Chicken Lasagna

Chicken Lasagna is a world famous Italian lasagna dish made with chicken, lasagna pasta sheets, bell pepper, onion, garlic, tomato paste, ketchup, chili flakes, black pepper, oregano powder, mozzetta cheese and parsley. A white sauce made with butter, all purpose flour, milk, cheese, oregano powder and ground pepper is added as sauce. Make this world-famous pasta using this 5-star lasagna recipe! With alternating layers of chewy lasagna pasta, meaty chicken and creamy and cheese white sauce, this chicken lasagna will give you a peak of heaven in every bite!

Chicken Lasagna Recipe

Ingredients:

• 700 grams chicken breast (ground)
• 1 small red bell pepper (chopped)
• 1 small green bell pepper (chopped)
• 1 medium onion (chopped)
• 7 cloves of garlic (chopped)
• 5 tablespoons of tomato paste
• ⅓ cup tomato ketchup
• ½ teaspoon of chili flakes
• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
• ½ teaspoon of oregano powder
• ½ cup of water
• Lasagna sheets
• 2 cups of mozzarella cheese (grated)
• Chopped parsley

For the white sauce:

• 3 tablespoons of butter
• 5 tablespoons of all purpose flour
• 1 cup fresh milk
• 1 cup quickmelt cheese
• 1 teaspoon oregano powder
• ½ teaspoon ground pepper

Directions:

1. Prepare the chicken breasts. You can use a food processor to help you chop them into finer pieces.
2. Heat some oil in a pan. Saute the onions and garlic for a few minutes. Then, add the ground chicken breast. Saute them until the chicken changes its color. Cover the pan and let them cook for 10 minutes.
3. Add the chopped red and green bell peppers. Season with salt, pepper, oregano powder and chili flakes. Add the tomato paste and the tomato ketchup. Pour some water and stir to mix well. Cover the pan and let it cook for around 7 minutes. Once the sauce has reduced and thickened, turn the heat off. Set aside.
4. Boil enough water in a pot to cook the lasagna sheets. Add some salt and oil. Cook the lasagna sheets according to package instructions. Once al dente, drain and set aside.
5. For the white sauce, melt the butter in a pan using low heat. Add the flour gradually, while stirring every time you add. Add the fresh milk gradually and stir every addition. Then, add the quickmelt cheese and stir gently until the cheese fully melts. Season with some pepper and oregano powder until you get a thick consistency.
6. Prepare a baking pan and brush the bottom with some oil. Create a layer of the chicken mixture at the bottom and then add the lasagna sheets. Add a layer of the white sauce. Repeat this alternating layers until you fill the pan up. Add some grated mozzarella cheese or quickmelt cheese at the top. Garnish with some oregano powder.
7. Bake the chicken lasagna in a pre heated oven for 200 C for 25 to 30 minutes.
8. Let this cool for around 15 minutes before slicing into serving portions. Garnish with more chopped parsley.
9. Slice a portion and enjoy the chicken lasagna as a snack or dinner. Yum!

Chicken Lasagna

Lasagna is a dish which truly amazed us Pinoys. You can always see this on the premium menu from the famous Italian restaurants.  Lasagna is one of the cream of the crop among the wide array of pasta dishes all over the world. Although its history is quite unconfirmed, how this dish evolved into the lasagna that we know now makes us highly satisfied with every bite.

The lasagna pasta is characterized by being a flat sheet, which makes it most unique. By definition, the term “lasagna” or “lasagne” means “a baked dish made with layers of pasta sheets”. Lasagna had been known to have cheese and ragu (meat) among the layers. Aside from this, the bechamel sauce or the white sauce adds a great contrast with the tomato based chicken layer. Super yummy!

With its alternating layers of goodness, it can be more fulfilling to the tummy compared to the regular pasta dishes. Up to this date, lasagna is always enjoyed for snacks and dinners together with our favorite garlic bread.

If you wanna know how to make chicken lasagna at home, read and follow the simple steps below. Yum!

How to Make Chicken Lasagna

Making some chicken lasagna requires extra steps than your regular pasta dishes. It would take around an hour to be fully prepared but it’s totally worth the wait!

This chicken lasagna recipe has three layers, the lasagna pasta, the chicken and the white sauce. The pasta is simply cooked. Boil them in water until al dente or follow the cooking instructions. I recommend to do the pasta first before the rest of the recipe so that they have enough time to cool down.

For the chicken mixture, we will be using a food processor or a blender to make grind the breast with out target size. If you have no food processor, you can simply opt to buy ground chicken. Saute the ground chicken in a pan together with the aromatics, bell peppers, seasonings and tomato sauce. I added some tomato ketchup for a defined bright red color and for a sweet taste. Cook this until everything is tender. You may add water to help the meat cook easier.

For the white sauce, more commonly known as the bechamel sauce, start by making the classic roux. This can be made by mixing oil and flour in a heated pan. It will first start to make a very sticky mixture. That’s when you add the milk to dilute it into a creamy sauce. Make this cheesy by adding some quickmelt cheese. Don’t forget to season this with oregano powder before turning the heat off.

The second to the last step for this chicken lasagna recipe is to arrange them in a baking pan. Simply create alternating layers of the lasagna pasta, the chicken mixture and the white sauce. The white sauce must be the last layer on top. Add some grated mozzarella cheese on top before baking this in the oven.

Once fully baked, allow this to rest first for a few minutes before slicing. I really love this chicken lasagna recipe together with some freshly baked garlic bread. Yum!

*You can also try this recipe with ground pork or beef.