

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I was leary of this recipe at first because of the previous reviews. However, I scaled back on the stock when I made the sauce and it turned out fine (I only used ~3 cups of stock. I'm not a wine drinker, so I just added an extra cup of stock instead of wine. I also added sour cream to the sauce instead of cream to give it a little more zip. I made this for a work potluck and it was a big hit - I took home an empty casserole dish! Thanks Rachael Ray for the great time-saving tips and recipes! I've picked up a lot of good recipes and cooking techniques/tips from the 30 min meals show!

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My family did not like the Divan at all, BUT the Tetrazzini is a BIG hit. My teenage son begs me to make it, so I use the full base chicken recipe and double the Tetrazzini part of it.
NOTE: I don't use the heavy cream, but substitute fat-free evaporated milk to lower the fat, but keep the consistancy. Plus I saute the mushrooms in EVOO instead of butter.

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The Chicken Divan is grate.but i dident put the Mushrooms in it .I dont like them,SORRY. Deborah Marlow,Middlesboro Kentucky.

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So good! Just did the Divan this time, and it came out perfect I just halved the receipe . Husband loved it .....

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Divan is one of my staples for after-Thanksgiving turkey leftovers - a great way to use them up! Also a good comfort dish. I only made the first portion of the recipe and halved the base, being careful about the how much chicken stock to add based on other's posts. I also MIXED IN the cheese with the sauce, which helped to thicken it up and gave it a great flavor. For a quick dish, I used cooked turkey over frozen brocolli florets, topped w/sauce and a sprinkle of parmesan cheese. If you do not pre-cook your brocolli you need to increase the cooking time accordingly. It is excellent served with rice.

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I made the chicken tetrazzini and it was terribly dry. The butter wasn't enough of a binder and it needed a little more moistness.

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This dish is both tasty and ingenious! I love to make the divan to bring to my friends w/ newborns, then feed my family the tetrazzini that same night w/ little more effort. I've been making it for more than 3 years, and after a tiny bit of practice you'll have your timing down and it will take you 30 minutes or less. I (and Rachael, too swear! But I have made a couple tweaks:
1- YES, add all the chicken stock to make the base sauce, but reserve more of the base to save for the tetrazzini later: you don't need it in the divan but you will need it to cover all the noodles in the tettrazzini.
2- I add a couple garlic cloves and garlic powder (or garlic salt when I saute the mushrooms for the tetrazzini, it livens it up a bit.
So make this when you're not under pressure, and you'll have it down.

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I wish that I had read the other reviews before I made this! The sauce was WAY too watery - do NOT add all of the broth! Also I felt like the chicken was not very flavorful, just kind of bland. I never expect to make any of the meals in 30 minutes, but this one defintely took me a lot longer, over an hour.

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What an excellent and easy dish to prepare. I used 2 small cans of chicken stock instead of the quart. I poached the chicken until done then sliced it as the recipe calls for and broiled it. Gouda cheese gave it such a nice flavor!

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Read over the reviews, and was warned about the sauce being too thin, too watery, too much, so I kept that in mind during prep. No such problems here; the sauce was perfect! I wonder if those complaining might have omitted the step of cooking down the sauce? As for the complaints about the parmesan not working well, I find that buying the *fresh* grated parm instead of the Kraft-type works so much better, in taste *and* in consistancy.
Since there are just two of us, I split each recipe into two pans and found the entire recipe took about 45 minutes; a terrific investment of time to have four delish meals made. My freezer *and* my hubby are full and happy! Will most definitely make this again!