A Primer on Cooking Chicken in The Oven

Tetrazzini is a title that was supposed to be inspired by one Italian opera singer that was referred to as Luisa Tetrazzini. It is however an American dish which is made from non red meat, almonds as well as mushrooms in a sauce that is made with butter or cream and parmesan cheese. This dish also uses several vegetables including celery, carrots as well as onions and is also infused with the flavor of sherry or wine. Tetrazzini comes from in various forms depending on the type of ingredients used to make it and this will include chicken, turkey as well as tuna tetrazzini.

Chicken tetrazzini is easy to prepare and can this can be accomplished using the several recipes that are available. An example of the several recipes is the rich creamy and sherry sauce recipe. You will have to have several things to cook using this recipe and they will include 2 cups of cooked chopped chicken breasts, 2 cups of chicken broth, 2 cusps of milk, 8 ounces of spaghetti, 2 tablespoons of grated cheese for topping,? cup of slivered almonds after being toasted and? cup of grated parmesan cheese. Others include 2 cups of pre-sliced mushrooms,? cup of chopped shallots, 1 tablespoon of butter, 1/3 cup of all purpose floor, 1/3 cup of sherry, 1/8 teaspoon of ground nutmeg as well as salt and pepper to taste.

This dish is always served when hot and can be accompanied with any type of thin pasta such as spaghetti. Tetrazzini can as well be garnished using parsley or lemon and also topped with parmesan cheese or additional almonds. After getting together all the ingredients the preparation can now start. The first step will be to preheat the oven to 175 degrees Celsius or 350 degrees Fahrenheit. A large pot with water should then be placed on medium heat and wait for it to boil where you should then add salt. The pasta can then be added and cooked as per the instructions on its cover. Later drain the pasta and put it aside.

You should then use a large saucepan to met 1 tablespoon of butter and this should be at medium heat and later add chopped shallots and saut? until they turn to a light pink color. The next thing to do is to add 2 cups of pre-sliced mushrooms and saut? for approx 4 minutes and follow this by adding flour where you are supposed to stir to prevent the flour from forming lumps. The milk can then be added together with the chicken broth and sherry. These ingredients should be left to boil in order to blend well. The next step will be to reduce the heat while allowing the mixture to simmer for approx 10 minutes.

The cooked chicken breasts should then be added together with? cup grated parmesan cheese and cook for 1 minute while stirring. Remove the mixture from heat and transfer it to a baking dish. Here the cooked pasta should be mixed with? cup of toasted silver almonds, 1/8 teaspoon of ground nutmeg, as well as salt and pepper to taste. You should top this with 2 tablespoons of grated parmesan cheese. Leave this in the oven to cook for 40 minutes.

 This recipe is an example of the several methods of how to cook chicken in the oven.Please visit here for Oven Baked Pasta.