Name: Chicken and Mushroom Tetrazzini
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 8 oz spaghetti, broken into pieces; 1/4 cup butter; 1/4 cup all-purpose flour; 3/4 tsp kosher salt; 1/4 tsp ground black pepper; 1 cup chicken broth; 1 cup heavy cream; 2 tbsp sherry; 4 1/2 oz canned sliced mushrooms, drained; 2 cups chopped cooked chicken; 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Steps

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add spaghetti and cook for 8 to 10 minutes, or until al dente; drain.
Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, melt butter over low heat. Stir in flour, kosher salt, and ground black pepper. Cook, stirring, until smooth. Remove from heat and gradually stir in chicken broth and heavy cream.
Return to heat and bring to a low boil for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Add sherry, then stir in spaghetti, canned sliced mushrooms, and chopped cooked chicken. Pour mixture into the prepared baking dish and top with grated Parmesan cheese.
Bake 30 minutes in the preheated oven, until bubbly and lightly browned.

Chef's notes

The sauce should coat the back of a spoon before you pull the pan off the heat; if it looks thin, give it another 30 seconds of stirring at a low boil or it will make the finished casserole soupy. Cook the spaghetti just to al dente and no further since it continues to absorb the sauce during the 30-minute bake; overcooked pasta turns mushy. The most common mistake is adding the chicken broth and cream all at once while still on the heat, which causes lumps; always remove the pan from heat first and add the liquids gradually while stirring. Dry sherry is the right call here; cooking sherry is loaded with added salt and will throw off the seasoning balance with the kosher salt already in the sauce. Assemble the unbaked casserole up to 24 hours ahead and refrigerate covered; add 10 minutes to the bake time straight from the fridge, and look for the edges to bubble actively before pulling it from the oven.

Source: Mary ↗ · rated ★ 4.4 by 851 people there

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