Delicious Chicken Tetrazzini with mushrooms made all in one pot! Chicken Tetrazzini is such a crowd favorite because it’s creamy, cheesy and lots of flavor! This one pot dish is not only great for Sunday suppers or holidays but weeknight dinners since it’s ready in just 45 minutes!
One pot meals! Is there anything better for a busy household? I’m sure you’ll agree that the answer is no. The beauty of this chicken tetrazzini is how versatile it is, you can add whichever veggies you like but today I opted to keep it simple with mushrooms.
Chicken Tetrazzini
- Easy and Simple
- Total Crowd Pleaser
- All done in one pot!
- Ready in just 45 minutes
- Perfect for Sunday supper, a holiday and even a busy weeknight!
This recipe is a total crowd pleasure and has been tested in my kitchen many times, so far the results have never been anything less than superb! I love one pot meals and this chicken tetrazzini is so easy and simple to make all in one pot and in only 45 minutes, it can be on your dinner table for everyone to enjoy!
Ingredient Notes
- Pasta – Usually tetrazzini is made with spaghetti, but other pastas you can use are fettuccine, linguine or even egg noodles.
- Butter – I usually use unsalted butter, but salted butter works as well, just make sure to season the whole dish according to your taste.
- Chicken – I decided to opt for the poultry route with this tetrazzini recipe. I used boneless, skinless chicken breast cubed into bite sized pieces. Chicken thighs would also work great for this dish.
- Mushrooms – I’ve made this dish many times, so I know it works with white mushrooms, cremini mushrooms and even shiitake mushrooms.
- Seasoning – Salt and pepper to taste and a bit of garlic powder for that garlicky taste. Fresh minced garlic can be used as well.
- Flour – I used all purpose today, this will be our thickener in the sauce.
- Liquids – I used low sodium chicken broth and 2% milk. Feel free to use reduced fat milk if you’d like. Of course you can also use heavy cream or half and half for an even creamier dish.
- Cheese – We need a nice sharp cheese so I highly recommend using Parmesan. Other cheeses you can use are cheddar, Jack, Colby or gruyere.
How To Make Chicken Tetrazzini
- Cook the chicken and mushrooms: Melt 1 tbsp of the butter over medium high heat. Add the chicken cubes and mushrooms to the pot and cook for about 5 to 7 minutes until the chicken is no longer pink. Season the chicken with salt, pepper and garlic powder. Remove the chicken and mushroom from the pot and set aside.
- Make the sauce: Add the remaining 3 tbsp of butter to the pot and whisk in the flour. Add the chicken broth, milk and whisk well. Cook the sauce until it comes to a boil, it should thicken as the flour cooks. Turn the heat down to low, add the uncooked pasta, and the chicken and mushrooms back to the pot. Stir well.
- Finish the tetrazzini: Cover and cook for 20 to 25 minutes until the pasta is al dente, stirring often to avoid the pasta from sticking to the bottom of the pot. Taste for seasoning and adjust with salt and pepper if needed. Remove from heat and garnish with Parmesan cheese and parsley.
FAQs and Expert Tips
FAQs
I have to preface this by saying that I always thought tetrazzini was an Italian dish, but no it turns out it’s an American recipe! It was actually named after an opera singer, interesting huh? Tetrazzini is a dish that’s usually made with either diced poultry, seafood, or mushrooms. It’s prepared in a butter/cream sauce with lots of Parmesan cheese. It’s usually served over linguine or spaghetti and garnished with parsley and even more cheese.
Since dried pasta and fresh pasta require different cooking times, it is important to know the difference. We used dried linguini, but spaghetti or fettuccini also work. If using fresh pasta, you will not need all the liquid, plus it will cook a lot faster.
Expert Tips
- If you prefer a brown crusty top, after adding the Parmesan cheese place the pot in the oven and bake for 15 minutes at 375°F. Make sure you use an oven safe pot.
- This chicken tetrazzini is ideal for freezer meal. Prepare it as instructed, including topping it with Parmesan cheese, cover it tightly with a layer of foil and store in the freezer. When ready to eat, thaw it in the fridge the night before and pop it in the oven at 375°F for about 20 to 30 minutes.
Leftovers
Store leftovers covered in foil, or transferred to an airtight container in the fridge for 3-4 days.
FREEZING
Place leftover chicken tetrazzini in an airtight container and store in the freezer for up to 3 months.
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One Pot Chicken Tetrazzini
Equipment
Ingredients
- 4 tbsp butter unsalted, divided
- 1 chicken breast boneless and skinless, cut into cubes
- 2 cups mushrooms cleaned and sliced
- ½ tsp salt or to taste
- 1 tsp pepper or to taste
- 1 tsp garlic powder optional
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- 3 cups chicken broth low sodium
- 1 cup milk I used 2%
- 8 oz spaghetti fettuccini or linguini, uncooked
- ¼ cup Parmesan cheese
- 2 tbsp parsley fresh, chopped
Instructions
- Cook the chicken and mushrooms: Melt 1 tbsp of the butter over medium high heat. Add the chicken cubes and mushrooms to the pot and cook for about 5 to 7 minutes until the chicken is no longer pink. Season the chicken with salt, pepper and garlic powder. Remove the chicken and mushroom from the pot and set aside.
