Authentic Chicken Tetrazzini

If you like baked chicken recipes, you might like to try your hand at making this delicious, authentic chicken Tetrazzini recipe, which is chicken in a rich, creamy sauce, served over pasta. There are various recipes for chicken Tetrazzini, each varying slightly, and we have chosen this version of the dish because it is not too difficult to make and the resulting meal is simply wonderful.

This is one of the more international recipes with plenty of Italian ingredients in. It is believed that chef Arbogast is responsible for inventing this dish, at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco in 1908 although some people dispute the fact.

Chicken Breasts with Mushroom Cream Sauce

Ingredients -

3 cups cooked chicken, chopped
8 oz tagliatelle pasta
6 tablespoons butter
8 oz mushrooms, sliced
¼ cup dry sherry
1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese
2 cups chicken broth
1 cup half and half cream
½ cup frozen peas and carrots
¼ cup all purpose flour
½ teaspoons salt
Black pepper
Paprika

Preparation:

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.

Cook the tagliatelle according to the instructions on the pack.

Melt 2 tablespoons of the butter over a medium low heat in a skillet and sauté the mushrooms until they are golden.

Melt the rest of the butter in a saucepan and stir in the flour and salt until smooth. Add the cream and chicken broth. Cook, stirring continuously, until the sauce has thickened.

Add the mushrooms, peas, carrots, chicken and sherry and cook until the peas and carrots are soft.

Place the noodles in a buttered baking dish and pour the sauce over the top.

Sprinkle Parmesan, black pepper and paprika over the top and bake for 15 minutes until hot and bubbly.

Serve immediately.

(Serves 8)

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Photo Description:

A Picture of our Authentic Chicken Tetrazzini Recipe the culmination of the chicken breasts with the mushroom cream sauce make this baked chicken moist and delicious. The vegetables and pasta are a nice contrast to the chicken and the cream sauce and balance this dish out to be a lovely meal that needs no more than maybe a salad and some fresh bread or rolls.