White Cheese Chicken Lasagna Recipe
Chicken Lasagna with white sauce and spinach is creamy, cheesy, and amazingly good!
Ingredients
- 9 lasagna noodles
- 1 stick butter
- 1 cup onion, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 1½ cups milk
- 4 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded and divided
- 1 cup Parmesan cheese, grated and divided
- 1½ tsp Italian seasoning
- 2 cups ricotta cheese, full fat
- 2 cups chicken, cooked and diced
- 1-10 oz package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and liquid squeezed out
- 1 tbsp parsley, freshly chopped
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F. Boil the lasagna noodles until al dente according to package instructions, drain and reserve
- Make the bechamel sauce: in a large saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter and sautee the onions and garlic until translucent
- Sprinkle the flour on top and cook it for about 2 minutes. Pour in the chicken broth and milk and simmer until the sauce thickens, about 3 minutes. Add 1 ½ cups of shredded mozzarella, ¼ cup parmesan cheese, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper to taste
- Mix in the thawed chopped spinach
- Assemble the lasagna making the following layers: (use a 9x13-inch baking dish)
- ⅓ sauce, 3 lasagna noodles, ricotta cheese, dicen chicken, 3 lasagna noodles, ⅓ sauce, 1 ½ cups shredded mozzarella, ½ cup grated parmesan, 3 lasagna noodles, remaining ⅓ sauce, ½ cup shredded mozzarella, ¼ cup parmesan cheese. Bake for 35-40 minutes or until the cheese is melted and slightly browned. Serve with chopped parsley on top
Nutrition
Calories: 369kcalCarbohydrates: 23gProtein: 24gFat: 21g