Easy Turkey Tetrazzini (One Pot)

This easy turkey tetrazzini is made in one pot. It can be baked as a casserole, but is fabulous if it isn’t. You will love this one pot dish!

Every year my father in law sends us a turkey. This year that turkey became part of this turkey tetrazzini.

After all, it’s hard for two people to eat an entire turkey so I am always looking for ways to use leftovers. Thanks Paw! Manservant loved this dish.

This easy turkey tetrazzini is made in one pot and comes together in thirty minutes.

No, this isn’t the casserole version of tetrazzini that is baked in the oven, but could be if you wanted it that way.

It seems everyone writes about turkey tetrazzini this time of year.

However I must tell you that this rich and simple dish can easily be made with rotisserie chicken or tuna.

And start singing because this dish was named after an opera singer!

Made famous by a chef in San Francisco who worked at the hotel where Luisa Tetrazzini an opera singer lived; he named this dish after her.

There are many versions of tetrazzini and no one is quite clear what the real version is.

It is thought to be a rich cheese sauce flavored with sherry, sauteed mushrooms and served over or combined with egg noodles.

You can see from the numerous versions floating around that most anything goes when it comes to tetrazzini.

I’m not sure where turkey entered the picture but it seems a pretty good ingredient to throw into this concoction and one that most folks have a lot of this time of year. 

Turkey tetrazzini is often served baked in a casserole dish topped with bread crumbs and parmesan cheese.

This recipe is easily adapted to that.

And if you want to freeze this and then bake? Go for it! Turkey tetrazzini is so adaptable.

Though this is a one pot dish with spaghetti, egg noodles can also be used.

Make sure to stop the recipe at the point where you add in the chicken broth.

In other words just make the cheese sauce and boil your own egg noodles. Want more cheese? Stir it in at the end.

So, how do you make turkey tetrazzini?

As I mentioned, turkey tetrazzini is commonly made in a casserole dish.

This recipe is made in one pot and begins with sauteing onions and garlic and adding in the mushrooms.

Then a mixture of milk, cornstarch and sherry is added to make a cream sauce. Stir in the pearl onions.

Add the chicken stock, turkey and dry spaghetti noodles and let them cook in the sauce.

When this pasta is cooked, remove from heat and stir in the sour cream, cheese and peas. That’s it. Easy peasy! Get it?

Are peas necessary? Absolutely not. But I do think they give this plain, but rich dish a little color. And they do add to the taste and texture.

Comfort food is where it’s at right now and with the weather going on right now in Colorado, this turkey recipe is looking mighty tempting. Today found me at Sprouts buying a 14 lb bird while fighting the crowds.

It’s been a crazy day here in Denver. With the prediction of 11 inches of snow, the grocery was packed.

No sooner did I get home to discover that my mother’s flight had been canceled.

Luckily, I found her a new one and with any luck she will be flying here tomorrow after this storm has departed.

Good news is Alex arrived last night and Zoe comes on Wednesday. Yes, there will be a lot of airport runs, but we are so ready!

Thanksgiving is here folks, and I hope I’ve helped you get ready.

My table is set, my family is almost here and once I get through baking my salted maple pie and my pecan bread pudding, it will be on to cookies and gifts and potato latkes. Hope you are with me!

Have a great holiday. Eat well, be well, stay well. For that and those, I am grateful! Cheers and Happy Thanksgiving!

Need a few more ideas for leftover turkey?

These sweet potato and turkey enchiladas are great with leftovers. All you have to do is make the chipotle sauce!

This hot brown sandwich with stuffing patties instead of bread is amazing!

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