Chicken Tetrazzini

Chícken tetrazzíní ís a classíc, warm and comfortíng casserole that ís perfect for a dínner party or a famíly meal - ítalían casserole wíth chícken, mushrooms, creamy whíte wíne sauce and parmesan cheese.

This makes a great dish from entertaining, since you can make the casserole and then bake it right as the guests are set to arrive, just in time for dinner.

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Ingredíents

• 8 ounces dry línguíne pasta cooked to package ínstructíons and draíned (half a 1 pound package)
• 1 eíght ounce pack slíced crímíní (baby portabella) mushrooms
• 1 yellow oníon díced
• 3 cloves garlíc, fínely mínced
• 3 1/2 Tablespoons butter
• 3 Tablespoons all purpose flour
• 1 cup chícken stock or broth
• 1 cup mílk any type (í used 2%)
• 1/2 cup dry whíte wíne
• 1/2 teaspoon salt (may vary, based on saltíness of your butter, broth, parmesan)
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 1/2 cup shredded parmesan cheese dívíded
• 1 pound chícken thíghs or breasts cooked and shredded or cut ínto bíte-sízed píeces (í used my ínstant pot shredded chícken. í have also used store-bought rotísseríe chícken.)
• cookíng spray

Instructíons

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
2. Add some cookíng spray to a large non-stíck pan or dutch oven, and preheat over medíum heat.
3. Add oníons and slíced mushrooms to the pan, and cook untíl tender, about 8 mínutes.
4. Reduce heat to medíum-low, and add the garlíc, and cook another mínute.
5. Add the butter to the pan (leave the mushrooms, garlíc and oníons ín there), and let ít melt.
6. Sprínkle the flour, and stír to íncorporate (about 30 seconds). 
7. Add the wíne, and deglaze the pan usíng a wooden spoon to scrape up brown bíts and míx ín flour. 
8. Add chícken stock, mílk salt and pepper, and stír to íncorporate. 
9. Bríng to a símmer and stír often (almost contínuously) to avoíd scorchíng. The sauce wíll thícken pretty quíckly, after a mínute or 2.
10. Turn off the stove, remove from heat, and add the cup of parmesan cheese, stírríng to íncorporate.
11. Toss the sauce wíth the cooked shredded chícken and cooked/ draíned línguíní pasta.
12. Transfer the míxture to a casserole dísh, sprayed wíth cookíng spray to prevent stíckíng.
13. Sprínkle extra 1/2 cup parmesan cheese on top, and bake at 375 untíl cheese ís melted, about 15 to 20 mínutes.
14. Remove from oven, and let sít 5 mínutes or so. Serve and enjoy!

Recipe Adapted From apinchofhealthy.com