Classic Chicken Tetrazzini
This chicken tetrazzini recipe is made with spaghetti, chicken, mushrooms, a rich homemade sauce, and other ingredients.
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- Cooking:
- Total:
- Serves: 12 persons
Ingredients
- For the Chicken:
- 2pounds chicken breasts
- 3pounds chicken leg quarters with thighs
- 3cups water (or unsalted chicken stock )
- 2medium carrots (sliced)
- 1medium onion (quartered)
- 3celery tops
- 3sprigs fresh parsley
- 2teaspoons salt
- ⅛teaspoon pepper
- 1bay leaf
- For the Sauce:
- ¾cup butter
- ¾cup all-purpose flour
- 2 ½teaspoons salt
- ⅛teaspoon nutmeg
- 4cups milk
- 4egg yolks
- 1cup heavy cream
- ⅓cup dry sherry
- For the Pasta:
- 1pound thin spaghetti
- 1tablespoon butter
- 12ounces mushrooms (sliced)
- 16ounces cheddar cheese (shredded)