Chicken Lasagne Recipe
- 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
- Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
- Pre heat oil in a large frying pan.
- Brown chicken in pan, stirring constantly.
- Add onion, when clear, add capsicums and stir for two minutes.
- Add tomato paste and mix well.
- Spray lasagne dish with olive oil spray.
- Start making the white sauce (see below for instructions on white sauce).
- Lay lasagne sheets on bottom of dish. Break bits up so entire bottom is covered.
- In the pan divide the chicken mixture into half.
- Spread one half of the chicken mixture over the lasagne sheets.
- Sprinkle half the tasty and mozzarella cheese on top of this.
- Add next layer of lasagna sheets.
- Spread remaining chicken mixture onto lasagna sheets.
- Sprinkle remaining half the tasty and mozzarella cheese on top of this.
- Place final layer of lasagne sheets.
- Pour white sauce evenly over lasagne sheets.
- Cover with aluminium foil (arch foil over the top).
- Bake for 40- 50 minutes.
- Take off foil, turn off oven and turn on grill.
- Grill for 5 minutes or until golden on top. MONITOR CLOSELY.
- Take out of the oven and allow to sit for 10 minutes before serving.
- Chop butter roughly and place in a microwave jug and add flour.
- Cook for approx 45 seconds on high in microwave.
- Stir vigorously to make a smooth paste.
- Add milk, stir again and cook in microwave for 5 minutes.
- Stir again, getting lumps out, particularly from the bottom.
- 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/
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