Easy Low Fat Chicken Lasagna Recipes

EASY CHICKEN LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven 375˚F. Coat 13x9x2-inch pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• Spread about 1 cup marinara sauce on bottom of pan. Top with one-third noodles, all the ricotta cheese, 1 cup mozzarella, half the chicken and 1 cup sauce. Repeat layering. Start with one-third noodles, remaining chicken, and 1 cup mozzarella. Top with remaining noodles and sauce.
• Bake, covered with foil for 1 hour. Uncover. Top with remaining 1/4 cup cheese and continue to cook 5 minutes or until cheese is melted.

LOW FAT LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Lightly oil bottom of baking pan.
• Stir one cup of the chicken stock into the spaghetti sauce and set aside.
• Whisk the egg.
• Stir in ricotta cheese and one cup of the mozzarella.
• Add garlic, salt and pepper and set aside.
• Brown and drain the ground beef making sure to break it into very small pieces.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Cook the spinach until it is half done, approximately two-thirds of the time indicated on the microwave directions.
• Sauté the onion in 1/2 cup chicken stock until it is translucent.
• Cook the mushrooms in the remaining 1/2 cup chicken stock adding the soy sauce and vinegar.
• Simmer until all liquid is absorbed.
• Mix together beef, spinach, onions and mushrooms.
• Build the lasagna starting with a layer of sauce in the bottom of the pan.
• *Add one layer of the uncooked noodles followed by more sauce, 1/3 of the cheese mixture and 1/3 of the spinach/beef mixture.
• Repeat two more times, finishing off with the spinach mixture and the remaining sauce.
• Bake uncovered for 45 minutes, until liquid around the edges has been absorbed.
• Sprinkle remaining mozzarella on top and bake for 15 minutes more.
• To freeze: Bake, cool, wrap well, and label. freeze up to 2 months. *Note: You can assemble and freeze without cooking and cook on the day to be eaten!
• To serve, defrost overnight and then bake until warmed through, or bake from frozen for 1 hour and a half.

CHICKEN LASAGNA

Steps:

• In a saucepan, saute onion and green pepper in butter until tender. Add mushrooms; cook until tender. Remove from the heat; stir in soup, milk, pimientos and basil. In a bowl, combine the chicken, American cheese, cottage cheese and 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese., Spread a fourth of the mushroom sauce in a 13x9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Top with 3 noodles, half of the chicken mixture and a fourth of the mushroom sauce. Repeat layers of noodles, chicken and mushroom sauce. Top with the remaining noodles and mushroom sauce., Sprinkle with parsley and remaining Parmesan. Cover and bake at 350° for 30 minutes. Uncover; bake 15-20 minutes longer or until hot and bubbly. Let stand for 15 minutes before cutting.

CHICKEN LASAGNA (LOWER FAT/LOWER CALORIE)

Steps:

• Spray a frying pan with nonstick spray and saute the onions, green pepper, and mushrooms until tender.
• Add the soup, milk, and chicken breast.
• In a 9x13 pan that has been sprayed with nonstick spray, layer:.
• 3 noodles.
• cottage cheese.
• 3 noodles.
• 1/2 of the chicken sauce.
• chedder cheese.
• second 1/2 of the chicken sauce.
• parmesan cheese.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. Remove from oven and let sit for 10 minutes before cutting.

SKINNY LASAGNA

Steps:

• Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. Cook and drain noodles as directed on package. Place in cold water.
• Meanwhile, in 12-inch skillet, cook beef and garlic over medium-high heat 5 to 7 minutes, stirring frequently, until beef is thoroughly cooked; drain. Stir in pasta sauce, ground red pepper and 1 teaspoon of the basil. Heat to boiling, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat.
• Heat oven to 350°F. In medium bowl, beat egg slightly. Stir in ricotta cheese and remaining 1/2 teaspoon basil until blended. Drain noodles. Spread about 1/2 cup sauce mixture over bottom of baking dish. Top with 3 noodles, 1 1/2 cups of the sauce mixture, half of the ricotta mixture and 3/4 cup of the mozzarella cheese. Repeat layers once. Top with remaining noodles, sauce and mozzarella cheese; sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Spray 15-inch piece of foil with cooking spray. Cover lasagna with foil.
• Bake 45 minutes. Uncover; bake 10 to 15 minutes longer or until bubbly. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

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.