Chicken Tetrazzini - Finding Caroly

Ingredients

• 1 cup plus 3 T. butter (one stick = 1/2 c.)
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 lbs. cooked boneless skinless chicken breasts or rotisserie chicken shredded
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 36 ounces of white mushrooms (sliced)
• 2 medium-sized leeks washed and finely chopped (about 2 cups)
• 12 cloves of fresh garlic (minced)
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme leaves
• 1 cup dry white wine such as Sauvignon Blanc
• 1/3 c. Sherry
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• ½ gallon whole milk (room temperature)
• 2 cups half and half (room temperature)
• 2 cups chicken or veggie stock
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 t. Trader Joe’s Everything but the Leftovers Seasoning
• 2 10 oz. ounce packages of wide egg noodles
• 2 cups of frozen peas
• 3 cups of grated Parmesan (splurge on the good stuff!)
• 2/3 cup dried Italian-style seasoned breadcrumbs (like Progresso)