PESTO CHICKEN LASAGNA
Pesto really perks up this scrumptious chicken lasagna. Plus, the marinara sauce adds a touch of sweetness. Serve it with warm bread and impress your friends.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 1h25m
Yield 12 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- In a large saucepan, saute red pepper and onion in butter until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in flour until blended; gradually stir in the milk, broth, basil and oregano. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in the chicken, pesto and olives. Remove from the heat. In a large bowl, combine the egg, ricotta cheese and feta cheese., Spread 1 cup marinara sauce in a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Layer with four noodles, half of the ricotta mixture, half of the spinach, half of the pesto mixture and 2/3 cup mozzarella cheese. Repeat layers. Top with remaining the noodles, sauce and mozzarella cheese., Cover and bake at 375° for 45 minutes. Uncover; bake 10 minutes more or until a thermometer reads 160°. Let stand 15 minutes before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 382 calories, Fat 19g fat (9g saturated fat), Cholesterol 79mg cholesterol, Sodium 534mg sodium, Carbohydrate 29g carbohydrate (9g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 25g protein.
CHICKEN LASAGNA WITH PESTO CREAM SAUCE
All ingredients must be prepared ahead of time before assembling. Can be assembled the night before and brought to room temperature before baking. *Store bought pesto can be oily and may cause oil to pool in the bottom of the baking dish as you cut into it. Our home-made pesto is nice and cheesy and should not affect the lasagna.
Provided by A Family Feast
Categories pasta
Time 2h15m
Number Of Ingredients 28
Steps:
- In a very large wide pot, heat water and once boiling, salt the water, then add one lasagna strip at a time so they don't stick and cook for 1 minute short of what it says on the box. My box said to cook for eight minutes and I cooked for seven.
- Have a strainer standing by and gently lift each piece out with tongs into the strainer being careful not to break them up. Rinse with cold running water and layout on a sheet tray not touching each other. I layered with plastic wrap until I was ready to use.
- In a medium bowl, mix ricotta cheese, Parmesan cheese, parsley, egg, salt, pepper, nutmeg and the mozzarella cheese. Set aside.
- In a large sauté pan over medium heat, heat olive oil and add prosciutto and cook for two minutes, then add onions and cook for two minutes.
- Add spinach and cook until wilted, about another two minutes. Set aside.
- Pound or butterfly chicken breasts to a uniform thickness of one quarter inch.
- Coat the chicken with flour and shake off excess.
- Heat a large sauté pan to medium high and melt butter. Add chicken in a single layer and cook two minutes. Flip, lower heat to low and cook covered for five minutes without removing cover. Turn off heat and let sit five more minutes, again without removing cover.
- Move chicken to a cutting board to cool.
- Once cool, cut into half inch size pieces by cutting into strips then across the strips into pieces. Place in a bowl and toss with ½ cup of the pesto. Set aside.
- Place milk and cream in a sauce pan and heat to hot. Keep on low flame.
- In a large sauce pan, melt butter over medium heat then add flour and cook for three minutes, stirring often.
- Whisk in one third of the milk mixture with a wire whisk and stir briskly to form a thick paste. Add another third and whisk that in. Finally add the remaining third and whisk to form a smooth sauce.
- Add Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, salt, pepper, dry mustard and nutmeg. Stir to combine then remove from heat and set aside.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- In a 9X13 inch pan, spread one cup of sauce on the bottom and line with three lasagna noodles.
- Place all of the chicken and pesto mixture on top and cover with about five provolone slices. (enough to cover the surface, overlapping is fine)
- Cover with four more lasagna noodles (three the long way and one trimmed to fit the short way.
- Pour the spinach mixture on top, including any liquid collected in bowl.
- Top with one cup of sauce then four more lasagna noodles.
- Spread on the ricotta mixture then top with five lasagna noodles, overlapping four the long way and one trimmed to fit the short way.
- Top with one more cup of sauce and about eight slices of overlapping provolone cheese.
- Cover with parchment and foil and bake for 40 minutes covered and ten minutes uncovered.
- Place under broiler for a minute or two to slightly brown the cheese. Let sit for ten minutes before cutting.
- Place the remaining white sauce in a small sauce pan and heat to hot. Then off heat, whisk in the remaining pesto and serve with the lasagna.
- Cut into 8, 10 or 12 pieces.
PESTO LASAGNA ROLLS
Each of these noodle roll-ups has just the right amount of filling and bakes in a fraction of the time a traditional deep-dish lasagna takes.
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories main-dish
Time 1h20m
Yield 6 to 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Position an oven rack to the middle position and preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook the lasagna noodles 1 minute longer than the package directions for al dente. The pasta should be tender enough that it will roll without cracking. Drain well and rinse with cold water. Lay in a single layer on a baking sheet.
