Chicken and spinach lasagna

Recipe Rating:	1 Rating5
Categories:	Chicken, Pasta, Italian
Prep Time:	30 Min
Cook Time:	1 Hr

Ingredients

SAUCE
30 oz	canned diced tomatoes
2 small	can tomato paste
1 Tbsp	dried basil
1 Tbsp	dried oregano
1 Tbsp	dried parsley
1/2 c	coconut milk
1 tsp	onion powder or salt
1 tsp	garlic salt
LASAGNA
1 pkg	no boil lasagna noodles
2-3 c	shredded cooked chicken
2 pkg	frozen chopped spinach, thawed
2 c	ricotta cheese
2	eggs
2 c	freshly grated mozzarella cheese

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Darci Juris

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Scottsdale, AZ (pop. 217,385)

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Darci's Notes:

A slightly healthier spin on lasagna - chicken and spinach. And yes, of course I make my own sauce, which I think is key. I like to put a little cream in my red sauce recipe, but this time, I tried coconut milk. It was perfect. You could taste the sweetness and a very mild hint of coconut, but it added a nice flavor to the lasagna overall.

Directions

In a large pan, add the tomatoes, paste, herbs, and coconut milk (if you don't want coconut milk, you can substitute with cream and a little sugar). Stir to combine and cook over low heat for about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Meanwhile, squeeze out as much liquid from the spinach as possible. Mix together the spinach, shredded chicken, the ricotta cheese and the eggs in a large bowl.

When sauce is ready, take a 13x9 baking dish and spoon some sauce on the bottom. Layer with 3 lasagna noodles. Spread the ricotta mixture atop the noodles. Top with some sauce and a little mozzarella cheese. Repeat layers, ending with sauce and mozzaerlla cheese on top layer.

Cover with tin foil and bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. Remove foil, bake 10 minutes more. Remove from oven and let stand 10 minutes before serving.

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Barbara Oseland BOseland

Feb 6, 2012

Oh my goodness! This looks wonderful. Is it possible to use 1% milk instead of cream or the coconut milk?

Darci Juris keepitinthekitchen

Feb 6, 2012

I don't see why not.

Barbara Oseland BOseland

Feb 6, 2012

also, sorry to keep asking stupid questions... but could I use cottage cheese instead of ricotta? I think some do interchange them for certain things like lasagna, spanakopita and spinach pies..

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Ed Mayfield manofpans

Feb 6, 2012

Cooked this for dinner tonight. First, was a bit confused by step one, in that you mentioned cream and sugar, neither which were in the ingredients...assume the cream was the coconut milk, not sure about the sugar. My store had no frozen spinach, so used fresh. Am still in favor of boiled lasagna over the oven ready variety. We enjoyed your dish and will have it again. Thanks for sharing.

Darci Juris keepitinthekitchen

Feb 7, 2012

Barbara,
I have never tried Cottage cheese, but I hear it works. Let me know.
Ed,
you are right. I usually make it with cream and sugar but changed the recipe for coconut milk this time. I went ahead and fixed that in the directions. sorry for the confusion. But glad you enjoyed it however it came out for you. :)