Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Four Cheese Fettuccini


In honor of being able to eat all dairy again I made this four cheese fettuccini casserole. I don't usually like white sauce pastas so my husband asked why I made it. Well, if you're going to go back to dairy after six months this is the way to do it! And for a girl who doesn't like cream sauce this was pretty good especially on top of a piece of bread.
the recipe (keep in mind I bought as many lower fat versions of things as possible):

8 oz cooked fettuccine
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 pkg cream cheese, cubed
3 large mushrooms sliced
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1/2 cup butter
garlic powder to taste
3/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1/2 cup shredded swiss cheese
2 1/2 cups cooked chopped chicken (I cooked it with a lot of italian seasoning and spices since the rest of the dish is lacking in spice you really want the chicken and the breadcrumbs to stand out)

topping:
1/2 cup seasoned bread crumbs (it's easy to make your own. I put the two heels of multigrain farm bread in my mini food processor with a lot of itialian seasoning and it turned out fabulous)
1 tbsp melted butter
1 tbsp oil
1 - 2 tbsp grated parmesan cheese

1. in a large sauce pan mix all ingredients except the fettuccini. cook on medium and stir until all cheeses are melted. stir in fettuccini and pour into a greased baking dish.
2. Combine the topping ingredients and sprinkle over the rest.
3. Cover and bake at 350 for 25 minutes. uncover and bake another 5 - 10 minutes until golden brown.

Serve with multigrain bread and any kind of green vegetable

2 comments:

Demily said...

wow your husband is one lucky guy! you must cook all the time! awesome recipes!

jerraine said...

Thanks for posting this! My husband loves white sauce pasta. I'm gonna try it this week or next. Thanks!!