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Head Chef
Low Fat Chicken Tetrazzini
1 T. butter or margarine
3 cups fresh mushrooms, sliced
1/3 cup onion, minced
½ cup flour
2 1/3 cups canned no-salt chicken broth
2 cups skim milk (may use low fat)
¼ cup light process cream cheese
¼ cup parmesan cheese, grated and divided
¼ cup sherry
½ t. salt
½ t. garlic powder
¼ t. pepper
1 2oz. jar pimiento, drained
1 7oz. package spaghetti, uncooked
2 cups chicken breasts (about ¾ lb. skinned and boned) cooked and chopped
vegetable cooking spray
Melt butter in large saucepan over medium heat; add mushrooms and onion, and sauté 7 minutes or until liquid evaporates.
Stir in flour. Gradually add chicken broth, skim milk, and light process cream cheese; bring to a boil, and cook 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; stir in 2 T. parmesan cheese and next 5 ingredients. Set aside.
Break spaghetti into 4 inch pieces. Cook according to package directions, omitting salt and fat. Drain well.
Stir spaghetti and chicken into mushroom mixture. Spoon mixture into a deep 3 quart casserole coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle with remaining 2 T. cheese. Cover casserole and bake at 350 for 20 minutes. Bake, uncovered 10 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.
1 T. butter or margarine
3 cups fresh mushrooms, sliced
1/3 cup onion, minced
½ cup flour
2 1/3 cups canned no-salt chicken broth
2 cups skim milk (may use low fat)
¼ cup light process cream cheese
¼ cup parmesan cheese, grated and divided
¼ cup sherry
½ t. salt
½ t. garlic powder
¼ t. pepper
1 2oz. jar pimiento, drained
1 7oz. package spaghetti, uncooked
2 cups chicken breasts (about ¾ lb. skinned and boned) cooked and chopped
vegetable cooking spray
Melt butter in large saucepan over medium heat; add mushrooms and onion, and sauté 7 minutes or until liquid evaporates.
Stir in flour. Gradually add chicken broth, skim milk, and light process cream cheese; bring to a boil, and cook 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; stir in 2 T. parmesan cheese and next 5 ingredients. Set aside.
Break spaghetti into 4 inch pieces. Cook according to package directions, omitting salt and fat. Drain well.
Stir spaghetti and chicken into mushroom mixture. Spoon mixture into a deep 3 quart casserole coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle with remaining 2 T. cheese. Cover casserole and bake at 350 for 20 minutes. Bake, uncovered 10 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.
Barbara
