Lyons Family Cookbook

Chicken Tetrazzini

1

broiler-fryer chicken, cooked, skinned, boned & broken into pieces (about 3 1/2 cups)

1/4

cup

butter

12

oz

fresh mushrooms, sliced

1

green pepper, chopped

1

garlic clove, minced

3

Tbs

flour

3

tsp

salt, divided

1/4

tsp

pepper

1

quart

warm chicken broth (reserve liquid from cooking chicken)

1

cup

heavy cream, warmed

1/4

cup

dry white wine

2

egg yolks, slightly beaten

1

bay leaf

8

oz

thin spaghetti

2/3

cup

freshly grated Parmesan cheese

1

Cook chicken according to instructions on "Simmered Chicken" recipe.

2

In large fry pan, place butter and melt over medium heat. Add mushrooms, green pepper and garlic. Sauté about 5 minutes. Stir in flour, 1 teaspoon of the salt and pepper.

3

Slowly add 1 1/2 cups of the warm chicken broth and the warm cream, stirring until thickened, about 3 minutes. Reduce heat to low. Add wine.

4

To beaten egg yolks, add several tablespoons of the hot white sauce. Then add egg mixture to fry pan, continuing to stir. Add chicken pieces, stirring until thoroughly heated, about 3 minutes.

5

While making sauce, cook spaghetti in remaining 2 1/2 cups of the broth and enough water to make 3 quarts liquid. Add remaining 2 teaspoons of the salt and bay leaf to broth-water. When done (al dente), drain spaghetti and arrange in shallow greased 2-quart baking dish.

6

Spoon sauce evenly over spaghetti and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

7

Bake in 300°F oven for about 30 minutes or until bubbly. Garnish with black olives if desired. Makes 12 servings.

If the chicken weighs more than 3 1/2 lbs, then you will have more than 3 1/2 cups of chicken, so put the excess chicken in a freezer ziplock baggie and freeze for future recipes.

Source

Source: The Chicken Cookbook --- 36th National Chicken Cooking Contest Recipes, May 1985