Creamy Chicken Lasagna

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Creamy Chicken Lasagna

Ingredients
  

  • 1.5 lbs chicken cut up
  • 9 lasagna noodles
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 1 medium onion chopped
  • 4 tbsp butter
  • 1/3 cup flour
  • 1 ½ cup half and half
  • 1 cup chopped spinach
  • 2 tsp salt
  • ½ tsp black pepper
  • 1 tbsp minced garlic
  • 15 oz Ricotta cheese
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 cups mozzarella cheese
  • ¼ cup parmesan cheese
  • 2 cups chicken broth
  • ¼ cup chopped parsley

Instructions
 

  • Boil chicken with a bit of salt for about 15 minutes until cooked. Drain and shred or chop the chicken.
  • Put lasagna noodles in baking dish and immerse in tap hot water for at least 30 minutes.
  • Put oil in a pan and stir fry onions with butter. Add flour and continue frying for 3-4 minutes. Then add chicken broth, half and half, salt and black pepper.
  • When sauce thickens, add minced garlic and spinach. Remove from heat when spinach is cooked (becomes wilted). Check and adjust taste.
  • In a mixing bowl, mix the cheeses: Ricotta, mozzarella and parmesan. Add the egg and parsley. Mix well.
  • Layer in baking dish: 1/4 of spinach sauce, 3 lasagna noodles, 1/2 cheese, 1/2 chicken. Repeat until the third layer of lasagna noodles. Pour the remaining 1/4 of spinach sauce over the top ensuring the noodles are covered.
  • Cover with aluminum foil and bake in pre-heated oven at 375 degrees F for 45 minutes.
  • After 45 minutes, remove foil, sprinkle parmesan cheese and bake uncovered for another 10 minutes.
  • Take out an let it cool for 30 minutes before serving.
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