Kid Friendly Chicken Tetrazzini

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb linguine
• 1/2 teaspoon olive oil
• 1 dash salt
• 1 (14 ounce) can chicken broth (or 1 3/4 cups)
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper (fine or fresh ground)
• 4 cups cooked chicken breasts (diced or torn into chunks)
• 8 ounces pre-shredded mozzarella cheese
• 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 spray a 9 x13 pan with a non-stick spray.
• 3 prepare linguini according to package directions, adding the salt and olive oil as you begin. (you may also break the pasta in half, if you like)
• 4 as that cooks, begin the sauce mixture. in a small pan, heat the chicken broth just to boiling, and set on medium to simmer.
• 5 soften the butter in the microwave, using a microwave safe measuring cup.
• 6 stir the flour into the butter mixture, a spoonful at a time to create a roux.
• 7 keep stirring and adding flour until it looks like a creamy peanut butter or frosting consistency.
• 8 add the roux to the chicken broth and stir with a wire whisk. add pepper, and keep stirring until the mixture is smooth and creamy.
• 9 after you've drained your pasta, add the sauce mixture and toss the sauce mixture throughout the pasta.
• 10 add 1/2 the linguini to the 9x13 pan. sprinkle 1/2 the mozzarella cheese all over the top of the pasta. add half the chicken over the top of that, making sure you divide it evenly over the top. sprinkle with some parmesan cheese. exact measurements do not matter here, just try to be consistent in dividing ingredients all over the dish. (so each serving gets fair amounts of cheese and chicken!).
• 11 repeat the above steps, adding the rest of the pasta, cheese and chicken.
• 12 sprinkle the top with parmesan cheese.
• 13 place in oven and heat for 30 minutes.