Potluck Tetrazzini Recipes

MOCK POTLUCK TETRAZZINI

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350°. Butter a shallow 1 1/2 -quart baking dish.2. In a 3-quart saucepan over medium heat, sauté mushrooms in butter 3 minutes or until limp. Add soy flour and 1/4 teaspoon paprika. Cook and stir 1 to 2 minutes. Add water, cream, sherry, bouillon granules, salt, and nutmeg. Stirring, bring to a boil and boil until thickened. Reduce heat to low.3. Add Muenster cheese. Stir just until cheese melts. Remove from heat.4. Stir in chicken until well coated. Spoon into baking dish.5. In a small bowl, stir bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, and 1/8 teaspoon paprika until blended. Sprinkle over top of chicken mixture.6. Bake 30 minutes or until very bubbly and heated through.

COOKING LIGHT CHICKEN TETRAZZINI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350*.
• Melt butter in large stockpot coated with cooking spray over medium high heat. Add onion, celery, pepper, salt and mushrooms; saute 4 minutes or until mushrooms are tender. Add sherry, cook 1 minute.
• Lightly spoon flour into a measuring cup; level with a knife. Gradually add flour to pan; cook 3 minutes, stirring constantly (mixture will be thick) with a whisk. Gradually add broth, stirring constantly. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Remove from heat.
• Add 1 3/4 cups Parmesan cheese and cream cheese, stirring with a whisk until cream cheese melts. Add the pasta and chicken, and stir until blended. Divide the pasta mixture between 2 (8 inch square) baking dishes coated with cooking spray.
• Place bread in food processor; pulse 10 times or until coarse crumbs form. Combine breadcrumbs and 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese; sprinkle evenly over pasta mixture. If using panko crumbs, spray with cooking spray after sprinkled on top.
• Bake at 350* for 30 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove casserole from oven, let stand 15 minutes. Yields 2 casseroles.
• To freeze unbaked casserole: Prepare through step 5. Cool completely in refrigerator. Cover with plastic wrap, pressing to remove as much air as possible. Wrap with heavy duty foil. Store in freezer for up to 2 months.
• To prepare frozen unbaked casserole: Thaw casserole completely in refrigerator (about 24 hours). Preheat oven to 350*. Remove foil; reserve foil. Remove plastic wrap and discard. Cover casserole with reserved foil; bake at 350* for 30 minutes. Uncover and bake an additional 1 hour or until golden and bubbly. Let stand 15 minutes.

POTLUCK CHICKEN TETRAZZINI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Remove meat from chicken; discard bones. Cut chicken pieces in chunks to equal 3 cups. Save remaining chicken for another use. In Dutch oven cook spaghetti according to package directions. Add asparagus the last minute of cooking. Drain. Return to pan.
• Meanwhile, in large skillet cook mushrooms and sweet peppers in hot butter over medium heat for 8 to 10 minutes or until mushrooms are tender, stirring occasionally. Stir in flour and black pepper until well combined. Add broth and milk all at once. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly. Add mushroom mixture, chicken pieces, Swiss cheese, and half the lemon peel to pasta mixture in Dutch oven. Toss gently to coat. Spoon pasta mixture into 3-quart rectangular baking dish. In a medium bowl toss together bread cubes, olive oil, and remaining lemon peel. Spread bread cube mixture on pasta mixture.
• Bake, uncovered, for 15 minutes or until heated through. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving. Sprinkle with parsley before serving.

POTLUCK TETRAZZINI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Butter a shallow 1 1/2 -quart baking dish.Break spaghetti in half. Cook according to package directions. Drain, cover, and keep warm.Meanwhile, in a 3-quart saucepan over medium heat, sauté mushrooms in butter 3 minutes or until limp. Add flour and 1/4 teaspoon paprika. Cook and stir 1 to 2 minutes. Add water, half-and-half, sherry, bouillon granules, salt, and nutmeg. Stirring, bring to a boil and boil until thickened. Reduce heat to low.Add Muenster cheese. Stir just until cheese melts. Remove from heat.Stir in spaghetti and chicken until well coated. Spoon into baking dish.In a small bowl, stir bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, and 1/8 teaspoon paprika until blended. Sprinkle over top of spaghetti mixture.Bake 30 minutes or until very bubbly and heated through.