How to make Chicken Tetrazini -

Chicken cooked with spaghetti, assorted vegetables and gratinated with cheese.

Sanjeev Kapoor

This recipe is from the book Microwave Cooking Made Easy.

Main Ingredients : Boneless Chicken Breast (हड्डी रहित चिकन ब्रेस्ट), Spaghetti (स्पेघेटी)

Cuisine : Italian

Course : Main Course Chicken


Chicken Tetrazini

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Hindi: murgh
Be a kid or a teenage or an adult or an oldie, chicken lovers trend all over the world at all times! One meat that is a favourite of all beyond belief! When cooked, it can be presented in many guises. Sauté it, fry it, toss it, bake it, steam it – eat it the way you want to. Whatever its form may be upon being cooked, its flavour may change but its flesh remains high in protein, low in fat and can be digested easily.

Prep Time : 16-20 minutes

Cook time : 31-40 minutes

Serve : 4

Level Of Cooking : Moderate

Taste : Mild

Ingredients for Chicken Tetrazini Recipe

  • Boneless Chicken Breast cut into 1 inch pieces 250 grams

  • Spaghetti 100 grams

  • Oil 2 tablespoons

  • Salt to taste

  • Olive oil 4 tablespoons

  • Garlic finely chopped 5-6 cloves

  • Onion finely chopped 1 large

  • Basil leaves torn 5-6

  • Tomatoes pureed 4

  • Black pepper powder 1/2 teaspoon

  • Mushrooms thickly sliced 4-5

  • Green capsicum cut into 1 inch pieces 1 small

  • Red capsicum cut into 1 inch pieces 1 small

  • Yellow capsicum cut into 1 inch pieces 1 small

  • Cheese grated 1/3 cup

Method

Step 1

Take five cups of water in a deep microwave casserole. Add one tablespoon of oil and salt to taste, cover and heat on Microwave HIGH (100%) for ten to twelve minutes.

Step 2

Add the spaghetti, cook, uncovered, on Microwave HIGH (100%) for four minutes. Drain the water, refresh pasta in cold water, add the remaining oil and mix gently. Each strand of pasta should remain separated from the other. Keep aside.

Step 3

Take two tablespoons of olive oil, garlic, onion and half the basil leaves in a microwave bowl and cook, uncovered, on Microwave HIGH (100%) for five minutes. Add tomato puree, salt and pepper powder and cook, covered, on Microwave HIGH (100%) for five minutes.

Step 4

In another microwave bowl take the remaining two tablespoons of olive oil, add chicken, mushrooms and capsicums and cook, covered, on Microwave HIGH (100%) for three minutes. On the tomato sauce spread a layer of spaghetti, followed by a layer of the chicken and vegetable mixture.

Step 5

Top it with the remaining basil leaves and cheese. Gratinate, uncovered, on Microwave HIGH (100%) for three minutes or alternatively Grill (TOP) for five minutes.

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