Turkey Tetrazzini-Style

Specialty Recipe

Ingredients:

1 cup thin strips of leftover cooked turkey

1/2 cup chopped, cooked spaghetti

1/2 cup sliced, sauteed fresh mushrooms

2 Tablespoons bread crumbs, mixed with softened butter

4 to 5 Tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

Cream Sauce:

1 cup heavy cream

2 or 3 thin onion slices

3 sprigs parsley

1/2 bay leaf

1 whole clove

2 Tablespoons butter

3 Tablespoons flour

salt and pepper

grated nutmeg

Make a cream sauce by first scalding the cream containing the onion, parsley, bay leaf and clove and then straining it. Melt butter in a small pan, stir in the flour and let this roux cook briefly before stirring in the flavored cream. Simmer for 2 or 3 minutes, then season the sauce to taste with salt, pepper and a dash of nutmeg. Stir in the turkey, spaghetti and mushrooms. Mix well and turn the mixture into a buttered baking dish or six individual baking dishes. Sprinkle with the buttered bread crumbs mixed with the Parmesan cheese and bake in a preheated moderate oven at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for 10 to 15 minutes or until the crumbs are brown. Serve at once, while still bubbling.

Serves: 4

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