Cheese Chicken Lasagna

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 4 cups shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
• 1 cup grated parmesan cheese, divided
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 9 lasagna noodles
• 2 cups ricotta cheese
• 2 cups cubed cooked chicken meat
• 2 (10 ounce) packages frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
• 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese, for topping

Recipe

• 1 melt the butter in a large sauce pan over medium heat, and saute the onion and garlic until tender.
• 2 stir in the flour and salt, and simmer until bubbly.
• 3 mix in the broth and milk, and boil, stirring constantly, for 1 minute.
• 4 stir in 1/2 of the mozzarella cheese and 1/2 the parmesan cheese.
• 5 season with the basil, oregano, and ground black pepper.
• 6 remove from heat and set aside.
• 7 preheat oven to 350f/175c.
• 8 bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil.
• 9 add lasagna noodles.
• 10 cook for 8 to 10 minutes, until al dente, and drain.
• 11 spread 1/3 of the sauce mixture in the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• 12 cover with 1/3 of the noodles, ricotta, and chicken.
• 13 layer with 1/3 of the noodles, 1/3 of the sauce mixture, spinach, and the remaining mozzarella cheese and parmesan cheese.
• 14 top with remaining noodles and sauce mixture, and sprinkle with parsley and parmesan cheese.
• 15 bake 35 to 40 minutes.