Chicken or turkey tetrazzini is a classic American dish that is perfect for a special occasion or a weeknight meal. It is a creamy, cheesy casserole made with cooked chicken or turkey, mushrooms, spaghetti, and a variety of seasonings. This versatile dish can be made with a variety of ingredients, so you can easily customize it to your liking.
This recipe article includes two variations of tetrazzini: one made with chicken and one made with turkey. Both recipes are easy to follow and can be made in under an hour. The chicken tetrazzini is made with a creamy sauce made with butter, flour, milk, and Parmesan cheese. The turkey tetrazzini is made with a lighter sauce made with Greek yogurt, mayonnaise, and Dijon mustard. Both versions are topped with a crispy breadcrumb topping.
In addition to the two main recipes, this article also includes a recipe for a vegetarian tetrazzini. This version is made with a variety of vegetables, including mushrooms, zucchini, and carrots. It is also topped with a crispy breadcrumb topping.
No matter which recipe you choose, you are sure to enjoy this delicious and comforting dish.
CHICKEN OR TURKEY TETRAZZINI DELUXE
Cooked chicken or turkey breast, pasta, veggies, sherry and broth with creamy and cheesy elements, all baked into a classic. This casserole is a great way to use leftover turkey or chicken. Delicious and freezes well too.
Provided by DACLKG
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Italian
Time 1h
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain and set aside.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Meanwhile, melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add mushrooms, onion and bell pepper and saute until tender. Stir in cream of mushroom soup and chicken broth; cook, stirring, until heated through. Stir in pasta, Cheddar cheese, peas, sherry, Worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper and chicken. Mix well and transfer mixture to a lightly greased 11x14 inch baking dish. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and paprika.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 25 to 35 minutes, or until heated through.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 493.4 calories, Carbohydrate 39 g, Cholesterol 85.3 mg, Fat 24.7 g, Fiber 2.9 g, Protein 28.8 g, SaturatedFat 12.7 g, Sodium 943.9 mg, Sugar 4.7 g
CHICKEN TETRAZZINI
Try Giada De Laurentiis' famous Chicken Tetrazzini recipe from Everyday Italian on Food Network; a creamy bechemel sauce envelops mushrooms, chicken and pasta.
Provided by Giada De Laurentiis
Categories main-dish
Time 1h35m
Yield 6 to 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
- Spread 1 tablespoon of butter over a 13 by 9 by 2-inch baking dish. Melt 1 tablespoon each of butter and oil in a deep large nonstick frying pan over medium-high heat. Sprinkle the chicken with 1/2 teaspoon each of salt and pepper. Add the chicken to the hot pan and cook until pale golden and just cooked through, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer the chicken to a plate to cool slightly. Coarsely shred the chicken into bite-size pieces and into a large bowl.
- Meanwhile, add 1 tablespoon each of butter and oil to the same pan. Add the mushrooms and saute over medium-high heat until the liquid from the mushrooms evaporates and the mushrooms become pale golden, about 12 minutes. Add the onion, garlic, and thyme, and saute until the onion is translucent, about 8 minutes. Add the wine and simmer until it evaporates, about 2 minutes. Transfer the mushroom mixture to the bowl with the chicken.
- Melt 3 more tablespoons butter in the same pan over medium-low heat. Add the flour and whisk for 2 minutes. Whisk in the milk, cream, broth, nutmeg, remaining 1 3/4 teaspoons salt, and remaining 3/4 teaspoon pepper. Increase the heat to high. Cover and bring to a boil. Simmer, uncovered, until the sauce thickens slightly, whisking often, about 10 minutes.
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the linguine and cook until it is tender but still firm to the bite, stirring occasionally, about 9 minutes. Drain. Add the linguine, sauce, peas, and parsley to the chicken mixture. Toss until the sauce coats the pasta and the mixture is well blended.
- Transfer the pasta mixture to the prepared baking dish. Stir the cheese and breadcrumbs in a small bowl to blend. Sprinkle the cheese mixture over the pasta. Dot with the remaining 3 tablespoons of butter. Bake, uncovered, until golden brown on top and the sauce bubbles, about 25 minutes.
