Turkey Tetrazzini
By: Anonymous
Published: Wednesday, December 9, 2009 - 4:16pm

Ingredients




6 tablespoons butter
4 cups cooked turkey, bite-size
Salt to taste
5 tablespoons flour
2 1/2 cups chicken broth
1 1/4 cups half and half
1/2 cup dry white wine
3/4 cup fresh grated Parmesan cheese
3/4 pound mushrooms, sliced
Salted water
8 ounces noodles, spaghetti or tagliarini

Preparation

1 Melt 2 tablespoons butter, mix in flour and gradually blend in broth, cream and wine. Cook, stirring, for about 3 minutes after mixture starts to simmer.  2 Stir in 1/2 cup of the Parmesan cheese. Measure out 1 cup of the sauce and blend in remaining cheese. 3 Melt remaining 4 tablespoons butter in pan, add mushrooms and cook quickly, stirring, until lightly browned. 4 Bring enough salted water to boil to cook noodles just until tender; drain. 5 Combine the large portion of sauce, mushrooms (save a few slices to garnish), hot noodles, and turkey; salt to taste. 6 Turn into a large shallow casserole or individual casseroles. Spoon the 1 cup of sauce evenly over the surface and top with the reserved mushroom slices. 7 Bake in a 375 degree oven until bubbling; allow 15 minutes for large casserole and about 8 minutes for individual ones. Top can be broiled until lightly browned, if desired.

Comments:
Ronald Holden

I posted this recipe at Examiner.com right after Thanksgiving:
Brown a coarsely chopped onion in olive oil. Add up to 4 cups of leftover turkey, cut into 1-inch pieces. Dust with several tablespoons of flour until golden brown. Deglaze with 1/2 cup of white wine, then add about a cup of chicken stock. Bring to a simmer.
Meanwhile, boil up two cups of pasta. Rotini or another short pasta works best. Drain, add to the turkey. (If there's not enough sauce at this point, add some of the pasta cooking water.). Now add about a cup of frozen peas and a cup of frozen spinach. Technically, it's not a layered "tetrazzini" but a turkey casserole. Season to taste.
What I did was add a big tablespoon of curry powder, 1/2 teasoppon of red pepper flakes and 1/2 cup of sour cream. Suddenly it didn't taste like Thanksgiving any more. Exotic and quite delicious!