12/12/10

White Cheese Chicken Lasagna

Recipe From: AllRecipes.com
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/White-Cheese-Chicken-Lasagna/Detail.aspx?ms=1&prop25=43083685&prop26=DailyDish&prop27=2010-08-25&prop28=DailyRecipe&prop29=FullRecipe&me=1

"A chicken and spinach lasagna with a creamy white cheese sauce. Great for any kind of pot luck."

Prep Time:25 Min
Cook Time:50 Min
Ready In: 1 Hr 15 Min
Original Recipe Yield 12 servings

Ingredients:

9 lasagna noodles
1/2 cup butter
1 onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups chicken broth
1 1/2 cups milk
4 cups shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese, divided
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 cups ricotta cheese
2 cups cubed, cooked chicken meat
2 (10 ounce) packages frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese for topping

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook lasagna noodles in boiling water for 8 to 10 minutes. Drain, and rinse with cold water.

Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Cook the onion and garlic in the butter until tender, stirring frequently. Stir in the flour and salt, and simmer until bubbly. Mix in the broth and milk, and boil, stirring constantly, for 1 minute. Stir in 2 cups mozzarella cheese and 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese. Season with the basil, oregano, and ground black pepper. Remove from heat, and set aside.

Spread 1/3 of the sauce mixture in the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish. Layer with 1/3 of the noodles, the ricotta, and the chicken. Arrange 1/3 of the noodles over the chicken, and layer with 1/3 of the sauce mixture, spinach, and the remaining 2 cups mozzarella cheese and 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese. Arrange remaining noodles over cheese, and spread remaining sauce evenly over noodles. Sprinkle with parsley and 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese.

Bake 35 to 40 minutes in the preheated oven

2 comments:

  1. Now, this is something different, I'll definitely give this a go. All of my four kids love lasagna, but they really are into red meat and red sauce. Or maybe because I haven't tried anything yet aside from it, lol! I think it'll be a great dinner conversation piece to have a white lasagna at our table :)

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  2. It's so true! It is a big switch and people really enjoy it. I made this lasagna which is from Giada deLaurentis...it was a huge hit! Very delicious and ooked beautiful on the table. Have you seen the other lasagna recipes on our blog? Just enter "Lasagna" in the search bar, it will bring up quite a few :-)

    asparagus, sun-dried, tomatoes and crispy pancetta lasagna:
    http://whatsfordinnerladies.blogspot.com/2009/10/asparagus-sun-dried-tomatoes-and-crispy.html

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