Description
Turkey Tetrazzini is a creamy, comforting dish filled with tender chunks of turkey and mushrooms. Perfect for using up leftovers, it’s quick to prepare and sure to impress your family at dinner or during the holidays.
Ingredients
- Unsalted butter (4 Tbsp)
- Avocado or olive oil (2 Tbsp)
- Shallots (2, sliced)
- Cremini mushrooms (16 oz, sliced)
- Garlic (4-6 cloves, pressed)
- All-purpose flour (1/2 cup)
- Sherry (1/3 cup)
- Chicken or turkey stock (3 cups)
- Heavy whipping cream (1 1/2 cups)
- Salt and black pepper
- Cooked leftover turkey meat (5-6 cups, chopped)
- Monterrey Jack cheese (8 oz, grated)
- Parmesan cheese (1 cup, shredded or shaved)
- Uncooked spaghetti (1 lb)
- Peas (1 cup, frozen or canned)
- Panko bread crumbs (1 cup)
- Grated Parmesan cheese (1/2 cup)
- Melted butter (3 Tbsp)
- Minced parsley (2 Tbsp)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and grease a 9×13 baking dish.
- Cook spaghetti until al dente, strain, and set aside.
- Sauté shallots and garlic in butter and oil until golden.
- Add mushrooms and cook until browned.
- Stir in flour, then gradually add sherry and stock. Simmer until thickened.
- Mix in cream, turkey, and peas. Season with salt and pepper.
- Combine pasta with turkey mixture and cheeses in the baking dish.
- Top with Panko, grated Parmesan, melted butter, and parsley.
- Bake for 40 minutes until golden and bubbly.
Notes
This dish can be made ahead and stored in the fridge for up to 24 hours before baking.
Feel free to substitute different types of cheese for varied flavors.
For a gluten-free version, use gluten-free pasta and flour.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 500
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 650mg
- Fat: 24g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 56g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 90mg
