Turkey Tetrazzini
QueenOfGreen
Photo by Nicole Franzen
- Serves
- 4
- Prep Time
- 15 Minutes
- Cook Time
- 15 Minutes
When I was younger, this was quite arguably my favorite part of Thanksgiving – even though it didn’t occur until a day later! And though I know the addition of nutmeg isn’t original to my family, Lord bless whoever thought of that. I love the heavenly scent in the creamy sauce. These days I’m probably still just as much of a Pasta Pants as I ever was then, but try to make it a little lighter than the original – even if only slightly!
Ingredients
- 6 ounce long pasta (anything from linguine to pappardelle)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 2 small shallots, thinly sliced
- 8-10 cremini mushrooms, quartered
- 1/4 cup dry vermouth
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 1/2 cup light cream
- 3/4 cup chicken broth
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 4 small plum tomatoes
- 2 cup pre-cooked turkey, cubed
- 2 teaspoon butter, melted
- 2 tablespoon grated Parmesan
- 2 tablespoon fine breadcrumbs
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Directions
- Step 1
Cook pasta 'al dente' according to package directions. Heat oven to 400°F.
- Step 2
In the meantime, heat butter and olive oil in a deep skillet. When melted, add shallots, then mushrooms. Sauté until mushrooms are brown, about 5 to 7 minutes.
- Step 3
Add vermouth to pan, scraping all the little bits together, another 1 to 2 minutes.
- Step 4
Sprinkle flour into the pan while whisking constantly. When flour has browned slightly, slowly pour cream into the pan in a steady stream while continuing to whisk constantly. Add the broth, still whisking, to thin the sauce.
- Step 5
Add nutmeg, and season with salt.
- Step 6
Add chopped tomatoes, and cook until slightly softened, about 3 minutes.
- Step 7
Toss half of sauce with drained pasta to coat. Arrange pasta in a casserole dish. Layer the turkey over the pasta, and pour the remaining sauce over all.
- Step 8
Combine the melted butter with Parmesan and breadcrumbs, and sprinkle over the turkey.
- Step 9
Bake just briefly until heated through and topping is browned. About 10 minutes.