mushrooms

Eating My Way Through the Alphabet; Letter T

What’s Cooking in Gail’s Kitchen? Appetizers to Desserts: Timely Turkey Tetrazzini! Now here’s a great way to turn leftover turkey into a tantalizing meal. By adding a few ingredients, a magical transformation takes place. Simply add turkey to mixed vegetables for a creamy pasta dish with a buttery breadcrumb topping. Can anyone say YUM?!
TIMELY TURKEY TETRAZZINI 
Casserole Ingredients:

8 ounces spaghetti, cooked

4 ounces can mushroom caps, sliced

2 tablespoons butter

3 cups cooked turkey, cut up

1 can cream of chicken soup, undiluted 

1 cup Greek yogurt 

2 tablespoons sherry

1 teaspoon sriracha sauce

1/4 teaspoon celery seed

1/2 teaspoon sea salt

1/4 cup pimentos, diced

1 tablespoon diced onion
Topping Ingredients:

1/3 cup croutons, crushed*

1/3 cup Parmesan cheese, grated

2 tablespoons butter, melted 

*May be substituted for breadcrumbs. 
Instructions:

Preheat oven to. 325°. Grease a 9″x13″ casserole dish. Prepare spaghetti according to package directions. Drain. Sauté mushrooms in butter. Set aside. In a large bowl combine cream of chicken soup, yogurt, sherry, sriracha sauce, celery seed, and salt. Blend well. Fold in pimentos and onion. Add sautéed mushrooms and butter. Mix in spaghetti and turkey until completely combined. Spread evenly in the casserole dish. Top with crushed croutons and Parmesan cheese. Drizzle melted butter over all. Bake for 45 minutes. Serve immediately. 

Eating My Way Through the Alphabet; Letter M

What’s Cooking in Gail’s Kitchen? Home Cooking: Mushroom Caps! It you like mushrooms, you’ll be happy to know this is a meal in itself. If you wish to be the star of the next gathering, fix a platter and it becomes a very impressive appetizer to share!
MUSHROOM CAPS 
Ingredients:

1 pound of fresh white mushroom caps, stems removed

1 box of Low-Sodium Stove Top Stuffing 

4 tablespoons butter

1 pinch parsley

1 pinch rosemary 

1 pinch thyme

1 pinch sage

1 stalk celery, chopped finely

1 10-ounce can chicken breast in water, drained
Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350°. Prepare stuffing mix according to directions on box but add extra herbs when preparing. Once the dressing is finished, gently add the celery and cut-up chicken breast pieces. Mix well. Spoon the filling into the mushroom cavities and arrange in a shallow baking dish, cavity side up. Bake 25 minutes or until the mushrooms are tender and the filling is heated through. The mushrooms should appear golden on top. Serve warm.