Cheesy And Creamy Chicken Tetrazzini Food

CHEESY AND CREAMY CHICKEN TETRAZZINI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a casserole dish with cooking spray.
• Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil. Stir in the fettuccine, bring back to a boil, and cook pasta over medium heat until cooked through but still firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain.
• Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir chicken strips in the hot oil until no longer pink, about 10 minutes. Remove chicken to a bowl, leaving pan drippings in skillet. Melt margarine in the hot skillet; cook and stir mushrooms, onion, and garlic in skillet until mushrooms have softened and given up their liquid, about 5 minutes. Stir red bell pepper into mixture and sprinkle with flour. Stir to coat and cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute.
• Slowly mix chicken broth into vegetables, stirring to form a thick sauce; mix cream and milk into sauce. Simmer until thickened, about 1 minute. Mix 1/2 cup Swiss cheese, 1/2 cup Cheddar cheese, 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, thyme, salt, and black pepper into sauce and simmer until cheese have melted and combined with sauce.
• Spread half the cooked fettuccine pasta into bottom of prepared casserole dish, top with half the chicken and half the cream sauce. Repeat layers once more and sprinkle remaining 2 tablespoons Swiss cheese, 2 tablespoons Cheddar cheese, and 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese over the top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheese topping is nicely browned, 25 to 30 minutes.

CREAMY CHICKEN TETRAZZINI

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 2 (11x7-inch) glass baking dishes with cooking spray.
• Cook and drain vermicelli as directed on package, using minimum cook time. Return to saucepan; add broth and toss to coat.
• In large bowl, mix chicken, soups, sour cream, mushrooms, Parmesan cheese, pepper and salt. Add vermicelli; toss well. Divide mixture between baking dishes. Sprinkle with Cheddar cheese.
• Cover; bake 30 minutes. Uncover; bake 5 minutes longer or until cheese is bubbly.

CREAMY CHICKEN TETRAZZINI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook spaghetti according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, saute onion and celery in butter until tender. Stir in the broth, cream and cream cheese. Cook and stir just until cheese is melted. Remove from the heat., Stir in the chicken, mushrooms, pimientos, salt and pepper. Drain spaghetti; add to chicken mixture and toss to coat. Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish., Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 20 minutes. Sprinkle with almonds, Parmesan cheese and chips. Bake 10-15 minutes longer or until heated through and topping is golden brown.

CHICKEN TETRAZZINI

Steps:

• Dice Chicken and boil in at least 2 cups of water (SAVE WATER TO MAKE RICE).
• Remove chicken from water and transfer to a saute' pan with the butter melted with onions. Season. Stir and coat Chicken for a couple of minutes.
• Prepare Minute Rice according to box. I use 1 2/3 (1 cup + 2/3 cup) of the chicken water per 7 oz. rice.
• Mix Sour Cream and Cream of Chicken (I season this a bit too cause' I HATE bland food).
• Spread into a casserole dish in this order: Rice on the bottom, then Chicken, then soup mixture, then shredded cheese. Cover and bake at 300F for about an hour. If desired, take out and sprinkle with French's Onions or crushed chips, up the temperature but don't cover and brown till crisp.

CHEESY CHICKEN TETRAZZINI

Steps:

• Combine first 3 ingredients in a saucepan;bring to a boil.
• Cut chicken into 1/2 inch cubes. Add chicken to saucepan; cover, reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes or until done. Drain.
• Combine 6 cups water, 1/2 tsp salt, and olive oil in a Dutch oven, bring to a boil. Add pasta, and cook according to package directions. Do not overcook. Drain well and set aside.
• Saute green pepper in butter in a Dutch oven until tender. Add flour, and stir well.
• Stir in milk, next 6 ingredients and 2 cups cheddar cheese. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, 10 minutes or until thoroughly heated. Stir in chicken.
• Spread half of pasta in a greased 12x8x2 inch baking dish; spread half of chicken mixture over pasta. Repeat layers. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes.
• Sprinkle with remaining cup of cheese and top with almonds.
• Bake an additional 5 minutes.