- Make the sauce: Add the remaining 3 tbsp of butter to the pot and whisk in the flour. Add the chicken broth, milk and whisk well. Cook the sauce until it comes to a boil, it should thicken as the flour cooks. Turn the heat down to low, add the uncooked pasta, and the chicken and mushrooms back to the pot. Stir well.
- Finish the tetrazzini: Cover and cook for 20 to 25 minutes until the pasta is al dente, stirring often to avoid the pasta from sticking to the bottom of the pot. Taste for seasoning and adjust with salt and pepper if needed.
- Garnish and serve: Remove from heat and garnish with Parmesan cheese and parsley.
Recipe Notes
- If you prefer a brown crusty top, after adding the Parmesan cheese place the pot in the oven and bake for 15 minutes at 375°F. Make sure you use an oven safe pot.
- This chicken tetrazzini is ideal for freezer meal. Prepare it as instructed, including topping it with Parmesan cheese, cover it tightly with a layer of foil and store in the freezer. When ready to eat, thaw it in the fridge the night before and pop it in the oven at 375°F for about 20 to 30 minutes.
- Store leftovers covered in foil, or transferred to an airtight container in the fridge for 3-4 days.
- Place leftover chicken tetrazzini in an airtight container and store in the freezer for up to 3 months.
Saw the recipe this morning and it sounded so good that I made it tonight. It is a delicious combination of flavors in a wonderful cream sauce! Thank you
I’m confused. At the beginning you state to cook the pasta as instructed and set aside. On your recipe “card” you say add the pasta, chicken…back to pot….cook until pasta is al dente. So put in without cooking in pot at beginning?
Sorry about that, the pasta is added to the pot uncooked, I fixed the post. 🙂
We loved this simple dish as a way to use up rotisserie chicken. I doubled the chicken and mushrooms, and also added onion. Really lovely, family-friendly dish.
Thanks for the wonderful recipes Jo! I have been lurking on your blog for several weeks and have made this dish and your Romanian stuffed peppers. They both turned out great.
Your blog and recipes have been a real treat…. I will return for seconds.
My pleasure, so glad you’re enjoying my recipes!
I wish you would use a sub for milk or cream. Like a plant-based sauce such as soaked snd creamed raw cashews.
I realize chicken is a meat, but switching to some plant based approaches will make healthier. Rice flour isn’t that hard to find. Bd dub for all purpose flour.
Hi Robin,
Thanks for your thoughts. You can confidently do the switches you suggested to your preferred recipes to add your desired healthier approaches.
Let us know how they turn out!
A.
Excellent! This is like a really good mushroom soup with a lot of extra goodies. Due to my diet I have missed this type of soup, but thanks to you I can now enjoy it again! This can be just the soup/gravy or as you created a REALLY good dinner option. Loved it and it’s a keeper. 🙂
HI there – I just made this recipe tonight and it tasted really good.
Excellent dinner! Very tasty and the peas really add another dimension to the dish.
This was a great after-work recipe. Everyone loved it.
Everyone I have served this dish to has absolutely loved it. Even going so far as to request it when they come back. It is now a staple recipe in my Kitchen and one I will always keep on hand.
I’m so happy you guys like this dish!
Made this today for a hearty lunch. Next time I will use half and half for a thicker sauce, and I will use minced garlic instead of the garlic powder. It did thicken up after it sat a while, but it sure had me concerned when we first started eating it (thin sauce). My husband did say “it’s a keeper”, and he’s a picky eater!
Congrats on the book deal. Well deserved. I’m making this recipe for dinner tomorrow night. I’ll send a photo☺?
Thank you!
All I have to say is WOW! My kids absolutely loved this as did my husband and me. It’s really hard to please my kids even when recipes say they’re kid friendly! This one fit the bill 150%! My daughter wanted to take it for lunch and even asked me to make it again in the same exact week! Thank you for giving me at least one go to recipe that will please everyone!
That’s so great to hear. Kids are the hardest to please, aren’t they?
I can agree only. I cooked this the First Time today and looking forwards what my dauther will say. I only had a Little trouble with Translation from Cups in our German metric system but I think I Managed it well.
I made this tonight, exactly as written. It was delicious. Thank you.
So glad you liked this, Yolanda!
Can I find a way to make this without meat? A vegetarian version?
You could, just omit the chicken and add more veggies, like more mushrooms, some asparagus would be nice too.
This was my second recipe I made this week and this was so great and very simply to make. Can’t wait to try other recipe.