Cream Cheese Chicken Lasagna Recipes

CHICKEN LASAGNA RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375˚F. Cook pasta in a large pot of salted water until al dente according to package instructions then drain hot water and add cold water to the pot to stop the cooking process and prevent noodles from sticking together. Shred 4 cups of chicken.
• Place a pot or large saucepan over medium heat, add 1 Tbsp olive oil and saute onions for 3-4 minutes or until softened. Add 4 Tbsp butter and whisk in 1/3 cup flour. Continue whisking 3 minutes or until flour mixture is golden.
• Add 2 1/2 cups chicken broth, 1 1/2 cups half and half, 2 tsp salt, and 1/2 tsp black pepper. Whisk until smooth and simmer 5 minutes until thickened to a light gravy consistency.
• Add minced garlic and chopped spinach, and stir to combine then remove from heat.
• In a large bowl, whisk together: ricotta, egg, 2 cups mozzarella cheese, 1/4 cup parmesan, and 1/4 cup parsley.
• Add a little bechamel sauce on the bottom of a 9x13 casserole dish, add 3 noodles, Add 1/2 ricotta sauce, 1/2 shredded chicken then ladle 1/3 of spinach sauce over the chicken.
• Add 3 noodles, 1/2 ricotta cheese, 1/2 shredded chicken, and 1/3 spinach sauce
• Add 3 noodles, remaining 1/3 sauce, and sprinkle on reserved 1 cup cheese.
• Cover and Bake: Arrange 10-12 toothpicks over the top to keep the foil from touching the cheese then cover with a large sheet of foil. Bake on the center rack in a preheated oven at 375˚F for 45 minutes then uncover and broil 2-3 minutes to brown the cheese. Rest at least 10 minutes uncovered before slicing.

CHEESY CHICKEN LASAGNA

Steps:

• Heat 2 tbsp olive oil in a large, deep pan and brown the chicken well. Remove and set aside.
• Add the vegetables and cook for 7-10 minutes or until they start to soften.
• Add the garlic and herbs and cook for another minute before adding the chicken back in.
• Pour in the tomatoes, stock, Balsamic and sugar.
• Cover, reduce and allow to simmer for 20-30 minutes until the sauce has reduced and thickened slightly. Season to taste.
• Layer the bolognese mixture with no-cook lasagna sheets and bechamel/cheese sauce in an oven-proof baking dish (18cm x 25cm or 7in x 10in). Add a quarter cup mozzarella cheese with each layer to make it ultra cheese. Top with cheddar cheese, mozzarella and Parmesan cheese.
• Bake at 200°C/390°F for 20-30 minutes or until a sharp knife can easily be inserted. Remove the foil and allow to bake until browned on top.
• Remove from the oven, allow to rest for at least 10 minutes then slice and serve.

CREAM CHEESE CHICKEN LASAGNA

Steps:

• Cook the lasagna noodles to desired doneness as directed on the package; drain.
• Meanwhile, in large bowl, combine cream cheese and cottage cheese; beat well.
• Add soup, pimientos, milk, Italian seasoning, and garlic; mix well.
• Stir in onion and bell pepper.
• Spoon 1/3 of cottage cheese mixture evenly into ungreased 13 x 9-inch baking dish.
• Top with 4 of the cooked noodles,.
• Meanwhile stir the chicken into the remaining cottage cheese mixture.
• Take half to the mixture and spread on top of noodles and 1 cup of mozzarella cheese; repeat with 4 more noodles, the other half of mixture, and remaining 1 cup of mozzarella cheese; top with the remaining 4 noodles.
• In small bowl, combine topping ingredients; mix well and sprinkle over the top of the casserole.
• Cover with foil.
• Bake in preheated oven 350°F for 40 minutes.
• Uncover, bake an additional 10 minutes, or until crumb topping is golden brown. Let stand 10 to 15 minutes before serving.

CREAMY CHICKEN LASAGNA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook lasagna noodles for 8 to 10 minutes, or until al dente. Drain, rinse with cold water, and set aside.
• Meanwhile, place the chicken in a saucepan with enough water to cover, and bring to a boil. Cook for 20 minutes, or until no longer pink and juices run clear. Remove from saucepan, and shred.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Dissolve the bouillon cube in hot water. In a large bowl, mix the chicken with the bouillon, cream cheese, and 1 cup mozzarella cheese.
• Spread 1/3 of spaghetti sauce in the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish. Cover with the chicken mixture, and top with 3 lasagna noodles; repeat. Top with remaining sauce, and sprinkle with remaining mozzarella cheese.
• Bake for 45 minutes in the preheated oven.

CREAMY CHICKEN LASAGNA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray bottom and sides of 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. Cook and drain noodles as directed on package.
• Meanwhile, in 2-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium-high heat. Cook bell pepper and onions in butter, stirring occasionally, until crisp-tender; remove from heat. Stir in milk, soup, basil and pepper.
• Place 4 noodles in baking dish. Top with about 1 cup of the soup mixture, half of the cottage cheese, 1 1/2 cups of the chicken, 2/3 cup mozzarella cheese and 1/3 cup Cheddar cheese. Repeat layers once, starting with noodles. Place remaining 4 noodles over top. Top with remaining soup mixture, mozzarella cheese and Cheddar cheese. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese over top.
• Bake uncovered 50 to 55 minutes or until bubbly and hot in center. Let stand 15 minutes before cutting.

CREAMY CHICKEN LASAGNA RECIPE

Steps:

• Bring large pot of slightly salted water to boil. Cook noodles 8-10 minutes. Drain, rinse with cold water and set aside.
• Shred or cube cooked chicken.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Dissolve boullion cube in hot water.
• In large bowl, mix chicken with bullion, cream cheese, and 1 cup of mozzarella cheese (sometimes I also add a dash of garlic salt and Italian seasoning just to give it at little more flavor).
• Spread 1/3 of spaghetti sauce in the bottom of a 9x13" dish. Cover with half of chicken mixture (drop by using 2 spoons) and top with 3 noodles. Repeat. Top with remaining sauce and sprinkle with remaining mozzarella cheese and then top with some fresh Parmesan cheese.
• Bake for 35-40 minutes in preheated oven.