Rich And Creamy Chicken Or Turkey Tetrazzini

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 5 tablespoons butter, divided
• 1 large yellow onion, chopped
• 1 lb sliced mushrooms
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 cup cream or 1 cup half-and-half
• 4 tablespoons sherry wine
• 8 ounces grated parmesan cheese, divided
• 1 whole chickens (cooked and boned) or 4 cooked chicken breasts or 4 cups cooked turkey, meat cut into bite-sized pieces
• 1 lb spaghetti, cooked
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 1/4 cup italian breadcrumbs

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees f.
• 2 in a skillet melt 2 tablespoons butter and sauté the mushrooms and onions until soft; remove from pan and set aside.
• 3 melt the remaining 3 tablespoons butter and stir in 2 tablespoons flour; cook over medium heat for 1 to 2 minutes to make a roux, stirring constantly (the flour should turn a nice golden color, but be careful not to burn).
• 4 add chicken broth and garlic and cook over low heat for 1 minute.
• 5 stir in the sherry and 3/4 of the parmesan cheese; add the sautéed onions/mushrooms and stir until cheese melts, then stir in the cream or half and half.
• 6 combine the sauce, cooked and cut-up chicken or turkey, and cooked spaghetti noodles in a large bowl, then spread the mixture into a lightly-buttered/oiled large casserole.
• 7 bake for 30 minutes or until the top begins to brown; combine the remaining parmesan with the bread crumbs, then sprinkle it over the casserole and bake for 5 minutes longer.
• 8 adapted from a post by peggy at gail's recipe swap, who got it from gourmet magazine.
• 9 pat-nocal’s notes: this is delicious. i didn’t have pimientos so i sauteed some red bell pepper with the mushrooms. recipe is easily halved. next time i might use slightly less spaghetti for better sauce coverage.
• 10 nlb’s notes to peggy: i made your turkey tetrazzini tonight and it was absolutely wonderful. i only tweaked this recipe a teensy bit by putting one smashed clove of garlic in the sauce, using roasted red peppers, and medium egg noodles instead of spaghetti. i used the madeira too and it adds a great dimension to this delicious sauce.