This turkey tetrazzini recipe is made with dry sherry, mushrooms, and noodles (vermicelli or spaghetti).  For a main course casserole it is surprisingly fast and easy to make.  All around the table you will hear comments regarding this famous dish that your mother and her mother used to make for you and your family.

How To Make Turkey Tetrazzini

Ingredients

• 6 tablespoons butter, divided, plus extra for the dish
• 5 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 1/2 cups chicken broth
• 1 1/2 cups half and half or light cream
• 1/2 cup dry sherry
• 1 1/2 cups grated parmesan cheese, divided
• 3/4 pound mushrooms, sliced
• 1 package (12 oz) vermicelli or spaghetti
• 4 cups shredded cooked turkey
• Salt & Pepper

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 375F
2. Lightly butter a 2 1/2 to 3 quart casserole
3. In a medium saucepan, melt 2 tablespoons of the butter.  Stir in the flour until smooth.  Whisk in the broth, half and half, and sherry.  Bring to a boil, whisking constantly until thickened and smooth.  Stir in 1/2 cup of the parmesan cheese.
4. Transfer 1 cup of the sauce to a small bowl and stir in 1/2 cup of the remaining parmesan cheese.
5. In a large skillet, melt the remaining 4 tablespoons butter.  Add the mushrooms and sauté until lightly browned.  Remove from the heat.  Set aside 1/2 cup of the mushrooms in a small bowl.
6. Cook the vermicelli according to the package directions until tender but firm to the bite, and drain.
7. In a large bowl, combine the sauce from the saucepan, the mushrooms from the skillet, the hot vermicelli, and the turkey and season with salt & pepper to taste.  Transfer to the buttered casserole.  Spoon the reserved 1 cup sauce evenly over the surface.  Sprinkle with the remaining 1/2 cup parmesan cheese and top with the reserved cooked mushroom slices.
8. Preheat the broiler and broil the casserole 5 inches from the heat until lightly browned.

Easy turkey tetrazzini recipes will come in real handy when you have half a turkey left over after your Thanksgiving or Christmas dinners.  I don’t know about you but I can only eat so many turkey sandwiches.  The holidays are a real challenge!

I’m not sure of the complete story but supposedly “tetrazzini” was invented by some Italian opera singer.  Why not?  As good a story as any.

This recipe for turkey tetrazzini is a little more complex than most of the potato recipes on this site.  I guess that is the sacrifice one has to make if they want to eat more than just potatoes.  What the heck, I like to change up every now and then myself.  Besides cooking the best turkey tetrazzini can be fun.  Cooking in the kitchen with all your gadgets should be fun.  When people make cooking a chore it takes all the fun out of a culinary art.

Perhaps in the future we will publish a recipe for chicken tetrazzini the more popular cousin of Turkey Tetrazzini.

There are more crock pot chicken recipes than there are grains of sand on the beach.  Probably because the answer to this question is yes:  Is chicken healthy?  Everybody is health aware today.  Healthy chicken recipes are plentiful and it seems you never really get tired of eating chicken.

Chicken meals can be served for lunch or dinner, eaten at fast food restaurants, or fancy restaurants.  And don’t get me started on picnics, bbq’s, or even just a summertime meal with a really good red baked potato salad.

Chicken Meals | Crock Pot Chicken and Sweet Potato Stew

Ingredients

• 4 boneless and skinless chicken breasts cut into bite size pieces
• 2 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed
• 2 medium Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and cubed
• 2 medium carrots, peeled and cut into 1/2 inch slices
• 1 can (28 ounces) whole stewed tomatoes, undrained
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon celery seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 1/4 cup fresh basil, chopped

Cooking Directions

1. In the slow cooker | crock pot place the chicken, potatoes, carrots, tomatoes with juice, salt, paprika, celery seeds, pepper, cinnamon, nutmeg and broth.  Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours.
2. Sprinkle with basil and serve.  Hell you can forget this step.

This crock pot chicken with sweet potato stew is delicious.  I’m pretty sure you are going to enjoy it and make it part of your rotating menu.

The chicken breast that you use in this recipe makes it easy to get a good deal at the supermarket on the main ingredient.   Chicken breast recipes are popular because meals on a budget work perfectly with chicken quick recipes.

Chicken Meals….Another free recipe that we hope you enjoy!

How To Make Curry Rice With Turkey

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons butter, divided, plus extra for the dish
• 2 medium onions, chopped
• 1/2 pound mushrooms, sliced
• 2 cups diced cooked turkey
• 1/2 cup diced cooked ham
• 1 cup crumbled leftover stuffing or toasted and seasoned bread cubes
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• Pinch of dried thyme
• Salt & Pepper
• 1 tablespoon curry powder
• 1 cup rice
• 2 cups hot turkey or chicken broth

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375F
2. Butter a 2 to 3 quart casserole.
3. In a large skillet, melt 2 tablespoons of the butter and add the onions and mushrooms.  Sauté over medium heat for 5 minutes, or until the vegetables are softened.
4. Transfer the onions and mushrooms into the casserole and add the turkey, ham, stuffing, parsley, and thyme, and season with the salt&pepper
5. Melt the remaining 1 tablepoon of butter in the skillet and add the curry powder and rice, stirring.  Add the broth, stir well, and pour over the ingredients in the casserole.
6. Bake, uncovered, for 25 minutes, or until the rice has absorbed all of the liquid.

Curry Rice Recipes are popular everywhere in the world but nowhere more so than Japan.  Curried Rice is a main stay there.

This Curry Rice with Turkey will make a good dinner or lunch meal.

How To Make Chicken And Brown Rice

Ingredients

• 4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves (about 1 1/2 pounds)
• Kosher Salt
• Pepper
• 1 can (10 3/4 oz) cream of chicken soup
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 3/4 cup quick cooking, long grain brown rice
• 2 cups of fresh or frozen vegetables, thawed, such as beans, peas, corn, or any of the many combinations available.
• 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375F
2. Rinse the chicken breasts and pat dry with paper towels.  Sprinkle with salt & pepper.
3. Combine the soup, chicken broth, rice, and vegetables in a shallow 8×12 inch baking dish.  Top the rice layer with the chicken breasts.
4. Spray a sheet of aluminum foil with cooking spray and cover the baking dish with the foil.
5. Bake for 45 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through.
6. Remove the foil and top the casserole with the cheese.  Return to the oven for 5 minutes, or until the cheese melts.

This healthy chicken and rice casserole recipe will make a great lunch or dinner.  You could even serve it up at a dinner party.  Won’t your friends be impressed when you bring it out.  They will all think that you have been cooking all day in the kitchen, but really this is a quick and simple recipe to make.    Only you will know that this chicken and rice casserole recipe was a pleasure to make and cooking it was a snap.