Turkey Tetrazzini

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated November/December 1998, America's Test Kitchen TV

Our Turkey Tetrazzini bakes in just 15 minutes, so the twice-cooked turkey isn’t dry and flavorless.

SERVES 8

TIME 1¾ hours

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Most recipes for turkey Tetrazzini call for a béchamel sauce, in which milk is added to a roux (a paste made from fat and flour that is cooked on the stovetop). In switching to a velouté, which is based on chicken stock rather than milk, we...

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