Plated meal

Chicken Tetrazzini with Mushrooms & Peas

  • Pasta
  • Meat
  • Italian
  • Contains Dairy
  • Chicken

Tetrazzini is a hearty dish of chicken, mushrooms and pasta, traditionally combined in a rich cream sauce. A classic recipe you can easily re-create for a speedy weeknight meal.

Ashley Lane

Ashley Lane

Founder & Former Chef / Food Enthusiast

Ashley founded JustCook back in 2014 formerly Livefreshr. Having created 100s of recipes over the years these live on in history and have their place amongst the thousands of new recipes from creators all around the world.

Nutrition Per Serving

Calories
845
Carbs
83.3g
Fat
34g
Protein
49.3g
Fibre
5.4g
Sugar
7.5g
Recipe Steps
  • 0.0 min

    Bring a pan of salted water to the boil. Also boil the kettle to make the stock - you will need 500ml of boiling water for each stock cube.

  • 0.5 min

    Thickly slice the mushrooms.

  • 1.5 min

    Finely chop the onion and garlic.

  • 2.5 min

    Chop the chicken into bite sized pieces.

  • 3.5 min

    Grate the parmesan.

  • 4.0 min

    In a frying pan heat the olive oil over medium-high heat.

  • 5.0 min

    Add the chicken pieces, and quickly sear on either side until starting to brown on the outside.

  • 8.0 min

    Remove the chicken from the pan and set aside. Wipe down the pan.

  • 8.5 min

    Melt 1/4 of the butter in the frying pan over medium heat.

  • 9.0 min

    Add the mushrooms, onion, fresh thyme and garlic. Cook until softened.

  • 11.0 min

    Add the pasta to the boiling water and cook until al dente (8-10mins).

  • 11.5 min

    Remove the mushrooms from the heat and set aside with the chicken.

  • 12.0 min

    In the saucepan, melt the remaining butter and whisk in the plain flour.

  • 13.0 min

    Whisk in the cream and stock.

  • 14.0 min

    Season with salt and pepper.

  • 14.5 min

    Add the peas and bring to the boil.

  • 15.0 min

    Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes.

  • 18.0 min

    Stir in half of the parmesan and the parsley.

  • 19.0 min

    Add the chicken and mushrooms mixture back to the sauce and heat through.

  • 20.0 min

    Drain the pasta.

  • 21.0 min

    Add the pasta to the sauce and stir to combine.

  • 22.0 min

    Distribute among serving plates and sprinkle with remaining parmesan.

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