Cheesy and Creamy Chicken Tetrazzini

Name: Cheesy and Creamy Chicken Tetrazzini
Prep time: 1 h 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 237 milliliters chicken broth; 1 pinch dried thyme, or to taste; 2 Tbsps all-purpose flour; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1 pinch salt and ground black pepper to taste; 177 milliliters heavy whipping cream; 2 Tbsps margarine; 177 milliliters milk; 118 milliliters sliced mushrooms (optional); 1 Tbsp olive oil; 1 smalls onion, finely chopped; 6 Tbsps shredded Parmesan cheese, divided; 227 grams fettuccine pasta; 1 red bell pepper, cubed; 10 Tbsps shredded Cheddar cheese, divided; 2 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cut into strips; 10 Tbsps shredded Swiss cheese, divided

Cheesy and Creamy Chicken Tetrazzini might be just the main course you are searching for. One serving contains 554 calories, 28g of protein, and 33g of fat. This recipe serves 6. If you have salt and ground pepper, cheddar cheese, onion, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the margarine you could follow this main course with the Peanut Butter Icebox Cookies as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 15 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a casserole dish with cooking spray.

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Cooking Spray

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Casserole Dish

Oven

Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil. Stir in the fettuccine, bring back to a boil, and cook pasta over medium heat until cooked through but still firm to the bite, about 8 minutes.

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Fettuccine

Pasta

Water

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Pot

Drain.

Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir chicken strips in the hot oil until no longer pink, about 10 minutes.

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Chicken Tenders

Olive Oil

Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Remove chicken to a bowl, leaving pan drippings in skillet. Melt margarine in the hot skillet; cook and stir mushrooms, onion, and garlic in skillet until mushrooms have softened and given up their liquid, about 5 minutes. Stir red bell pepper into mixture and sprinkle with flour. Stir to coat and cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute.

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Red Pepper

Margarine

Mushrooms

Whole Chicken

Garlic

All Purpose Flour

Onion

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Frying Pan

Bowl

Slowly mix chicken broth into vegetables, stirring to form a thick sauce; mix cream and milk into sauce. Simmer until thickened, about 1 minute.

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Chicken Broth

Vegetable

Cream

Sauce

Milk

Mix 1/2 cup Swiss cheese, 1/2 cup Cheddar cheese, 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, thyme, salt, and black pepper into sauce and simmer until cheese have melted and combined with sauce.

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Parmesan

Cheese

Black Pepper

Swiss Cheese

Sauce

Thyme

Salt

Spread half the cooked fettuccine pasta into bottom of prepared casserole dish, top with half the chicken and half the cream sauce. Repeat layers once more and sprinkle remaining 2 tablespoons Swiss cheese, 2 tablespoons Cheddar cheese, and 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese over the top.

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Cooked Fettuccine

Parmesan

Cheddar Cheese

Swiss Cheese

Spread

Whole Chicken

Pasta

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Casserole Dish

Bake in the preheated oven until cheese topping is nicely browned, 25 to 30 minutes.

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