Sherry Chicken Tetrazzini Food

CHICKEN TETRAZZINI IV

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, salt, and pepper. Cook, stirring, until smooth. Remove from heat, and gradually stir in chicken broth and cream.
• Return to heat, and bring to a low boil for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Add sherry, then stir in cooked spaghetti, mushrooms, and chicken. Pour mixture into the prepared baking dish, and top with Parmesan cheese.
• Bake 30 minutes in the preheated oven, until bubbly and lightly browned.

SHERRY CHICKEN TETRAZZINI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Lightly butter a 2-qt casserole with some of the butter; set aside.
• In a large saucepan, over medium heat, melt remaining butter. Add mushrooms and garlic. Cook and stir until mushrooms are soft. Transfer to a medium bowl; set aside.
• In the same saucepan, whisk together chicken broth and sauce mix. Over high heat, bring to a boil. Add half-and-half and sherry. Stir in Swiss cheese. Cook and stir until cheese is melted.
• Add pasta to saucepan. Cook over low heat for 8-10 minutes or until pasta is al dente, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat. Stir in chicken and mushroom mixture.
• Transfer to prepared casserole. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Bake for 30 minutes or until heated through.

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.

CHICKEN TETRAZZINI WITH MUSHROOMS AND SHERRY

Steps:

• For the mushroom saute: Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
• Melt the butter in a large saute pan set over medium heat. Add the thyme and shallots, and saute until the shallots begin to brown, 1 minute. Add the mushrooms and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Saute for 5 minutes, stirring often. Add the sherry and cook until it evaporates and then add several grinds of black pepper.
• Cook the spaghetti to al dente. Drain well and cool.
• For the sauce: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a casserole dish with nonstick cooking spray.
• Melt the butter in a saucepan set over low heat. Add the flour, stirring constantly for 5 minutes to make a roux. Add the half-and-half, 1 cup at a time, stirring constantly. Increase the heat to medium and cook, stirring often, until the sauce thickens, 5 to 8 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
• In a large mixing bowl combine the mushroom saute, cooked pasta, chicken and white sauce with 2 1/2 cups of the Cheddar. Season with salt and pepper. Add to the prepared casserole dish and top with remaining 1/2 cup cheese, the breadcrumbs, the remaining 1/2 cup melted butter and a dusting of smoked paprika. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes. Then, cover the casserole with foil and cook for 10 more minutes. Serve hot or cool to room temperature to store in the refrigerator or freezer for later use.

CHICKEN TETRAZZINI

Steps:

• In a kettle combine the chicken with enough salted water to cover it by 2 inches, bring the water to a boil, and simmer the chicken for 20 minutes, or until it is tender. Let the chicken cool in the broth, separate the meat from the skin and bones, returning the skin and bones to the broth, and cut the meat into strips, reserving it. Simmer the broth until it is reduced by half, strain it through a fine sieve, discarding the solids and skimming the fat, and boil it until it is reduced to about 2 cups.
• While the broth is reducing, in a large saucepan cook the mushrooms in 2 tablespoons of the butter over moderately low heat, stirring, until they are softened. In a kettle of boiling salted water boil the spaghetti until it is al dente and drain it well. In a saucepan melt the remaining 3 tablespoons butter over moderately low heat, add the flour, and cook the roux, stirring, 3 minutes. Whisk in the reduced broth, the cream, and the Sherry, bring the sauce to a boil, whisking, and simmer it for 5 minutes. Season the sauce with the nutmeg and salt and pepper. Stir half the sauce into the mushrooms with the spaghetti and transfer the mixture to a well-buttered 2 1/2-quart baking dish, making a well in the center. Add the reserved chicken to the remaining sauce, combine the mixture well, and transfer it to the center of the spaghetti mixture. Sprinkle the mixture with the Parmesan and bake it in the middle of a preheated 350°F. oven for 25 to 30 minutes, or until it is pale golden.

