chicken tetrazzini
Noun A baked pasta dish consisting of cooked chicken pieces, mushrooms, and a rich, creamy sauce, served over pasta (typically spaghetti or fettuccine) and usually topped with cheese before being browned in the oven.
"Chicken tetrazzini" is used as a singular noun to refer to the complete dish. It is often served as a main course. * We are having chicken tetrazzini for dinner tonight. * This restaurant makes an excellent chicken tetrazzini. * She followed her grandmother's recipe for chicken tetrazzini.
The term is a proper noun derived from the name of the Italian opera singer Luisa Tetrazzini, for whom a similar dish was reportedly created. It is always used in its full form to specify this particular recipe.
- Tetrazzini: Can be used as a shorthand or as a base term for similar dishes made with other proteins, such as or . The core elements of creamy sauce, mushrooms, pasta, and a cheese topping remain.
- Casserole: A more general term for a mixed dish baked in the oven, under which chicken tetrazzini can be categorized.
- Pasta casserole
- Creamed chicken pasta bake
There are no specific idioms or phrasal verbs associated with "chicken tetrazzini." It is used literally to describe the food item.
- chicken prepared in a cream sauce with mushrooms and served over pasta; usually topped with cheese