When going gluten free, I suddenly missed those rich, creamy casserole style meals! It’s sometimes difficult to find the time to make them easily gluten free. It can be done it just takes a lot longer than using regular flours and mixes to make them.
Luckily, I found this easy casserole style recipe for Chicken Tetrazzini on Cooking Light. As soon as I found it, immediately I thought it sounded delicious and hearty! Sort of like my type of comfort food!
I glanced through the ingredients and noticed the only items with gluten are the flour and the pasta…both a simple switch and easily made gluten free!
Right away this went on my menu plan and it came out really well! I adapted a few things for instance I made it in an 9×13 dish instead of 8×8; however, I should of done 2 8×8 pans because it really does make a lot and for just my husband and I…that’s too much!
We ended up freezing some afterwards but it would of made a great dish to serve a batch and freeze a batch!
I also skipped the bread crumbs and did shredded bacon instead. It was yummy! I think the bread crumbs would be great too, but I was all out of gluten free bread!
For those not gluten free…just use your flour and pasta that you love and you are all set!
Time for this tasty dinner!
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Chicken Tetrazzini
Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp Unsalted Butter
- Cooking Spray
- 1 Cup Finely Chopped Onion
- 2/3 Cup Finely Chopped Celery
- 3/4 Tsp Ground Black Pepper
- 1/4 Tsp Salt
- 2 8 oz Cans Pre-Sliced Mushrooms
- 1/2 Cup Dry Sherry
- 2/3 Cup All Purpose Flour or Gluten Free All Purpose Flour
- 3 14.5 oz Cans Chicken Broth
- 2 1/4 Cup Grated Parmesan Cheese Divided
- 4 oz 1/3 Less Fat Cream Cheese
- 1 Lb Uncooked Vermicelli Pasta or Gluten Free Pasta
- 4 Cups Chopped Cooked Chicken Breast
- 1 Slice of Bread or Gluten Free Bread
- Shredded Bacon Optional
Instructions
- (Instructions Per Cooking Light)
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Begin by cooking the pasta as according to the package and set aside.
- Melt butter in a large stockpot over medium-high heat. Add onion, celery, black pepper, salt, and mushrooms; sauté 4 minutes or until mushrooms are tender. Add sherry; cook 1 minute.
- Weigh or lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Gradually add flour to pan; cook 3 minutes, stirring constantly (mixture will be thick) with a whisk. Gradually add broth, stirring constantly. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Remove from heat.
- Add 1 ¾ cups Parmesan cheese and cream cheese, stirring with a whisk until cream cheese melts. Add pasta and chicken; stir until blended. Divide pasta mixture between 2 (8-inch-square) glass or ceramic baking dishes coated with cooking spray.
- Place bread in food processor; pulse 10 times or until coarse crumbs form. Combine breadcrumbs and ½ cup Parmesan cheese; sprinkle evenly over pasta. At this point also add shredded bacon.
- Bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until lightly browned and bubbly. Remove casserole from oven; let stand 15 minutes.
- To freeze unbaked casserole: Prepare through Step 5. Cool completely in refrigerator. Cover with plastic wrap, pressing to remove as much air as possible. Wrap with heavy-duty foil. Store in freezer for up to 2 months.
- To prepare frozen unbaked casserole: Thaw casserole completely in refrigerator (about 24 hours). Preheat oven to 350°. Remove foil; reserve foil. Remove plastic wrap; discard wrap. Cover casserole with reserved foil; bake at 350° for 30 minutes. Uncover and bake an additional 1 hour or until golden and bubbly. Let stand 15 minutes.
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Recipe Adapted From: Cooking Light
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