The dish tetrazzini basically got its name from the famous opera star Luisa Tetrazzini. It is basically a dish that consists of white meat such as chicken or seafood. Stock vegetables like celery, onions, as well as carrots are also used. It also contains nuts and mushrooms. It is generally served with spaghetti or some thin variety of pasta.

Ingredients

Spaghetti (cooked and drained) – one pound

Chicken breasts (cooked and cubed) – 5 nos

Cream of chicken soup (condensed) – 2 cans

Water – 2 ¼ cups

Butter – ¼ cup

Chicken bouillon – 2 cubes

Cheddar cheese (shredded) – ¼ cup

Preparations:

First cook the spaghetti in boiling water. Drain and cool under running water. Drain and set aside. Take a baking tray (which is about 9×13 inches) and line the spaghetti in it. Now arrange the cooked and cubed chicken on the spaghetti. Take another saucepan and put together the butter, water, chicken bouillon, cream of chicken soup and bring to a boil.

Remove the saucepan from heat and pour the contents over the pasta and chicken mix. Now sprinkle the shredded cheddar cheese on top of this and pat it down. Place the baking tray in a preheated how to cook chicken in the oven and bake at 350 F for about half an hour. Now the chicken tetrazzini is ready.

This dish does not have any standard recipe and hence it is prepared with a few variations here and there. Some of the ingredients are substituted. For instance, different kinds of nuts might be used such as almonds.

The type of cheese used might be different such as parmesan cheese. The tetrazzini that is prepared is known by different names depending on what goes in. For instance, it is called tuna tetrazzini if tuna is used in the preparation and it is called chicken tetrazzini if chicken is used.

Chicken tetrazzini is basically a creamy rich variation of the pasta. There are many variations in this recipe. There are many recipes that are easy to make and there are also some that have a lot more ingredients. The casserole could be prepared with either chicken or turkey also. Most of the recipes use wine or dry sherry. Herbs and seasoning are optional.