Minnie Pearl
Chicken Tetrazzini

Yield: 12 servings

Ingredients

• 2 cups chopped celery
• 1 1/2 cups chopped onion
• 3 tablespoons butter or margarine
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 (10 1/2 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 cup grated sharp cheese
• 2/3 pound spaghetti, cooked and drained
• 6 cups chopped, cooked chicken
• 1/2 cup sliced stuffed olives
• 1 cup chopped pecans

Instructions

1. In saucepan, cook celery and onion in butter until tender. Add chicken broth, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper. Simmer for about 15 minutes.
2. Slowly stir in mushroom soup, milk and cheese. Mix thoroughly. Remove from heat.
3. Add cooked spaghetti. Let stand for 1 hour.
4. Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 13 x 9 inch baking dish.
5. Add chicken and olives to spaghetti and place in prepared dish.
6. Sprinkle with chopped pecans.
7. Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes or until hot and bubbly.