Chicken Recipes - American-Style Chicken Tetrazzini
American-Style Chicken Tetrazzini
6 ounces dried spaghetti -- broken in half
3/4 pound uncooked ground chicken
or ground turkey
1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
1/4 cup chopped onion
1 clove garlic -- minced
1 tablespoon cooking oil
1 tablespoon butter or margarine
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1/8 teaspoon pepper
3/4 cup milk
3/4 cup shredded sharp american cheese -- (3 ounces)
1/4 cup sliced pitted ripe olives
1 tablespoon snipped fresh parsley
1 tablespoon chopped pimiento
2 tablespoons fine dry bread crumbs
2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
1 tablespoon butter or margarine -- melted
Cook spaghetti according to package directions just until tender. Drain;
transfer spaghetti to a large bowl.
Meanwhile, in a large skillet cook chicken, mushrooms, onion, and garlic
in hot oil over medium-high heat for 3 to 4 minutes or until chicken is
cooked through. Add chicken mixture to spaghetti.
For sauce, in a small saucepan melt 1 tablespoon butter. Stir in flour
and pepper. Add milk all at once. Cook and stir over medium heat until
thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir for 1 minute more. Add American
cheese, stirring until melted. Remove from heat. Stir in olives,
parsley, and pimiento.
Grease a 2-quart square baking dish or 2-quart casserole; set aside.
Pour the sauce over the chicken mixture. Toss to coat. Transfer to
prepared baking dish or casserole. Cover and chill in the refrigerator
for at least 4 hours or up to 24 hours. In a small bowl toss together
bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, and 1 tablespoon melted butter. Cover;
chill in the refrigerator for up to 24 hours.
Sprinkle crumb mixture over casserole. Bake, covered, in a 375=B0 oven
for 35 minutes. Uncover and bake 10 to 15 minutes more or until heated
through.
Makes 4 servings.
To bake without chilling: Sprinkle crumb mixture over casserole. Bake,
covered, in a 375=B0 oven for 20 minutes. Uncover and hake 10 to 15
minutes more or until heated through.
Nutrition facts per serving: 520 calories, 27 g total fat (10 g sat.
fat), 42 mg cholesterol, 621 mg sodium, 40 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 29
g protein.
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