TURKEY TETRAZZINI
This recipe comes from a cookbook our church compiled. It's convenient because it can be made ahead and frozen. After the holidays, we use leftover turkey to prepare a meal for university students. They clean their plates! -Gladys Waldrop, Clavert City, Kentucky
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 55m
Yield 6 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Cook spaghetti according to package directions; drain. Transfer to a large bowl; add the next 10 ingredients. , Spoon into a greased 2-1/2-qt. casserole; sprinkle with additional cheese if desired. Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 40-45 minutes or until heated through.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 342 calories, Fat 12g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 69mg cholesterol, Sodium 808mg sodium, Carbohydrate 34g carbohydrate (4g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 24g protein.
CHICKEN OR TURKEY TETRAZZINI
Sometimes we just need simple. Good use for leftovers, kid friendly, fast and easy, freezable and delicious. Beat that. (Note: Can sub tuna, drained.) Oh, don't leave out the parmesan. It makes the dish.
Provided by gailanng
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 55m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven 350 degrees and grease a 2 quart baking dish.
- In a microwaveable safe bowl, cover and cook the onion and optional bellpepper until tender; about 3-5 minutes.
- Combine all remaining ingredients with the onion/bellpepper mixture, except 1/4 cup cheddar cheese. That includes the chicken or turkey, spaghetti, cream of mushroom soup, 1 1/4 cup cheddar cheese, Parmesan, milk, mushrooms, bacon, garlic powder, salt and pepper.
- Turn into the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle additional 1/4 cup cheddar on top and bake about 30 minutes or until bubbly.
CREAMY CHICKEN (OR TURKEY) TETRAZZINI
This tetrazzini is made extra creamy by using cream cheese!!! I love this with leftover turkey from the holidays!
Provided by Charmie777
Categories Chicken
Time 40m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Cook and stir onion and celery in butter in a large skillet on medium heat until tender.
- Add broth, cream cheese and 1/2 cup parmesan.
- Cook on low heat until cream cheese is melted, stirring occasionally.
- Add all remaining ingredients except 1/4 cup parmesan.
- Mix lightly.
- Transfer to 13x9 inch baking dish; sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup parmesan.
- Bake at 350º for 30 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 437.8, Fat 26.8, SaturatedFat 15, Cholesterol 90.5, Sodium 626.2, Carbohydrate 29.6, Fiber 1.7, Sugar 3.7, Protein 19.8
CHICKEN OR TURKEY TETRAZZINI
This is my version of my husband's favorite casserole. It is a great way to use up the leftovers from the holiday turkey. You can also use the meat from the ready to eat rotisserie chickens availabe in grocery stores. Traditionally my mother-in-law cooked the chickens in a large stock pot with vegetables and poultry seasoning and picked the meat from the bones for the casserole and used the stock for soups.
Provided by Cooking CF
Categories Stew
Time 1h30m
Yield 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Turn on overn to 350 degrees.
- Melt butter in large skillet. Saute mushrooms 5 minutes until liquid has evaporated and add shallots. Saute 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in flour, parsley, salt and pepper.
- Gradually add the cream and 1 cup of the chicken broth, Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened. Add chicken and stir well, if seems too thick (it should be the consistency of a light cream sauce) add more broth. Stir in parmesan cheese.
- Mix spagetti noodles with oil and place in a 2 1/2 quart casserole or lasagna pan. Top with chichen mixture. Bake covered for 40 minutes,.
- Remove cover and top with 1/2 cup parmesan cheese. Bake an additional 20-30 minutes until hot and bubbly.
CHICKEN OR TURKEY TETRAZZINI CASSEROLE
Three flavors of canned soup takes the place of a creamed sauce for this recipe, I like to use 2 cans cream of mushroom and 1 can cream of chicken, I would suggest to add in salt if needed at the table as the creamed soups have enough salt already added . This is really good! :)
Provided by Kittencalrecipezazz
Categories Poultry
Time 1h15m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Set oven to 350 degrees F.
- Butter a 13 x 9-inch casserole dish (or a large oval casserole dish).
- Cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling water until al dente (do not overcook the pasta, leave semi-firm as it will cook more in the oven) drain, then transfer to a large bowl.
