Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!
I created this recipe after Thanksgiving last year, using up leftover turkey at my Mom’s.
We lucked out and the Stop and Shop had this beautiful fresh asparagus. If you can’t find fresh asparagus, fresh long green beans will do fine.
When I was in high school I had a terrific Turkey Tetrazzini at my best friend Anna’s house. Her Mom, Mrs. Hirai is a phenomenal hostess and just celebrated her 80th birthday. Happy Birthday Mrs. Hirai!!
About 6 years ago, my Mom asked me to make the dinner for our family Christmas get together. We were expecting about 15 people and I remembered Mrs. Hirai’s Turkey Tetrazzini. I got her recipe and started making practice versions as I always test a recipe before serving to guests. I made several varieties testing different pasta shapes – believe me spaghetti/linguini is by far the best. And as we were expecting children I made one with Sherry, one without. (Sherry was that special ingredient that made Mrs. Hirai’s so good. I don’t have it in my recipe below as it is tailored for children, but if you want to have it in yours, add 1 to 2 tablespoons to the cream sauce after you add the cheese.)
Enjoy!
Avec Amour, Victoria & Alexander
P.S. I love to eat it with cranberry sauce.
Asparagus Turkey Tetrazzini
Yield – 8 Servings
1 Bunch Thin Asparagus
1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
1 Large Onion, diced
4 Tablespoons Butter
4 Tablespoons All Purpose Flour
3 Cups Milk
1 Cup Grated Swiss Cheese
1 teaspoon Worchestershire Sauce
Salt & Pepper to taste
2 Cups Leftover Roasted Turkey meat, cut into 1″ cubes
1/2 Pound Cooked Whole Grain or Regular Linguini
1/2 Cup Plain Breadcrumbs
1/4 Cup Grated Parmesan Cheese
1. Bring water to a boil in a large skillet, cook asparagus until tender about 1 minute,
remove from water and rinse under cool water, cut into 2″ pieces, about 1 1/2 cups.
2. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Brush butter, olive oil or spray nonstick cooking spray into a 3 quart casserole dish 13″x 9″ x 2″. In a saucepan over medium heat, add olive oil and sauté onions
until translucent and light golden brown, remove from pan and set aside.
3. In the same saucepan, melt butter over low heat, stir in flour and cook together for 1 minute, whisk in milk, continue to whisk and bring to a boil, remove from heat, add Swiss cheese, stir in Worchestershire sauce, salt and pepper.
4. Stir in onions,
turkey and asparagus,
stir in linguini,
pour into casserole dish,
mix together breadcrumbs and Parmesan cheese,
sprinkle over mixture,
bake in oven uncovered for 30 minutes until golden around edges.
Ingredients
- 1 Bunch Thin Asparagus
- 1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
- 1 Large Onion, diced
- 4 Tablespoons Butter
- 4 Tablespoons All Purpose Flour
- 3 Cups Milk
- 1 Cup Grated Swiss Cheese
- 1 teaspoon Worchestershire Sauce
- Salt & Pepper to taste
- 2 Cups Leftover Roasted Turkey meat, cut into 1" cubes
- 1/2 Pound Cooked Whole Grain or Regular Linguini
- 1/2 Cup Plain Breadcrumbs
- 1/4 Cup Grated Parmesan Cheese
Instructions
- Bring water to a boil in a large skillet, cook asparagus until tender about 1 minute, remove from water and rinse under cool water, cut into 2" pieces, about 1 1/2 cups.
- Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Brush butter, olive oil or spray nonstick cooking spray into a 3 quart casserole dish 13"x 9" x 2". In a saucepan over medium heat, add olive oil and sauté onions until translucent and light golden brown, remove from pan and set aside.
- In the same saucepan, melt butter over low heat, stir in flour and cook together for 1 minute, whisk in milk, continue to whisk and bring to a boil, remove from heat, add Swiss cheese and stir with wooden spoon, stir in Worchestershire sauce, salt and pepper.
- Stir in onions, turkey and asparagus, stir in linguini, pour into casserole dish, mix together breadcrumbs and Parmesan cheese, sprinkle over mixture, bake in oven uncovered for 30 minutes until golden around edges
The perfect alternative to the typical turkey sandwiches — Happy Thanksgiving!!
Happy Thanksgiving! So true! I could eat this all the time, gives me an excuse to roast a turkey when it’s not Thanksgiving.