"JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote in
:

> ... So, I gathered some pre-cooked chicken chunks from the
> freezer, egg noodles, canned cream of something soup, an onion, some
> celery, bread crumbs, and threw together a chicken casserole.
>
> After assembling, but before baking, I tasted it. Actually not. It had
> no taste. ...


Did you saute the onion and celery? Chicken and noodles are fairly bland
on their own, and canned soup tastes mostly of salt ime, so a few raw or
even steamed veg won't help much in the flavour department, even when baked
in the casserole.

I would have gently sauteed the veg with a few herbs and spices in some
olive oil and butter until they smelt fragrant, added the chicken and
noodles and stirred to coat with the flavour, then assembled/baked the
casserole. Probably using cream or white sauce, seasoned in some way
(cheese, mustard, curry, herbs etc), instead of canned soup. And possibly
with some grated cheese and various herbs/spices on the breadcrumbs.

K