- Add in whipping cream and all three canned soups, cooked chicken or turkey, sour cream, Parmesan cheese, 1-1/2 cup grated cheddar cheese and frozen peas (if using) toss well to combine.
- In a large skillet melt butter; add in the mushrooms and cook until all the liquid is removed (about 10 minutes).
- To the skillet with the mushrooms, add in onions, garlic and jalapeño pepper (if using) sauté until onions are soft; add to the soup mixture.
- Using a wooden spoon mix all ingredients together until well combined.
- Season with seasoned salt and pepper (or white salt).
- Transfer to prepared baking dish.
- Cover with foil and bake about 30-35 minutes (or until hot and bubbly) uncover and sprinkle with about 1 cup grated cheddar cheese, return to oven and bake until cheese is melted (about 5-8 minutes).
Nutrition Facts : Calories 722.2, Fat 40.4, SaturatedFat 21.2, Cholesterol 134.7, Sodium 1135, Carbohydrate 50.4, Fiber 0.7, Sugar 3.6, Protein 39.2
CHICKEN (OR TURKEY) TETRAZZINI
I was given this recipe over 12 years ago and it's been a perennial favorite ever since. Especially right after Thanksgiving, when we're trying to eat up all those turkey leftovers.
Provided by Roxi3617
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 1h30m
Yield 10-12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Boil chicken until tender, cool, debone, and cut into pieces. Set aside. Reserve broth.
- Cook spaghetti in broth until tender; drain. (NOTE: If you're using leftover chicken or turkey you can cook the spaghetti in purchased chicken broth. The broth adds a lot of flavor, but it's optional. If you don't have it, just cook the spaghetti in salted water.).
- Place drained spaghetti in a very large bowl. Add cooked chicken.
- In a skillet saute the pepper in butter. Add mushrooms and saute a few minutes more. Add to spaghetti along with remaining ingredients except the parmesan. Mix it well.
- Put in a greased 9 x 13" casserole dish, and what's left in a second smaller greased casserole (this makes a lot. Don't worry, it freezes well and the leftovers taste even better the next day).
- At this point you can cook both casseroles, or cover one and place in the freezer to enjoy later.
- When you're ready to cook the casserole, sprinkle the top with parmesan cheese and bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes, or until the top is lightly browned and bubbly.
- REMEMBER: Don't add parmesan until baking time if you're freezing casseroles.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 603.8, Fat 33.7, SaturatedFat 15.5, Cholesterol 122.6, Sodium 676.1, Carbohydrate 38.6, Fiber 1.8, Sugar 1.9, Protein 35.4
DELICIOUS CHICKEN (OR TURKEY!) TETRAZZINI
This is so simple, so yummy and a great way of using up leftover chicken or turkey-especially over the holidays. It's slightly different from most recipes as it uses sour cream and cottage cheese, but it works a treat! A firm favourite in my house-especially with my husband, who is not a pasta fan. A real crowd pleaser!
Provided by Noo8820
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 1h
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- In a saucepam combine bouillon cubes and hot water.Cook over low heat until cubes dissolve.
- Boil the spaghetti in the bouillon until cooked. Set aside.
- In another saucepan melt the butter. Add the flour, salt, pepper and cayenne. Blend thoroughly.
- Pour in the milk. Add the sour cream, cottage cheese, chicken, mushroom and parsley.
- Mix thoroughly, and bring to a boil.
- Add the spaghetti.
- Pour the mixture into a large baking dish. Top with grated cheese.
- Bake at 350°F for approx 40 minutes, until top is golden brown.
Tips:
- For a richer flavor, use chicken or turkey stock instead of water.
- Add a splash of white wine or sherry to the sauce for extra flavor.
- If you don't have cooked chicken or turkey, you can use rotisserie chicken from the grocery store.
- Feel free to add other vegetables to the dish, such as peas, carrots, or celery.
- If you want a crispy topping, sprinkle some breadcrumbs or grated Parmesan cheese on top before baking.
Conclusion:
Chicken or turkey tetrazzini is a classic dish that is perfect for a special occasion or a weeknight meal. It is easy to make and can be tailored to your own taste. With its creamy sauce, tender chicken or turkey, and crispy topping, this dish is sure to be a hit with everyone at your table.
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