Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Turkey Casserole (aka, "Turkey Tetrazini!")

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"Turkey Tetrazini!" I can hear it now--Joel McHale from The Soup's soundbite taken from some trashy reality TV show where a woman called out "her man" for eating some other woman's Turkey Tetrazini.

Yes, this is the food that crazy break-up tales are made of, or in my world, leftover turkey from Thanksgiving turns into.

Tonight, I made said dish for Joe and my friend Kris.  Kris's lovely wife, Ellen, made me promise her on the phone today (and about a week ago) that I would make sure to feed her hardworking husband while she was out of town for a few days.  Apparently--and honestly, I'm not surprised--, every day Kris comes home to piping hot dinner by his fantastic wife.  With Ellen away, Kris needed something to satiate his caloric needs post-class and work that wasn't spoiled cottage cheese (don't ask!).  Turkey Tetrazini it is! Although I promise Ellen, there's no reality TV man-stealing going on here! Just yummy American casseroles with leftover turkey.

Turkey Tetrazini

Ingredients:

* 1 box of macaroni pasta
* 1 yellow onion
* 6-8 garlic cloves, pressed
* fresh cracked pepper (to taste)
* Tony's Chachere's (to taste)
* 3 tablespoons olive oil
* 1 can cream of mushroom soup (the large kind, like 3 sizes too big)
* 1 cup peas
* bread crumbs for crust (optional)

1.) Preheat oven at 350 F. Boil a pot of pasta over high heat and cook pasta until done. Remember, the Italians believe that good pasta water should taste like sea-water, so don't be ashamed to salt that pasta water. Strain when finished.

2.) Chop onion, and saute over heat with several tablespoons olive oil, garlic, and a few cracks of fresh pepper and Tony Chachere's.

3.) Add cream of mushroom soup, macaroni, and integrate.
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4.) Add to casserole dish and sprinkle with bread crumbs. Cook for 20-30 minutes, and serve to friends. Enjoy!
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1 comment:

  1. That man looks like he's enjoying him some turkey tetrazini!

    It really was awesome, Helana. Thank you.

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