Chicken Tetrazzini

Another chicken dinner I made a few weeks ago. I totally revamped this recipe to work with what I had on hand. This is the original recipe.

Ingredients

• 1 (8 ounce) package spaghetti, broken into pieces
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 2 tablespoons sherry
• 1 (4.5 ounce) can sliced mushrooms, drained
• 2 cups chopped cooked chicken
• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. Bake 30 minutes in the preheated oven, until bubbly and lightly browned.

---Side Notes----

• I didn't have mushrooms so I used broccoli - couple cups

• Milk instead of heavy cream

• Left out the sherry

• Only baked in the oven for 15mins (Nate was starving!) More like a pasta dish than casserole which was fine by me! :)

• Added more pepper and red pepper flakes to our own plates for a little more flavor

LOVED IT!