Easy Turkey Tetrazzini

Put your leftover turkey to good use with this test kitchen-approved turkey tetrazzini recipe. 

Turkey Tetrazzini Ingredients

These are the ingredients you’ll need for this simple recipe: 

• Pasta: This turkey tetrazzini recipe starts with linguine.
• Butter: Cook the vegetables in salted butter. 
• Vegetables: You’ll need button mushrooms, an onion, and celery. 
• Seasonings: Season the turkey tetrazzini with garlic, Italian seasoning, and crushed red pepper. 
• White wine: If you have white wine on hand, you can use it to deglaze the pan.  
• Turkey: Of course, you’ll need cooked turkey! 
• Canned soup and sour cream: The rich and creamy turkey tetrazzini calls for canned condensed cream of mushroom soup and sour cream. 
• Broth: Use store-bought or homemade chicken broth. 
• Parmesan and almonds: Top each bowl of turkey tetrazzini with Parmesan cheese and slivered almonds. 

How to Make Turkey Tetrazzini

You’ll find the full, step-by-step recipe below — but here’s a brief overview of what you can expect when you make homemade turkey tetrazzini: 

1. Boil and drain the pasta, then transfer it to a prepared baking dish. 
2. Cook the vegetables in butter, then stir in the seasonings.
3. Deglaze the pan with wine, if using. 
4. Stir in the turkey, soup, sour cream, and broth. Cook until hot and bubbly. 
5. Spoon the turkey mixture over pasta and sprinkle with cheese and almonds.
6. Bake the turkey tetrazzini until hot and bubbly. 

Test Kitchen Tips

This recipe was developed by an Allrecipes community member and tested in our test kitchen. Check out some tips and tricks from culinary experts that might make the cooking process easier:

• If you don’t have leftover cooked turkey, just poach turkey breast tenderloins in water, covered, 20 minutes or until 165 degrees F. Let stand, tented in foil, 10 minutes before chopping.
• Almonds can be sliced, slivered, finely chopped, or quickly pulsed in a food processor for the topping.

How to Store Turkey Tetrazzini

Store your leftover turkey tetrazzini in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to three days. Reheat in the microwave or in the oven. 

Allrecipes Community Tips and Praise

“Delicious use for turkey leftovers,” says kf. “The only change I made was adding four cloves of chopped garlic to the mushrooms prior to sautéing. Huge hit for the whole family!!”

“Easy peasy recipe,” according to Ceil Sheehan. “Added frozen peas and carrots to bring some color and veggies to the recipe. Family loved it!”

"We made it after Thanksgiving with leftover turkey," says prchamlee. "Now we substitute turkey with chicken. Still great and easy. Leftovers taste even better!"

Editorial contributions by Corey Williams