Chicken Tetrazzini

Preparation info
  • Makes

    6

    servings
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Glory of Southern Cooking

By James Villas

Published 2007

  • About

There are some (mainly in San Francisco) who refute the claim that this rich, creamy casserole was created in Charleston, South Carolina, shortly after the turn of the twentieth century for the famous coloratura soprano Luisa Tetrazzini, but whatever the dish’s regional origin, it has come down as one of the South’s most classic and beloved casseroles. Unlike most casseroles, a tetrazzini is never layered but simply tossed, and what gives the dish its distinct identity over its obvious Ital