Known as an American dish that contains non-red meat and stock vegetables, tetrazzini is very popular because it has healthy ingredients such as almonds, carrots, mushrooms and celery. One of the famous ingredients used in preparing this food is chicken. In order to learn the various ways of cooking this dish, let us look at some of the traditional, homemade and best chicken tetrazzini recipes that use cheap and easy-to-find ingredients.
Simple Chicken Tetrazzini
The most important ingredients in this recipe are a pound of cooked spaghetti, five cooked chicken breasts and two small cans of condensed cream of chicken soup. In addition to these, the recipe needs 2 ¼ cups of water, ¼ cup butter, two cubes of chicken bouillon and ¼ cup shredded Cheddar cheese.
Place the spaghetti in a drainer to remove excess water. Transfer the spaghetti on a baking dish. Top the pasta with chicken breasts. Place a medium saucepan over medium fire. Heat the soup and add in water, bouillon as well as butter. Wait until the mixture boils. Pour the sauce over the chicken and spaghetti. Top the sauce with shredded cheese. Preheat the oven to 359 degrees Fahrenheit. Place the dish inside the oven and bake for 25 minutes. Serve immediately.
Slow Cooker Chicken Tetrazzini
For this delectable and healthy dish, you need six boneless chicken breasts cut into halves, two tablespoons melted butter, a small package of dry Italian-style salad dressing mix and two tablespoons butter. The other ingredients are a small sliced onion, three cloves of garlic, a small can of condensed cream of chicken soup, ½ cup chicken broth and a small package of softened cream cheese.
Put the chicken breasts in a slow cooker. Top each slice of meat with two tablespoons butter to make the dish tasty. Sprinkle the meat with the dressing mix. Cover the cooker and set to high. Cook the chicken breasts for three hours.
Place a large skillet over medium fire. Heat the remaining butter. Add in the garlic and onion. Stir for five minutes. Add in the cream of chicken soup, cream cheese and chicken broth. Mix well and pour over the chicken breasts. Cover the slow cooker. Change the setting to low. Cook for an hour. Use a fork to check if the meat is tender. Wait for the sauce to thicken. Cook for another hour if the chicken is not yet done. Transfer the dish in a large bowl and serve immediately.
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