This is a delicious way to use up leftover cooked chicken or turkey. You could also add other cooked vegetables. Peas or broccoli would be nice.
Prep Time 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time 30 minutesminutes
Total Time 50 minutesminutes
Servings 2
Ingredients
Mushrooms
1Tbsbutter
1/4poundmushrooms, sliced
salt to taste
White Sauce
2Tbsbutter
2Tbsflour
1/2cupchicken stock
1/2 cupmilk
pinchnutmeg
Tetrazzini
1/4poundlinguini
1cupshredded cooked chicken
1/4cupgrated Parmesan, divided
2Tbs bread crumbs
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350.
Mushrooms
Heat the butter and oil in a small skillet.
Add the sliced mushrooms and cook about 5 minutes, salting to taste. Remove to a bowl and set aside.
White Sauce and Pasta
Bring a pot of water to boil. Break the linguini noodles in half and cook them while you make the sauce.
In the same skillet you cooked the mushrooms in, heat the butter until melted, then stir in the flour. Use a whisk or a flat bottomed wooden utensil to incorporate the flour and butter, then cook, stirring, another minute or two, until it's light brown.
Slowly whisk in the chicken broth, making sure to eliminate any lumps. Bring to a simmer and whisk in the milk, then add the nutmeg. Cook about 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until the sauce thickens.
Take the pan off the heat and stir in the grated cheese, mushrooms, and chicken. As soon as the pasta is done, drain it and stir it into the sauce.
Butter a small baking dish and pour the tetrazzini in.
Stir together the bread crumbs and the rest of the cheese and sprinkle over the sauce.