Creamy Chicken Lasagna

Sharlene~W's Note:

A wonderful variation on the lasagna theme. Light white sauce and a great taste. I have had this recipe for years, but I think I found it "First" magazine. This can be use for OAMC as well. I use no-cook lasagna noodles to simplify process.

• Total Time: 1 hrs
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

• ¾ lb lasagna noodle
• 1 (28 ounce) can plum tomatoes
• 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast
• 1 onion , chopped
• 2 ½ tablespoons butter
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1 ½ teaspoons dried tarragon
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 2 teaspoons dried thyme
• 1 cup chicken stock
• 1 ½ cups milk or 1 ½ cups heavy cream
• 3 carrots , sliced
• 1 cup celery , diced
• 2 tablespoons parsley
• salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• ¾ lb mozzarella cheese , grated

Directions:

1. Cook chicken breasts and cut into small cubes (less than 1/2 inch).
2. Cook noodles in boiling water until almost done.
3. Drain and rinse in cold water.
4. Lay flat on baking sheet and cover with plastic wrap while you make sauce.
5. Drain tomatoes.
6. Squeeze out excess juice and cut into bite-sized cubes.
7. Cook onion and celery in butter in large pan for about 2 minutes or until softened.
8. Add flour and stir over low heat for another minute.
9. Stir in dried herbs and chicken.
10. Slowly add stock and milk or cream.
11. Boil for about 1 minute.
12. Add carrots and cook for 5 minutes.
13. Stir in tomatoes.
14. Season with salt and pepper and remove from heat.
15. Spoon enough sauce to cover the bottom of a 10x12-inch baking pan.
16. Use 1/3 of noodles per layer and 1/2 of chicken mixture and 1/3 of mozzarella cheese per layer.
17. From bottom, layer noodles, chicken mixture, mozzarella.
18. Repeat with noodles, chicken and mozzarella.
19. Top with final noodle layer.
20. Sprinkle with remaining cheese.
21. Cover with foil and bake at 375° until bubbling (about 40 minutes).
22. Uncover and brown under broiler for about 5 minutes to brown top slightly.
23. Let stand 5 to 10 minutes before cutting and serving.

Reviews

[Amber Dawn]

Exceptionally good. Chicken lasagna with a white sauce--lovely and easy to make.

[crawfish pie]

My family loved this twist on lasagne.I usually cant please everybody at the same meal,but i got the thumbs up with this.Not a single leftover.Next time I'll make two batches.Be patient it takes a little time to make, but well worth the effort.

[MizzNezz]

This was really good. A little time consuming but it was worth it. I used a little more cheese than it called for just because we like it real cheesy. It was a very nice change from the "red" lasagna!