Chicken Lasagna Recipe
- cook TIME 1 hr 10 mins
- prep TIME 5 mins
- total TIME 1 hr 15 mins
Ingredients (14)
- 18 oz skinless boneless chicken breast
- 6 lasagna sheets
- 3 oz mozzarella cheese shredded
- 4 oz spinach washed with ends removed
- 3 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 2 1/2 cups milk
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp garlic minced
- 1/2 tsp Cajun seasoning
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp parsley chopped
INSTRUCTIONS
Prep:
Remove the stem of the spinach and rinse the leaves through clean water.
Peel and mince the garlic: Cut to remove the root part of each garlic clove and mash them down with a knife to remove the peel with ease. Mince the peeled cloves.
Finely chop the parsley.
Cook:
Season the chicken: Place 18 oz skinless boneless chicken breast on a parchment-lined sheet. Add 1/2 tsp paprika, 1/2 tsp garlic powder, and 1/2 tsp Cajun seasoning and rub with the meat to coat evenly.
Bake the seasoned chicken: Place in a preheated oven and bake at 425 °F for 15 minutes.
Boil the spinach: While waiting for the chicken to bake, boil 4 oz spinach for 2 minutes and drain.
Soak and squeeze the spinach: Soak the spinach in a bowl of cold water for 2 minutes, then use your hands to squeeze out the liquid.
Slice the boiled spinach: On a cutting board, finely slice the spinach.
Saute the garlic in olive oil: In a skillet over medium heat, add 2 tbsp olive oil and 2 tbsp garlic. Stir well for 30 seconds.
Add the flour: Add 3 tbsp all-purpose flour and stir for 30 seconds.
Add the milk and salt: Add 2 1/2 cups milk and 1/2 tsp salt. Turn the heat to low and stir for 5 minutes until thickens.
Make shredded chicken: Take the chicken out of the oven and use two forks to pull it apart.
Assemble the ingredients in a baking dish: For the first layer, spread out 1/4 of the white sauce at the bottom, then 1/4 of the spinach, followed by 1/4 of the chicken, and 2 lasagna sheets on top. Repeat the layers 2 more times. Then, for the fourth layer, add the remaining white sauce, then spinach, then chicken, and top with 3 oz mozzarella cheese.
Cover the baking dish with aluminum foil.
Bake the chicken lasagna: Place the baking dish in a preheated oven and bake at 375 °F for 40 minutes, then remove from the heat.
Sprinkle with 2 tbsp parsley and 1/2 tsp ground black pepper. Enjoy.
