Description
Hearty chicken tetrazzini delights with creamy pasta and tender poultry, blending classic Italian-American comfort. Cheese-covered casserole brings warmth to family dinner tables, satisfying hunger with rich, nostalgic flavors you’ll savor.
Ingredients
Scale
- 16 oz (454 g) linguini pasta, cooked
- 4 chicken breasts, cooked and diced
- 2 cups (480 ml) sour cream
- 2 cups (226 g) mozzarella cheese, shredded
- 2 cans cream of chicken soup
- 1 cup (240 ml) chicken broth
- ½ cup (113 g) unsalted butter, softened
- 2 tbsps (30 g) Parmesan cheese, grated
- 1 tsp garlic salt with parsley flakes
- ½ tsp pepper
Instructions
- Oven Preparation: Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease a 9-x-13-inch baking dish to prevent sticking.
- Pasta Cooking: Boil pasta until al dente, drain completely, and set aside for later incorporation.
- Sauce Composition: In a large mixing bowl, blend shredded chicken, condensed chicken soup, sour cream, butter, chicken broth, garlic salt, and black pepper until achieving a smooth, homogeneous consistency.
- Mixture Integration: Gently fold cooked pasta into the creamy chicken sauce, ensuring thorough and even distribution of ingredients throughout the mixture.
- Dish Assembly: Transfer the combined pasta and chicken mixture into the prepared baking dish, creating an even layer across the surface.
- Cheese Topping: Liberally sprinkle Parmesan and Mozzarella cheeses over the entire dish, completely covering the underlying mixture.
- Baking Process: Place the uncovered dish in the preheated oven and bake for 35-40 minutes, watching for a golden-brown cheese crust and bubbling edges indicating complete cooking.
- Resting Phase: Allow the Chicken Tetrazzini to rest for 5-7 minutes after removing from the oven, enabling sauce to settle and flavors to harmonize before serving.
Notes
- Master Pasta Texture: Cook pasta just until al dente to prevent mushiness and maintain a perfect bite throughout the casserole.
- Cheese Melting Technique: Ensure even cheese coverage by grating fresh Parmesan and Mozzarella, which melts more smoothly than pre-shredded varieties.
- Sauce Consistency Control: Whisk creamy ingredients thoroughly to eliminate lumps and create a silky, uniform sauce that coats every pasta strand.
- Resting Period Magic: Allow the dish to rest after baking, letting flavors integrate and sauce thicken for a more cohesive and delectable final presentation.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Dinner, Lunch
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 637
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 1265 mg
- Fat: 36 g
- Saturated Fat: 22 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 54 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 31 g
- Cholesterol: 100 mg