Pork Tetrazzini Food

TETRAZZINI WITH YOUR CHOICE OF MEAT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375-degrees. Spray a casserole dish with cooking spray and set aside. Melt butter in a medium sized sauté pan and add onion. Cook until onion is softened. Add mushrooms and bell pepper; sauté until mushrooms have given up all their liquid and are softened.
• Stir in flour and cook stirring for 2 minutes (will be very thick). Add chicken stock slowly and whisk until incorporated. Add milk, bring to a boil then reduce heat and simmer for 3 or 4 minutes, stirring constantly. Add shredded cheddar along with salt, pepper, hot sauce, parsley, pimento and sherry. Stir in cooked meat or shrimp and cooked spaghetti. Transfer to prepared casserole dish.
• Top with grated cheese and sprinkle with panko bread crumbs. Bake for 25 minutes or until mixture is bubbling and top is golden.

PORK TETRAZZINI

Steps:

• Begin with the sauce by heating butter in a large sauce pan on medium heat.
• Thoroughly stir in flour forming a paste, and then add milk, broth, pepper, and Parmesan.
• Stirring continuously, bring to low boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer on low for 15 more minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Begin preparing spaghetti according to instructions in a separate pot.
• Meanwhile, lightly sauté pork and onion in olive oil in a medium skillet on medium heat.
• When browned, add red bell pepper, yellow bell pepper, mushrooms, soy sauce and pepper.
• Continue to cook until pork is thoroughly cooked.
• Strain spaghetti, add to sauce, tossing well Plate on individual serving dishes.
• Top with pork mixture.
• Drizzle with 2 tablespoons leftover sauce and sprinkle with parsley.
• ***A good accompaniment to the dish is warm herb bread.

HAM TETRAZZINI

Steps:

• 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 (or use leftover pasta; see Cook's Note).
• While pasta is cooking, melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in onion; cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in cream of mushroom soup, 1/2 cup water, and shredded cheese. Heat mixture until cheese melts, stirring often.
• Mix in the ham, cooked and drained pasta, chopped pimento, and chopped parsley to saucepan; stir to combine. Cook until mixture is heated through, then serve.

CHICKEN TETRAZZINI

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
• Spread 1 tablespoon of butter over a 13 by 9 by 2-inch baking dish. Melt 1 tablespoon each of butter and oil in a deep large nonstick frying pan over medium-high heat. Sprinkle the chicken with 1/2 teaspoon each of salt and pepper. Add the chicken to the hot pan and cook until pale golden and just cooked through, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer the chicken to a plate to cool slightly. Coarsely shred the chicken into bite-size pieces and into a large bowl.
• Meanwhile, add 1 tablespoon each of butter and oil to the same pan. Add the mushrooms and saute over medium-high heat until the liquid from the mushrooms evaporates and the mushrooms become pale golden, about 12 minutes. Add the onion, garlic, and thyme, and saute until the onion is translucent, about 8 minutes. Add the wine and simmer until it evaporates, about 2 minutes. Transfer the mushroom mixture to the bowl with the chicken.
• Melt 3 more tablespoons butter in the same pan over medium-low heat. Add the flour and whisk for 2 minutes. Whisk in the milk, cream, broth, nutmeg, remaining 1 3/4 teaspoons salt, and remaining 3/4 teaspoon pepper. Increase the heat to high. Cover and bring to a boil. Simmer, uncovered, until the sauce thickens slightly, whisking often, about 10 minutes.
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the linguine and cook until it is tender but still firm to the bite, stirring occasionally, about 9 minutes. Drain. Add the linguine, sauce, peas, and parsley to the chicken mixture. Toss until the sauce coats the pasta and the mixture is well blended.
• Transfer the pasta mixture to the prepared baking dish. Stir the cheese and breadcrumbs in a small bowl to blend. Sprinkle the cheese mixture over the pasta. Dot with the remaining 3 tablespoons of butter. Bake, uncovered, until golden brown on top and the sauce bubbles, about 25 minutes.

TURKEY TETRAZZINI

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Melt the butter in a large pot over medium heat and add the garlic.
• Throw in the mushrooms, wine, salt and pepper, and cook them, stirring occasionally, until the liquid reduces by half, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Sprinkle the flour all over, then stir to combine.
• Pour in the broth, stir and continue to cook until the sauce is nice and thick, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Add the cream cheese and stir until it mixes in. (Don't worry if it seems a little lumpy at first. That will go away!)
• Add the turkey, peas, Monterey Jack, olives, Parmesan and bacon.
• Stir until everything is well combined, then add salt and pepper to taste.
• Add the spaghetti and stir to combine. If the mixture is too thick, splash in 1/2 cup of broth.
• Pour the whole shebang into a large casserole dish and even out the surface.
• Sprinkle on the panko breadcrumbs and bake it until the crumbs are golden brown and the casserole is bubbly, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Serve it to hearty appetites!

TETRAZZINI

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 11x7-inch (2-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray.
• Cook and drain spaghetti as directed on package; set aside. In 12-inch skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat until hot. Cook onion in oil 2 to 3 minutes, stirring frequently, until almost tender. Stir in soup, half-and-half, salt and pepper; heat to boiling. Stir in chicken and cooked spaghetti. Pour mixture into baking dish.
• Cover with foil; bake 20 minutes. In small bowl, mix Topping ingredients; sprinkle over pasta mixture. Bake uncovered about 10 minutes longer or until bubbly around edges and center is hot.

PORK TETRAZZINI

Steps:

• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in saucepan over medium heat.
• Stir in flour.
• Stir in milk, chicken broth and wine.
• Cook stirring until sauce is smooth and thickened.
• Stir in Parmesan, mushroons,salt and pepper to taste.
• Set aside.
• Cook pasta to al dente- drain.
• Press tenderloin medallions to 1 inch thickness.
• Heat 2 tablespoons butter to skillet, cook medallions 3-4 minutes per side.
• Toss noodles with 1/2 cup sauce, place on serving platter.
• Top noodles with browned medallions, pour on remaining sauce and sprinkle with parsley.