This was my first ever lasagna and I do have to say that it was a total hit at home. 🙂
I found the classic lasagna with meat sauce recipe on the October issue of Cooking Light magazine.
I decided for a much healthier option by using chicken thighs instead of ground beef. Below are the changes.
Chicken Lasagna
Ingredients:
1 (15 oz) ricotta cheese
1 1/2 cups of shredded mozzarella cheese
2 teaspoons of chopped garlic, divided
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1 pound of chicken thighs cut into small cubes
1 onion, chopped
1/2 large green pepper, chopped
1 jar marinara sauce (I used Barilla)
cooking spray
6-8 lasagna noodles, cooked (I used Barilla)
1/4 cup of Parmesan cheese
Preparation:
1-Preheat oven to 375° F.
2-Combine ricotta, 1/2 cup of mozzarella, 1 teaspoon garlic, and egg; set aside.
3-Place chicken in a large nonstick pan over medium-high heat. Add pepper, onion and remaining garlic. Cook until chicken is browned. Drain. Return chicken to pan; stir in marinara sauce, and remove from heat.
4-Spread 1/2 cup chicken mix in bottom of a broiler-safe 11×7-inch glass or ceramic baking dish coated with cooking spray.
5-Arrange 1 layer of noddles over meat to cover.
6-Add another layer of chicken mix.
7-Add another layer of noodles.
8-Add ricotta cheese mixture.
9-Repeat steps 5 and 6 depending on how much you have left.
**You should end with a layer of chicken mix.
10-Spread mozzarella cheese and Parmesan cheese.
11-Cover with aluminum foil and baked for 30 minutes.
12-Remove foil and cook another 10 minutes.
13-Preheat broiler to high while still keeping the lasagna in the over. Broil lasagna for 2 minutes.
14-Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 10 minutes.
Enjoy, Bon Appétit, Buen Provecho! EdibleReflections.com
I certainly hope you enjoy this as much as I did. What I love about this recipe is that I did it in just 1 hour. That’s excellent time for a lasagna.
Enjoy, Bon Appétit, Buen Provecho!
Looks so good! I make a chicken lasagna with a white cream sauce as opposed to red, but can’t wait to try this one!
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Hmmmm I will have to try a white sauce next time. 🙂
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I’ll have to make and blog the recipe 🙂
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Absolutely! I’ll be waiting for it
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Chicken Lasanga
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