my favorite white chicken and cheese lasagne

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San Diego, CA
Updated on Nov 11, 2013

I love making all different types of lasagna. There are many different spins you can put on a lasagna. This is my spin that is guaranteed to be something your family will love just as well as mine do. It takes a little preparation time but I promise you its well worth it!

prep time 1 Hr 15 Min
cook time 45 Min
method Bake
yield

Ingredients

  • 9 - lasagne noodles
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 - whole onion chopped
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • 1/2 cup flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups chicken broth
  • 1 1/2 cups milk
  • 4 cups shredded mozerella cheese ( divided )
  • 1 1/4 cups parmesan cheese ( divided )
  • 1 teaspoon basil
  • 1 teaspoon oregano
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 2 cups ricotta or cottage cheese
  • 3 cups cooked shredded chicken
  • 1 - 10 oz package of frozen spinach thawed and drained
  • 1 tablespoon fresh chopped parsley

How To Make my favorite white chicken and cheese lasagne

  • Step 1
    In a large pot boil 2 to 3 pounds of chicken, ( doesn't really matter if its breast or thighs ) for about an hour. Drain the water and let the chicken cool. ( I usually put it in the freezer for 15 minutes. Shred the chicken in a bowl and set aside.
  • Step 2
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Clean the same large pot out and bring lightly salted water to a boil. Cook lasagna noodles in boiling water for about 10 minutes. Drain and rinse with cold water and set aside.
  • Step 3
    Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Cook the onion and garlic in the butter until tender stirring constantly. Stir in flour and salt and simmer until bubbly.
  • Step 4
    Mix in the broth and the milk and boil stirring constantly for 1 minute. Stir in 2 cups of the mozzarella cheese and 1/2 cup of the parmesan cheese. Season with basil and oregano and the black pepper. Remove from heat and set aside.
  • Step 5
    Spread 1/3 of the sauce mixture on the bottom of a 9 x 13 baking dish. Layer with 1/3 of the noodles (3 ) and all of the chicken and ricotta cheese. Arrange 1/3 of the noodles (3) over the chicken and layer with 1/4 of the sauce mixture, the spinach and the remaining 2 cups of mozzarella cheese and 1/2 cup of the Parmesan.
  • Step 6
    Arrange remaining noodles over cheese and spread remaining sauce evenly over noodles. Sprinkle with parsley and additional 1/4 cup of parmesan cheese.
  • Step 7
    Bake for 45 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes before you serve it.

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Category: Chicken
Ingredient: Chicken
Method: Bake
Culture: American

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