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Turkey Tetrazzini

Looking for a recipe to use up your left-over turkey? Here is a dish the kids will howl for, even the ones who don't like turkey. This recipe makes enough for an army, so you may want to cut it in half.

Recipe by: craig

Servings: 8 to 12

Preparation Time: 1:00

Ingredients

1 stick (8 Tbl) butter

1 large onion

1 cup celery, chopped

1 clove of garlic, crushed

4 cups chopped cooked turkey meat

1 pound thin spaghetti (uncooked), broken in half

2 tsp salt

½ tsp black pepper, ground

1 tsp crushed red pepper

1 can condensed cream of chicken soup

1 can condensed cream of mushroom soup

4 cups chicken or turkey broth

8 ounces fresh mushrooms, cleaned and thinly sliced

1 cup Parmesan cheese, grated

Paprika

Preparing the Dish

1. In a large pan or dutch oven, melt butter over low heat; add onion, celery, and crushed garlic and cook over low heat until onion is transparent.
2. Layer the turkey and then spaghetti into the pan on top of the onion celery mixture.
3. In a bowl mix the salt, black pepper, crushed red pepper, canned soups, and broth; pour over spaghetti.
4. Layer the sliced mushrooms then the Parmesan cheese.
5. Sprinkle with paprika.
6. Cover and bring to a simmer; simmer for 35 minutes.