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Monday, April 18, 2016

Lasagna Roll-ups With Chicken

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 6
  • 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • 12 lasagna noodles
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • salt, to taste
  • pepper, to taste
  • basil, to taste
  • 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese
  • 15 ounces ricotta cheese
  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 cup colby-monterey jack cheese
  • 1 cup fresh spinach leaves, chopped
  • 1 garlic clove, chopped
  • 1/4 cup margarine or 1/4 cup butter
  • 4 tablespoons flour
  • 3 cups milk
  • 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
  • 1 tablespoon basil

Recipe

  • 1 prepare filling ahead of time and set aside.
  • 2 cook lasagna noodles until done, according to package.
  • 3 when fully cooked, drain noodles and put in pan of cold water to cool.
  • 4 meanwhile, heat olive oil in skillet and add chicken breasts, cooking until no longer pink in the middle, about 10 - 12 minutes. add salt, pepper, and basil according to taste preference.
  • 5 while chicken is cooking, prepare sauce in small, separate saucepan. melt butter over medium low heat and add flour.
  • 6 stir flour and butter together until creamy.
  • 7 add milk, heat in saucepan just until bubbly.
  • 8 add parmesan cheese and basil.
  • 9 stir constantly until sauce thickens to desired consistency.
  • 10 once chicken is finished, cut each breast into pieces, and return to skillet.
  • 11 put a thin layer of parmesan sauce into bottom of large casserole dish.
  • 12 add remaining parmesan sauce to chicken and reduce heat to low.
  • 13 on plate, put one lasagna noodle.
  • 14 add small spoonful (1 tsp) of ricotta mixture, and spread along the length of the noodle.
  • 15 roll noodle lengthwise and place in casserole dish.
  • 16 repeat until all noodles are rolled and in casserole dish.
  • 17 pour remaining parmesan sauce and chicken over top of noodles.
  • 18 sprinkle with mozzarella cheese.
  • 19 cover with foil and bake in 350f oven for 1 hour.
  • 20 remove foil from top of dish and bake another 5-10 minutes.
  • 21 remove from oven and serve.

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