Easy and Creamy Chicken Tetrazzini

Easy and Creamy Chicken Tetrazzini Recipe – A delicious comfort food filled with pasta, mushrooms, and chicken in a buttery cream-based sauce.

chicken tetrazzini recipe

Creamy Chicken Tetrazzini Recipe

This is a family-friendly chicken dinner and pasta bake. Casserole recipes like this one are down-home comfort food. Like this Dorito Taco Casserole, chicken and rice casserole with potato chips, and this homemade copy-cat Cracker Barrel hashbrown casserole

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What is Chicken Tetrazzini?

Chicken Tetrazzini is a casserole-style dish filled with pasta, chicken, and mushrooms baked in a milky cream sauce base.

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Are you ready to make this Chicken Pasta Casserole Bake? Let’s make sure you have everything you need:

Ingredients Needed…

  • chicken breast
  • thin spaghetti noodles
  • green peppers
  • sweet onions
  • celery
  • butter – unsalted
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • mushrooms
  • green olives with pimento
  • cream of chicken soup
  • cream of mushroom soup
  • sour cream
  • milk
  • cheddar cheese

How to Make Chicken Tetrazzini

Boil the chicken breast in a large pot of water-saving chicken broth. Remove the cooked chicken and cut it into chunks. Remove any fat at this time.

In the same water, boil the spaghetti noodles and drain.

In a skillet, over medium-high heat, melt the butter

Saute’ vegetables in butter until they are tender

In a large bowl, stir to combine the noodles, chicken, sauteed vegetables, broth, cream of chicken soup, cream of mushroom soup, mushrooms, green olives, sour cream, and milk

Pour the mixture into a greased 9×13 pan or baking dish. Add the shredded cheddar cheese

Bake for about 1 hour in the oven at 350 degrees

chicken tetrazzini bake

What are some good add-ins for Chicken Tetrazzini Casserole?

  • green pepper
  • onions
  • celery
  • mushrooms
  • sliced green olives with pimento
  • sweet peas
  • white wine

Making this Dish Ahead and Storage:

You can make this Chicken Tetrazzini a day in advance. Just leave off the top layer of cheese, cover with foil, and refrigerate. When you are ready to bake in the oven, take the cover off, sprinkle with cheese, and bake in the oven for about 1 hour.

What Are Some Good Sides to this Easy Chicken Tetrazzini Recipe?

chicken tetrazzini recipe

The best part about this recipe is that it is an old recipe from the 90s, back when moms would trade their tried and true recipes with each other. The past-down church recipes are always the best.

Can you substitute Rotisserie Chicken?

Yes! I love shortcuts. Rotisserie chicken usually has a delicious flavor all of its’ own. If you do that, then for added flavor you might want to pour some chicken broth into the water you boil spaghetti in.

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Serving Size

This recipe should easily serve 8-10 people

You can double the recipe to serve more

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Recipe

chicken tetrazzini recipe

Easy and Creamy Chicken Tetrazzini

Delicious creamy pasta with mushrooms and chicken
5 from 1 vote
Print Pin Rate
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings: 10 -12 servings
Calories: 329cal
Author: Melissa
Cost: $10

Ingredients

  • 2 chicken breasts with fat on
  • ½ pound spaghetti noodles
  • 4 oz. unsalted butter
  • 1 green pepper – chopped
  • ½ cup sweet onion chopped
  • 2 stalks of celery – sliced
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 4 oz. sliced mushrooms from the can – drained
  • 4 oz. green olives with pimento sliced
  • 14 oz. cream of chicken soup
  • 14 oz. cream of mushroom soup
  • 1&/12 cup milk 2% or whole
  • ¾ cup sour cream
  • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Instructions

  • Boil chicken until tender
  • Do not drain the broth
  • cut chicken into chunks – removing fat as you do
  • boil the spaghetti in the chicken broth (add more water if needed)
  • In a large skillet, melt the butter
  • Add the green pepper, onions, and celery
  • add salt and pepper to taste
  • Cook for a few minutes – or until tender
  • Drain the spaghetti noodles
  • In a large bowl, add noodles, chicken, a sauteed mixture of vegetables, mushrooms, olives, soups, milk, and sour cream
  • Place the mixture in a greased 9×13 inch dish
  • Sprinkle the cheese onto the noodle mixture
  • Bake, uncovered at 350 degrees for 45 minutes to 1 hour

Notes

Need more for a large crowd?
You can double this recipe
Make-Ahead 
Make-ahead – up to 1 day in advance. Just leave off the cheese, cover, and refrigerate
 
 
nutrition facts are only an estimate 

Nutrition

Calories: 329cal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 51mg | Sodium: 672mg | Potassium: 429mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 672IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 154mg | Iron: 1mg
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