Turkey Leftovers

Turkey leftovers are easy to use up with this flexible Turkey Tetrazzini recipe. No Turkey leftovers, left? No problem! Cooked Chicken works just as well.

Tetrazzini, Anyone?

Some might ask, ‘what IS Tetrazzini?’ I know I did. This isn’t a dish I grew up with but first heard of it from my MIL&L. A quick Google search will tell you it is simply an American pasta dish, using poultry, mushrooms and cream sauce, named after Lucia Tetrazzini, an Italian opera singer. Whatever it is, or from where ever it comes, -trust me, it’s delicious!

Versatile and Delicious!

Many Tetrazzini recipes you’ll find, use sherry or white wine for additional flavor. Those are quite nice if you have them on hand. Variations of cheeses, peas, and black olives are common as well. Today I simply used what I had on hand. It’s a bit more basic, but a family pleaser just the same.

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Turkey Tetrazzini

Turkey and Chicken work equally well in this delicious, versatile pasta recipe.

Course Main Dish

Cuisine American

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 40 minutes

Total Time 1 hour

Servings 8 people

Ingredients

• 4 Tablespoons Butter
• 1 large Yellow or Sweet Onion chopped
• 4 cloves Fresh Garlic minced
• 1 pound Baby Bella or White Button Mushrooms cleaned and sliced
• 1.5 Tablespoons dried Leaf Thyme
• 1 teaspoon Nutmeg
• 1-2 pinches Red Pepper Flakes
• 1 teaspoon Ground Black Pepper
• 1 teaspoon Sea Salt plus salt for pasta water
• 2 Tablespoons Flour
• 2 cups Turkey or Chicken Broth
• 2 cups Whole Milk or Half and Half
• 3 cups Cooked Turkey or Chicken rough chopped to bite sized
• 1 pound Linguine or Spaghetti cooked, al dente
• 1 6 ounce bag Baby Leaf Spinach
• 4 cups Grated Parmesan Cheese good quality
• 2 cups Crispy Fried Onions (I use Trader Joe's, but French's is good as well)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Gather and prep your ingredients.
   
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4. In a heavy skillet, add the butter, onions, red pepper flakes. Saute till translucent and beginning to caramelize. Bring a pot of salted water to boil for pasta.
   
5. Add garlic, mushrooms, nutmeg, thyme, salt, and black pepper. Saute until mushrooms are soft.
   
6. Alongside the skillet, at the same time, cook pasta to al dente and strain. Set aside.
   
7. Stir in flour, and cook until lightly browned. Add turkey to skillet and stir in.
   
8. Add broth and milk. Simmer and stir until thickened
   
9. Fold in fresh spinach one handful at a time.
   
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12. Fold in 2-3 handfuls of parmesan cheese.
    
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14. Gently toss in al dente pasta until well combined,
    
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16. Top with remaining parmesan cheese.
    
17. Top again with crispy fried onions. Place in oven and bake about 25 minutes until onions are browned and sauce is bubbly
    
18. Enjoy!