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Chicken Lasagna Recipe
This white sauce Chicken Lasagna is so satisfying with layers of lasagna noodles and tender chicken in a creamy spinach sauce.
👥 12 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 25m⏳ Prep: 30 min🔥 Cook: 45 min👤 Natasha Kravchuk📖 natashaskitchen
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- ●pot
- ●oven
- ●saucepan
- ●whisk
- ●bowl
- ●casserole dish
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Cook Noodles & Prep:
2
Preheat oven to 375˚F. Cook pasta in a large pot of salted water until al dente according to package instructions then drain hot water and add cold water to the pot to stop the cooking process and prevent noodles from sticking together. Shred 4 cups of chicken.
3
Make the Belachamel (Spinach Sauce):
fresh spinach (coarsely chopped)5 oz
4
Place a pot or large saucepan over medium heat, add 1 Tbsp olive oil and saute onions for ⏱️ 3-4 minutes or until softened. Add 4 Tbsp butter and whisk in 1/3 cup flour. Continue whisking ⏱️ 3 minutes or until flour mixture is golden.
olive oil1 Tbspmedium onion (finely chopped)1
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Add 2 1/2 cups chicken broth, 1 1/2 cups half and half, 2 tsp salt, and 1/2 tsp black pepper. Whisk until smooth and simmer ⏱️ 5 minutes until thickened to a light gravy consistency.
cups chicken broth2 1/2cups half and half (or equal parts of heavy cream and milk)1 1/2tsp black pepper1/2
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Add minced garlic and chopped spinach, and stir to combine then remove from heat.
fresh spinach (coarsely chopped)5 oz
7
Make the Ricotta Cheese Sauce:
ricotta15 oz
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In a large bowl, whisk together: ricotta, egg, 2 cups mozzarella cheese, 1/4 cup parmesan, and 1/4 cup parsley.
ricotta15 ozlarge egg1mozzarella cheese (12 oz by weight, divided (reserve 1 cup for topping))3 cupscup parsley1/4
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To Assemble Chicken Lasagna:
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Add a little bechamel sauce on the bottom of a 9x13 casserole dish, add 3 noodles, Add 1/2 ricotta sauce, 1/2 shredded chicken then ladle 1/3 of spinach sauce over the chicken.
ricotta15 ozfresh spinach (coarsely chopped)5 oz
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Add 3 noodles, 1/2 ricotta cheese, 1/2 shredded chicken, and 1/3 spinach sauce
ricotta15 ozfresh spinach (coarsely chopped)5 oz
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Add 3 noodles, remaining 1/3 sauce, and sprinkle on reserved 1 cup cheese.
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Cover and Bake: Arrange 10-12 toothpicks over the top to keep the foil from touching the cheese then cover with a large sheet of foil. Bake on the center rack in a preheated oven at 375˚F for ⏱️ 45 minutes then uncover and broil ⏱️ 2-3 minutes to brown the cheese. Rest at least ⏱️ 10 minutes uncovered before slicing.
Nutrition Facts
calories
337 kcal
fat Content
19 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
1 g
sugar Content
2 g
sodium Content
670 mg
protein Content
18 g
cholesterol Content
73 mg
carbohydrate Content
24 g
saturated Fat Content
11 g
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