CHICKEN TETRAZZINI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375.
• Bring medium-size pot of water to a boil over high heat.
• Add salt, if using, and stir in the vermicelli.
• Reduce heat to medium-high and cook the vermicelli, uncovered, until al dente (5-7 minutes).
• Reserve 1/2 a cup of water, then drain the vermicelli well in a coander.
• Transfer pasta to a large mixing bowl.
• Add the alfredo sauce, mushroom soup, reserved cooking water, chicken, parmesean, olives and sherry and stir until well combined.
• Scoop the mixture into a 13x9 dish.
• Scatter the pecans over the top.
• Bake the casserole until it is bubbling throughout, 25-30 minutes.
• Serve immediately.

CHICKEN TETRAZZINI

Steps:

• Bring chicken bones, broth, carrot, onion, celery, garlic, peppercorns, bay leaf, and cloves to a boil in a 3- to 4-quart heavy saucepan, then simmer, partially covered, skimming froth, 30 minutes.
• Pour stock through a large sieve into a bowl, discarding solids, and return to saucepan. Measure stock: If more than 2 cups, boil until reduced. Keep warm, covered.
• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F. Butter a shallow 3-quart glass or ceramic baking dish.
• Heat 3 tablespoons butter in a large heavy skillet over moderately high heat until foam subsides, then sauté mushrooms with 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper, stirring, until liquid mushrooms give off is evaporated and mushrooms begin to turn golden, about 8 minutes.
• Melt remaining 3 tablespoons butter in a 2- to 3-quart heavy saucepan over low heat, then add flour and cook roux, whisking, 3 minutes. Add warm stock in a fast stream, whisking constantly, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, whisking occasionally, 5 minutes. Add cream, Sherry, remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt, and remaining 1/8 teaspoon pepper and simmer over low heat, whisking occasionally, 10 minutes. Stir in truffle butter (if using).
• Cook spaghetti in a large pot of >boiling salted water until al dente, then drain well.
• Toss together spaghetti, mushrooms, and half of sauce in a large bowl, then transfer to baking dish. Stir together chicken meat and remaining sauce in same large bowl. Make a depression in spaghetti, then spoon chicken into it and sprinkle dish with cheese.
• Bake until sauce is bubbling and top is lightly browned, about 30 minutes. Serve immediately.
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CHICKEN TETRAZZINI

Steps:

• pre-heat oven 375.
• 1 1/2 - 2 quart greased baking dish.
• saute mushrooms and onions in a little extra virgin olive oil.
• In large bowl mix, onions,mushrooms,chicken ( or turkey ) and cooked spaghetti
• pur in cream and sherry and mix well.
• add parsley, nutmeg, salt and pepper and mix well.
• Pour in greased baking dish.
• In small bowl mix breadcrumbs and butter.
• sprinkle over top of casserole then sprinkle with parmesan cheese.
• bake for about 25 minutes.

SWISS SHERRY CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Place chicken in a 9x13 inch baking dish and season with salt and pepper to taste. Cover each chicken breast with a slice of cheese.
• In a medium bowl mix together the soup, sherry and sour cream, and pour mixture over chicken. Soften dill in melted butter; toss croutons in butter, and sprinkle them on top of chicken.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through.

CHICKEN TETRAZZINI

Steps:

• Melt butter in saucepan; blend in flour, salt and pepper.
• Cook until smooth and bubbly.
• Stir in broth and cream, bring to a boil and let boil for one minute, stirring constantly.
• Stir in sherry, chicken, mushrooms and spaghetti.
• Pour into casserole dish and sprinkle cheese evenly over the top.
• Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 30 minutes, then turn on broiler and brown for 3-5 minutes--watch carefully.

COMFORT CHICKEN TETRAZZINI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325.
• Butter 3 qt, oven proof casserole.
• In saucepan, melt butter and saute mushrooms until tender, about 10 minutes.
• Blend in flour, 3/4 c cheese and chicken broth.
• Cook until smooth and thick.
• Add seasonings, except parsley.
• Remove from heat and blend in cream and sherry.
• Add shredded chicken and cooked noodles.
• Pour into dish and top with bread crumbs, parsley and remaining cheese.
• Bake uncovered about 20 minutes.
• Brown crumbs under broiler if necessary.
• You may want to adjust the liquids a bit if you prefer a creamier sauce.