What's So Texas About Texas Chicken Spaghetti?

[CaptainMike]

I had a Texas Chicken Spaghetti recipe hit my inbox this morning and while it looks delicious it's made up from some pretty common ingredients. I did a little googling but could not find much reference as to what's so 'Texas' about chicken spaghetti? What say you, my Texan brothers and sisters?

https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/texas-chicken-spaghetti/?_cmp=recipeoftheday&_ebid=recipeoftheday10252022&_mid=544437&ehid=421e6aa495113cbae52b270d1a3eae17259baa55&os_ehash=421e6aa495113cbae52b270d1a3eae17259baa55&_PermHash=fa5f05b35bf9d6e84d26aa24b6ebfb4279965557481cbc120d2aa028aabd1c90&tohMagStatus=NONE

[Steve R.]

I don't know, but it looks like something to add to the regular rotation. Thanks for posting this!

[CaptainMike]

Yeah, that's what I thought, whatever they want to call it!

[ItsAllGoneToTheDogs]

That recipe doesn't even do what I know as texmex spaghetti, which is baked like a lasagna and served the same. This is an example of what I'm more familiar with. Granted we called it texmex sghetti in SoCal, and like many TX things it might not even be related to TX at all West Texas Spaghetti | 12 Tomatoes

[Panhead John]

Because “Rhode Island Chicken Spaghetti” just doesn’t have the same ring to it.

[CaptainMike]

There is that.... But those Rhode Island Reds are pretty dang tasty too....

[smokin fool]

I'm partial to Delaware Blue Hen's myself.
Don't mind the odd Foghorn Leghorn either.

[Jim White]

I think the Texas part comes from not having beans.

[CaptainMike]

Winner, winner, chicken dinner!!!

[Texas Larry]

Well, this Texan never heard if it until now🫤.

[Panhead John]

Yep, we just call it chicken spaghetti here in Texas. . Maybe it’s because of the Rotel Tomatoes and Chilis called for in the recipe….🙄

[Oak Smoke]

+1

[rickgregory]

It's the Velveeta, isn't it?

[Texas Larry]

I for one wouldn’t dream of putting velveeta in my spaghetti.😖

[Panhead John]

Texas Larry If you’ve never had chicken spaghetti like this, with Velveeta, I’m pretty sure you’d change your mind.

[CHNeal]

I don’t know about Texas but I just informed my Daughter she would be preparing it in Nebraska Thursday night! She cant even complain as I have every ingredient already in the house including frozen pulled chicken and a mistakenly delivered block of velveeta!!!!!

[Panhead John]

YW CHNeal Mosca showed some of us how to use it, it’s soo easy. Once you’ve downloaded the app, go to the recipe and “forward” it, like you’re going to email it to yourself. But instead of clicking on your email icon, click on the “Paprika” app, it does everything for you. Just in case you need a little help using it.

[Mosca]

Velveeta is the best synthetic food that there is.

[HawkerXP]

You can say that again Mosca

[Jfrosty27]

I don’t care where they say it’s from. I’m going to love it for sure. Thanks!

[Mosca]

On the iPad,

[djl]

Must have originated from North Carolina

[Bkhuna]

I'll eat that, without the velveeta that is. Gotta' draw the line somewhere.

[Andrrr]

If this isn’t actually from Texas we may have another lawsuit on our hands…

[LA Pork Butt]

I grew up with it in New Orleans, but we just called it chicken spaghetti. I don’t have my mother’ recipe, but she cooked with a creole emphasis, and I bet I could reproduce it. You can make a lighter and neater to eat version with boneless, skinless chicken, but the skin and bones adds flavor. My wife never heard of it, so one day I’m going to make it because she can’t imagine it tasting very good.

[Panhead John]

Sunny, tell Irene that PJ thinks she’d love it, seriously, it’s good!

[klflowers]

Tell her Kevin thinks she'll like it too, then let me know cause I have never had it. I trust her pallette more than Panhead John

[58limited]

As mentioned, most Texans just call it chicken spaghetti, I've never seen it called Texas chicken spaghetti before.

[CaptainMike]

It would be redundant for a Texan to call it Texas Chicken Basgetti.