- Meanwhile, melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the flour and cook, stirring, until lightly toasted, about 2 minutes. Whisk in the milk, a large pinch of salt and a few grinds of pepper. Cook, stirring frequently, until the sauce thickens and is the consistency of a thin gravy, 6 to 8 minutes. Allow the bechamel sauce to cool slightly.
- Beat the egg in a large bowl and then stir in the ricotta, spinach, 1 1/2 cups of the mozzarella cheese, 1/2 cup of the Parmesan, 1/2 cup of the pesto, a large pinch of salt and a few grinds of pepper. Stir the remaining 1/2 cup pesto into the slightly cooled bechamel sauce.
- Brush a 13- by 9- inch baking dish with oil. Spread 1/4 cup of the pesto-bechamel sauce on to the bottom of the dish.
- Lay half of the cooked lasagna noodles on a clean work surface and spread 1/3 cup of the ricotta mixture evenly over each. Starting with a short end, roll each noodle up. As you make the rolls, transfer them to the prepared baking dish seam-side down. Repeat with the remaining noodles and ricotta mixture. Spoon the remaining pesto-bechamel sauce over the lasagna rolls and sprinkle with the remaining 1 cup mozzarella and 1/4 cup Parmesan. Cover with foil and bake until the rolls are heated through and the sauce is bubbling, about 20 minutes. Remove the foil and bake until the cheese is browned on top, about 10 minutes. Sprinkle with crushed red pepper, if using, and let stand for 5 minutes before serving.
CHICKEN, SQUASH & PESTO LASAGNE
This alternative pasta bake is great for making in batches- assemble the layers of mascapone, chicken, basil and butternut then freeze or bake
Provided by Cassie Best
Categories Main course
Time 1h25m
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Heat the oil in a large casserole dish. Add the onions and cook until softened, then add the garlic and cook for a few mins more. Push the onions and garlic to the edge of the pan, add the chicken breasts and cook for a few mins each side to brown. Sprinkle over the flour and stir it into the onion mixture. Tip in the stock and season. Cover and simmer for 10 mins - or until the chicken is cooked through. Using 2 forks, shred the chicken into bite-sized chunks. Add half the mascarpone and the pesto, stirring until the mascarpone has melted into the sauce, bubble for a few mins to thicken a little, then remove from the heat and stir in the basil.
- Meanwhile, place the squash in a large bowl with 2tbsp of water, cover with cling film and microwave on High for 12-15 mins, until really soft. Season the squash with a little of the nutmeg and some salt and pepper, and mash lightly with a fork.
- Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Spoon half the chicken mixture into the bottom of a 20 x 30cm ovenproof dish. Cover with 4 lasagne sheets, then the butternut squash and half the Parmesan. Top with another 4 lasagne sheets, the remaining chicken mixture, then a final layer of lasagne. Mix enough milk into the remaining mascarpone to make a smooth sauce - you need to aim for a consistency similar to white sauce. Season with remaining nutmeg, salt and pepper, then pour over the lasagne. Scatter over the remaining Parmesan and the pine nuts. Bake for 40 mins until piping hot in the centre and crunchy and golden on top. Scatter with a few extra basil leaves before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 692 calories, Fat 50 grams fat, SaturatedFat 23 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 30 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 9 grams sugar, Fiber 4 grams fiber, Protein 31 grams protein, Sodium 1.3 milligram of sodium
SUPER-FAST SPINACH, PESTO AND CHEESE LASAGNA
Categories Cheese Pasta Bake Vegetarian Parmesan Ricotta Spinach Fall Fontina Bon Appétit
Yield Makes 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Blend ricotta and Parmesan in medium bowl. Season cheeses with salt and pepper; stir in egg. Blend spinach and pesto in another medium bowl.
- Brush 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish with oil. Spread 1 cup pasta sauce in prepared dish. Arrange 3 noodles side by side atop sauce. Spread 1 1/4 cups ricotta cheese mixture over in thin layer. Drop 1/3 of spinach mixture over by spoonfuls. Repeat layering with sauce, noodles, ricotta cheese mixture and spinach mixture 2 more times. Top with remaining 3 noodles and 1 cup sauce.
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Cover lasagna with foil. Bake 35 minutes. Uncover; sprinkle with Fontina cheese. Bake lasagna until heated through, sauce bubbles and cheese on top is melted, about 15 minutes longer. Let stand 10 minutes.
CHICKEN AND SPINACH LASAGNA
This recipe makes a lot, but it will freeze well should you decide against grazing over leftovers for a few days, and it's certainly worth making extra if you are going to go to all the trouble of making lasagna in the first place.
Provided by teekie
Categories Chicken
Time 1h15m
Yield 10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- In a medium saucepan, cook onion in butter until tender.
- Stir in cornstarch, basil, garlic powder and nutmeg.
