Do you eat chicken and something Italian today but can’t able to decide what should you eat. Then worry not, make chicken lasagna today. Chicken lasagna has both chicken and Italian flavour.
Lasagna is an Italian dish made with flat pasta, meats, tomato sauce, vegetables, herbs and cheese. It has different layering and topped with grated cheese and finally baked in the oven. It is served in small square piece cutting.
Lasagna was originated in the city of Naples, Italy during the middle ages. In the Northern Italian region, the layers of lasagna are green (Spinach is mixed in its dough to give it green colour) and was served with ragu.
In this recipe, lasagna is made with flat pasta, chicken filling, white sauce and cheddar and mozzarella cheese. Although chicken lasagna is a Whole Meal on its own you can also serve it with a green salad or garlic bread. Apart from that, this dish is delicious, but it is also healthy as it contains chicken, which is a good source of protein. To make this dish, scroll down for the chicken lasagne recipe.
Per serving of chicken, lasagna contains 341.3 kcal
- Carbohydrates: 16.5g
- Protein: 27.3g
- Fat: 18.7g
Ingredients
For Chicken Gravy
3 medium onion, chopped
• 1 tsp red chilli powder
• Salt to taste
• 1 tsp black pepper powder
• ½ tsp basil
• 1 tsp oregano
• 3 cups tomatoes, boiled & chopped
• 1 large garlic head, chopped
• ¼ cup chilli sauce
• 1 kg chicken, minced
• ½ cup pizza sauce
• 1 tsp chilli flakes
• ¼ cup soya sauce
• 1 cup of water
For Lasagna Sauce
100 gm butter
• ¼ tsp black pepper powder
• 5 tbsp all-purpose flour
• ½ chilli flakes
• 1-litre milk
• ½ tsp salt
• ¼ tsp oregano
• 100 gm cheddar cheese
For layering & Baking
• 2 cups Grated mozzarella cheese
• Prepared chicken gravy
• No-boil oven ready lasagna strips
• Prepared Lasagna sauce
• 2 cups Grated cheddar cheese
• cheese Oil for greasing
Method
For Chicken Gravy
1. In the pan, heat oil, add onion and sauté well.
2. Now add the chopped garlic and sauté till light golden brown.
3. Add minced chicken to it, mix well and cook for 7-8 minutes.
4. Now add red chilli powder, chilli flakes, salt, black pepper powder, basil, and oregano and mix well.
5. Add chopped tomatoes and mix well.
6. Then add pizza sauce, soya sauce and chilli sauce to it and mix it properly.
7. Add a cup of water, stir and cover it. Let it cook for 15-20 minutes on low flame.
8. Once it cooked properly, stir it and turn off the flame.
For Lasagna Sauce
1. In a pan, take some butter and allow it to melt on medium flame.
2. Add all-purpose flour and mix it for 2 minutes and be careful; it should not form lumps.
3. Now, add milk in a small amount occasionally and keep mixing.
4. After mixing, add chilli flakes, salt, black pepper powder, oregano and mix well.
5. Then add cheddar cheese and keep stirring and mix it properly.
For layering & Baking
1. Grease the baking dish with oil and add a small portion of chicken gravy; spread it nicely.
2. Then, place the lasagna sheet over it and again add chicken gravy and spread it well.
3. Pour the lasagna sauce and add grated cheddar and mozzarella cheese.
4. Again, cover it with the lasagna sheets and repeat the process two times.
5. At last, load the top layer with cheddar cheese, then with mozzarella cheese.
6. Place it inside the pre-heated oven and bake for 30-35 minutes at 180*C.
7. After 35 minutes, take it out from the oven and let it cool for few minutes.
8. Cut it into square pieces and serve it.
Your chicken lasagna is ready to serve. Devour the delicious lasagna with friends and family.