CHEESY AND CREAMY CHICKEN TETRAZZINI

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Delicious and creamy! This recipe is my brother's favorite of everything that I cook, and the first one I mastered.

Provided by LittleChef

Categories     Meat and Poultry Recipes     Chicken     Chicken Breast Recipes     Pasta

Time 1h15m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 18

cooking spray
½ pound fettuccine pasta
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cut into strips
1 ½ tablespoons margarine
½ cup sliced mushrooms
½ small onion, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
½ red bell pepper, cubed
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 cup chicken broth
¾ cup heavy whipping cream
¾ cup milk
10 tablespoons shredded Swiss cheese, divided
10 tablespoons shredded Cheddar cheese, divided
6 tablespoons shredded Parmesan cheese, divided
1 pinch dried thyme, or to taste
1 pinch salt and ground black pepper to taste

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a casserole dish with cooking spray.
  • Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil. Stir in the fettuccine, bring back to a boil, and cook pasta over medium heat until cooked through but still firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain.
  • Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir chicken strips in the hot oil until no longer pink, about 10 minutes. Remove chicken to a bowl, leaving pan drippings in skillet. Melt margarine in the hot skillet; cook and stir mushrooms, onion, and garlic in skillet until mushrooms have softened and given up their liquid, about 5 minutes. Stir red bell pepper into mixture and sprinkle with flour. Stir to coat and cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute.
  • Slowly mix chicken broth into vegetables, stirring to form a thick sauce; mix cream and milk into sauce. Simmer until thickened, about 1 minute. Mix 1/2 cup Swiss cheese, 1/2 cup Cheddar cheese, 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, thyme, salt, and black pepper into sauce and simmer until cheese have melted and combined with sauce.
  • Spread half the cooked fettuccine pasta into bottom of prepared casserole dish, top with half the chicken and half the cream sauce. Repeat layers once more and sprinkle remaining 2 tablespoons Swiss cheese, 2 tablespoons Cheddar cheese, and 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese over the top.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until cheese topping is nicely browned, 25 to 30 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 477.6 calories, Carbohydrate 34.8 g, Cholesterol 92.8 mg, Fat 27.5 g, Fiber 1.8 g, Protein 23.6 g, SaturatedFat 14.2 g, Sodium 427.3 mg, Sugar 3.9 g

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