- Add milk all at once.
- Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly; stir in spinach.
- In medium bowl, stir in together Ricotta and egg.
- Add mozzarella and half of parmesan; mix well.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Arrange three of the uncooked lasagna pieces in bottom of a greased 12x7 rectangular baking dish.
- Top with half of spinach mixture, half the cooked chicken and half the Ricotta mixture.
- Repeat layers.
- Top with remaining Parmesan cheese.
- Now tent the baking dish with foil and seal well (you don't want the foil touching the top of the lasagna). Bake for 60 minutes or until mixture is bubbly.
- Let stand 10 minutes (with this method you will never need to precook lasagna noodles again) Enjoy!
SLOW-COOKER PESTO CHICKEN-SPINACH LASAGNA
Got leftover chicken breast? Toss it in slow cooker with a creamy pesto sauce and shredded cheese-and come home to this delicious lasagna tonight.
Provided by My Food and Family
Categories Home
Time 4h15m
Yield 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Combine chicken, pasta sauce, water and oregano. Mix cream cheese spread, pesto, 1-1/2 cups shredded cheese and spinach until blended.
- Spoon 1 cup chicken mixture into slow cooker sprayed with cooking spray; top with layers of half each of the noodles and cream cheese spread mixture. Cover with 2 cups chicken mixture. Top with remaining noodles, cream cheese mixture and chicken mixture. Cover with lid.
- Cook on LOW 4 to 6 hours or until liquid is absorbed. Sprinkle with remaining cheeses; cook, covered, 10 min. or until melted.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 320, Fat 15 g, SaturatedFat 8 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 70 mg, Sodium 930 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 4 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 25 g
CHICKEN LASAGNA WITH SPINACH
My boyfriend and I love chicken lasagna with spinach. I never could find the "one" recipe that I really liked. I have a habit of gathering 3 or 4 different recipes and mixing them up to create my own. I have made this with and without chicken, either way it is wonderful.
Provided by Crystal
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Italian
Time 2h5m
Yield 16
Number Of Ingredients 21
Steps:
- Heat 3 tablespoons butter and olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add chicken, mushrooms, onion, 1/2 of the minced garlic, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper; cook until chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in spinach; set aside.
- While chicken is cooking, bring 2 large pots of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook lasagna noodles in the boiling water in one pot, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain and set aside. Drop spinach into the boiling water in the second pot and blanch for 1 minute; pour into a colander to drain.
- Combine cream, half-and-half, remaining garlic, onion powder, sage, and bay leaf in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on high power in 1-minute increments until boiling; stir well.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 12x15-inch piece of aluminum foil with cooking spray.
- Melt remaining 5 tablespoons butter in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add flour; stir and cook until golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Continue stirring and add cream mixture. Cook until thickened, about 3 minutes. Stir in 1 1/2 cups Parmesan cheese, remaining 1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper, and nutmeg. Remove from heat.
- Meanwhile, mix ricotta cheese and 3 cups mozzarella cheese in a medium bowl. Fold in 1/4 cup of the cream sauce.
- Assemble lasagna in a deep 9x13-inch baking dish as follows, spreading ingredients in each layer: 1/2 cup cream sauce, 1/3 of the chicken-spinach mixture, 1/3 of the noodles, 1/2 cup cream sauce, 1/3 of the chicken-spinach mixture, 1/2 of the ricotta mixture, 1/4 cup cream sauce, 1/3 of the noodles, 1/2 cup cream sauce, remaining chicken-spinach mixture, remaining ricotta mixture, remaining noodles, remaining cream sauce, remaining Parmesan, and remaining mozzarella. Cover with the aluminum foil, sprayed-side down.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Remove foil and bake until top starts to turn golden, about 15 minutes more. Remove from oven and let rest for 10 minutes before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 567.7 calories, Carbohydrate 31.8 g, Cholesterol 126.1 mg, Fat 36.3 g, Fiber 2.4 g, Protein 30.4 g, SaturatedFat 21.7 g, Sodium 733.7 mg, Sugar 2.4 g
EASY PESTO LASAGNE
This vegetarian bake from reader Lucy Nanor is packed with spinach and peas along with creamy pesto and mascarpone sauce
Provided by Good Food team
Categories Main course
Time 55m
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Place the pesto, half the mascarpone and 250ml water (or vegetable stock if you have some) in a pan. Heat and mix until smooth and bubbling. Add the spinach and peas and cook for a few more mins until the spinach has wilted and the peas thawed. Add the herbs and season.
