Thursday, September 24, 2009

Quick & Easy Chicken (Or Turkey) Tetrazinni

Chicken Tetrazinni has been a favorite at our house for many years. Now that the children are gone, I get to make several casseroles from one batch, which allows me to have a few nights off from cooking now and then. For some reason, the flavors in this casserole are irresistible to me. Also, since the pet food contamination scare, I buy one roasted chicken per week to feed to my cat, which, along with her dry food, satisfies my finicky feline. Since she's not a huge eater, I can usually manage to get a meal or two out of the chicken before handing the rest of it over to her. It's all very economical, really!

At any rate, this is my favorite dish for leftover chicken (or turkey) aside from King Ranch Casserole:

Ingredients:

-->8 oz. spaghetti


1/4 stick (2 oz.) butter 



2 T. flour 



1 1/2 C chicken stock



2 T. dry sherry 



1 C. light cream or half and half 



1/2 C. Parmesan cheese, freshly grated if possible 



About a pound of cooked chicken 



1/2 lb. button mushrooms, sliced and lightly sautéed in a bit of butter



1/2 medium red onion, thinly sliced or chopped


Salt and pepper to taste


 
1 can of sliced black olives 




Directions:


1.Cook the spaghetti al dente according to the package. Dice the chicken. 



2. In a sauté pan, melt the butter, add the flour and mix well. Add the stock gradually, while stirring. Cook over medium heat. Stir in sherry, cream and remove from heat. Add the chicken, cheese, olives and mushrooms. Add the spaghetti and mix well.



3. Check seasoning and salt and pepper to taste.












4. Pour in an ovenproof dish, sprinkle fresh grated parmesan over the top, and bake in a moderate oven for about 20 minutes until hot and golden brown.

8 comments:

lisaiscooking said...

This sounds so good with the mushrooms, sherry, and cream. Do you deliver?

Christine Ho said...

It looks good!
Very handy and healthy~

Anonymous said...

Sounds like an excellent specialty, can't wait to try it!

Mags @ the Other Side of 50 said...

Ya know how your mind goes blank some days when you're trying to decide what to cook... what to cook? This recipe is going to be filed under that heading. I love recipes like this.

Anonymous said...

this looks really good and i love the ingredients.

Beth Dunn said...

Yummy! You even cook preppy LOL must have been those boarding school days. Seriously looks like the best comfort dish too. xoxo

SC

Deb said...

This dish looks amazing! Sadly, I am on a mostly carb free diet. Maybe I could make this for my hubby, daughter and SIL!
Thanks for stopping by my blog...I'm on my way to chekc out your other blog!

kathy said...

Just made this recipe with leftover Thanksgiving turkey and it was fabulous! I've been using sherry a lot lately in quite a few recipes and I think that's what makes this recipe very nice.