Chicken Lasagne Recipe
 
 
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Recipe type: chicken
Ingredients:
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 500 grams chicken breast, cubed into small pieces
  • 2 red capsicums, finely chopped
  • 2 onions, finely chopped
  • 375 grams herb and garlic tomato paste
  • 500 grams large instant lasagne sheets
  • 75 grams butter
  • 5 heaped tablespoons plain flour
  • Approx 750 mls milk
  • Olive oil spray
  • 200 grams tasty cheese, grated
  • 200 grams mozzarella cheese, grated
Method:
  1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
  2. Pre heat oil in a large frying pan.
  3. Brown chicken in pan, stirring constantly.
  4. Add onion, when clear, add capsicums and stir for two minutes.
  5. Add tomato paste and mix well.
  6. Spray lasagne dish with olive oil spray.
  7. Start making the white sauce (see below for instructions on white sauce).
  8. Lay lasagne sheets on bottom of dish. Break bits up so entire bottom is covered.
  9. In the pan divide the chicken mixture into half.
  10. Spread one half of the chicken mixture over the lasagne sheets.
  11. Sprinkle half the tasty and mozzarella cheese on top of this.
  12. Add next layer of lasagna sheets.
  13. Spread remaining chicken mixture onto lasagna sheets.
  14. Sprinkle remaining half the tasty and mozzarella cheese on top of this.
  15. Place final layer of lasagne sheets.
  16. Pour white sauce evenly over lasagne sheets.
  17. Cover with aluminium foil (arch foil over the top).
  18. Bake for 40- 50 minutes.
  19. Take off foil, turn off oven and turn on grill.
  20. Grill for 5 minutes or until golden on top. MONITOR CLOSELY.
  21. Take out of the oven and allow to sit for 10 minutes before serving.
White Sauce
  1. Chop butter roughly and place in a microwave jug and add flour.
  2. Cook for approx 45 seconds on high in microwave.
  3. Stir vigorously to make a smooth paste.
  4. Add milk, stir again and cook in microwave for 5 minutes.
  5. Stir again, getting lumps out, particularly from the bottom.
  6. Keep going like this until the mixture is smooth and thick.
Recipe by Planning With Kids at https://planningwithkids.com/2011/02/14/chicken-lasagne-recipe-and-the-family-menu-plan/