- Place a third of the pesto mixture into a baking dish roughly 18 x 25cm. Top with 4 lasagne sheets, then repeat with 2 more layers of sauce and lasagne sheets, finishing with a layer of pasta. Mix enough milk into the remaining mascarpone to make a white sauce consistency, season, then pour over the top. Sprinkle with the Parmesan and pine nuts. Bake for 35-40 mins until golden brown on top and bubbling around the edges. Scatter over the reserved basil leaves and serve with a green salad, if you like.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 787 calories, Fat 62 grams fat, SaturatedFat 30 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 27 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 7 grams sugar, Fiber 6 grams fiber, Protein 21 grams protein, Sodium 1.5 milligram of sodium
PESTO LASAGNA
Scrumptious lasagna with basil pesto, spinach and plenty of bubbly cheese.
Provided by JAMON0126
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Italian
Time 1h30m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add lasagna and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
- In large skillet over medium heat, saute onion in the olive oil until tender. Add spinach and stir. Remove from heat and stir in the pesto. In a large bowl mix ricotta cheese, egg, salt, pepper and nutmeg.
- In a 3 quart greased baking dish, layer the noodles then the spinach mixture, followed by the ricotta mixture. Sprinkle with mozzarella. Repeat the layers ending with noodles on top. Spread the Alfredo sauce over the top and sprinkle with parmesan.
- Cover with foil and bake in a preheated oven for 45 to 55 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 711.7 calories, Carbohydrate 53.7 g, Cholesterol 97.6 mg, Fat 40.4 g, Fiber 4.4 g, Protein 36.6 g, SaturatedFat 16.3 g, Sodium 1071.3 mg, Sugar 4.4 g
SPINACH, ARTICHOKE, & PESTO LASAGNA
The base idea for this recipe came from a diet cookbook, but I've made a great many changes over the years. This is one of my favorite recipes, because it's very flavorful and reheats well. I usually use no-boil lasagna noodles for convenience, but have also had very good results with whole-wheat lasagna noodles boiled just to the point of being slightly "under cooked". Also, the shredded mozzarella can be replaced with pre-shredded "mixed Italian cheeses" available at most grocery stores. Finally, the Classico brand pesto tends to be very liquid, which is good for this recipe. If you can't find this brand and the pesto that you use is very thick, try mixing in a teaspoon or so of olive oil.
Provided by foxfyre
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 1h20m
Yield 9 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Lightly coat a 9" X 13" baking dish with cooking spray (or rub with olive oil).
- Thaw and only partially drain frozen spinach if using no-boil noodles. If using traditional boiled noodles, completely drain spinach.
- Blend ricotta and tofu in medium mixing bowl. Season to taste with Italian Seasoning, Basil, Garlic Powder, Parsley, Salt, and Pepper and then stir in the spinach.
- Spread a small amount of pesto on the bottom of the baking dish, and cover with four slightly overlapping lasagna noodles.
- Spread about 1/4 of the spinach, ricotta, and tofu mixture on the noodles. Top with half the artichoke hearts and half the sliced garlic.
- Add four more noodles and spread about 1/3 of the remaining pesto on them, then repeat step 6.
- Sprinkle approximately 1/3 of the shredded mozzarella on this layer.
- Add four more noodles and spread with pesto and spinach, ricotta, and tofu mixture as above.
- Add last four noodles. Spread with remaining pesto and spinach, ricotta, and tofu mixture and top with remaining shredded mozzarella.
- Cover baking dish with aluminum foil and bake for 45 minutes.
- Remove foil and bake an additional 10 - 15 minutes uncovered, until cheese is nicely melted and very slightly browned around the edges.
- Let stand 5 - 10 minutes before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 359.4, Fat 18.7, SaturatedFat 10.1, Cholesterol 55.4, Sodium 457.4, Carbohydrate 26.7, Fiber 16.8, Sugar 2.2, Protein 30
CHICKEN AND SPINACH PESTO LASAGNA
Make and share this Chicken and Spinach Pesto Lasagna recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Chef JDecember28
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 55m
Yield 1 lasagna, 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350, spray a 13x9" casserole or lasagna pan with nonstick spray.
- Heat oil in skillet over med-high heat.
- Cook onions (Kroger Frozen Chopped) and garlic (pre-minced garlic) untill transparent.
- Add Spinach; cook and stir about 5 minute.
- Add chicken; cook and stir about 5 minute.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- In large bowl, mix together ricotta, parmesan, egg, and pesto until thoroughly blended.
- Add chicken and spinach mixture to bowl and stir to combine.
- Spread 2 tbsp pesto in bottom of prepared pan.
- Layer 4 lasagna noodles, slightly overlapping.
- Top with 1/3 of spinach ricotta mixture and 1/3 of mozzarella.
- Repeat layers twice.
- Bake about 35 to 40 min or until hot and bubbly.
- Refrigerate any leftovers.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 352.2, Fat 23.7, SaturatedFat 11.7, Cholesterol 85, Sodium 599.5, Carbohydrate 15.4, Fiber 8.1, Sugar 2.2, Protein 24.1
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