Chicken Bacon Ranch Lasagna Recipes

CHICKEN-BACON RANCH LASAGNA

Steps:

• Melt butter in medium saucepan on medium heat. Add flour; whisk until blended. Cook and stir 1 min. Gradually add milk, stirring constantly until well blended. Cook and stir 2 to 3 min. or until thickened. Remove from heat; stir in dressing.
• Spread 1/2 cup dressing mixture onto bottom of 13x9-inch pan sprayed with cooking spray; cover with 3 noodles. Top with layers of 1/3 each of the chicken, bacon, cheese and remaining dressing mixture. Repeat layers twice; cover.
• Bake 30 min. or until heated through. Remove lasagna from oven. Let stand 10 min. before cutting to serve.

CHICKEN BACON RANCH LASAGNA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray.
• In 4-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. With whisk, stir in flour until smooth. Cook and stir 1 to 2 minutes or until mixture is smooth and bubbly.
• In 4-cup glass measuring cup, mix broth and whipping cream. Gradually stir broth mixture into saucepan. Increase heat to medium-high; heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 1 minute; reduce heat to medium. Stir in cream cheese. Cook until melted, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat. Stir in dressing mix.
• Spread 1/2 cup of the sauce in bottom of baking dish; top with a layer of 3 noodles. On top of noodles, spoon half of the chicken, one-third of the bacon, 3 tablespoons of the green onions, 1 cup of the Cheddar-Monterey Jack cheese and 1 cup of the sauce. Repeat, starting with noodles. Top with remaining noodles, sauce, cheese and bacon.
• Bake uncovered 30 to 40 minutes or until noodles are tender and edges are bubbly. Let stand uncovered 10 minutes, and top with remaining green onions. Serve with ranch dressing.

CHICKEN AND BACON LASAGNA

Steps:

• Sauté the onion in a large frying pan, with about a quarter of the butter.
• Meanwhile, slice the bacon into chunky strips.
• Bring a pot of water to a boil and add the spinach.
• Return to a boil, drain and rinse with cold water.
• Squeeze all the water out of the spinach and slice it a few times.
• When the onion has been cooking for a few minutes, add the bacon, thyme and bay leaf.
• Increase the heat slightly and cook until the bacon starts to crisp.
• Add the chicken, cooking and stirring until it is nicely browned.
• Season with salt and pepper and then sift 1/2 tbsp flour over the top, stirring until it disappears.
• Add the lemon juice and stock.
• Increase the heat again and stir continuously as you bring the liquid to a boil.
• Reduce the heat and leave to simmer, uncovered, for about 15 minutes until the liquid has cooked into the chicken to make a thick and juicy sauce.
• Stir the spinach into the sauce and remove the pan from the heat.
• While the chicken is cooking, you can make the white sauce.
• Melt the rest of the butter in a small pan and then stir in the flour to make a thick paste.
• Gradually add the milk, stirring until it comes to a boil.
• Reduce the heat and keep stirring until you have a thick, smooth sauce (about five minutes).
• Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg.
• Grease a baking dish with a bit of the chicken sauce, then cover with three sheets of lasagne.
• Spread half the chicken sauce over the lasagne along with one third of the white sauce.
• Repeat with another layer of lasagne, the rest of the chicken, and another third of the white sauce.
• Lay the last three lasagne sheets over the top and cover with the last of the white sauce.
• Sprinkle with the parmesan cheese and cook in a moderate oven for about 30 minutes.
• Take out when the top is nicely browned and the sauce is bubbling around the edge of the dish.
• Let stand five minutes before serving.

SLOW-COOKER BACON-RANCH CHICKEN AND PASTA

Steps:

• Spray 4-quart slow cooker with cooking spray; place chicken breasts in cooker.
• In medium bowl, mix remaining ingredients except spaghetti. Pour over top of chicken.
• Cover; cook on Low heat setting 6 hours or on High heat setting 3 to 4 hours.
• When about 15 minutes are left, cook and drain spaghetti as directed on package.
• Just before serving, shred chicken with 2 forks, and toss creamy chicken mixture with cooked spaghetti.