Craving comfort food? Try this creamy lasagna with layers of tasty chicken and four cheeses.
More About This Recipe
- Switch up your dinner routine with this must-try twist on lasagna. It’s got all the comfort you crave but changes the game by featuring chicken and four types of cheese. Swapping in chicken for beef and a creamy white sauce for tomato sauce will leave you with a cheesy casserole hearty enough to feed the whole family. In fact, you’ll be glad this recipe makes eight servings, because it’s such a hit even picky eaters approve, according to our commenters! If you’re not convinced chicken lasagna is for you, have a look at some of Betty’s best traditional and new takes on lasagna. Looking to perfect your lasagna-making skills? We’ve got a whole article on how to make lasagna.
Creamy Chicken Lasagna
- Prep Time 40 min
- Total 1 hr 50 min
- Servings 8
- Ingredients 13
Ingredients
- 12 uncooked lasagna noodles (12 oz)
- 1 tablespoon butter or margarine
- 3/4 cup chopped green bell pepper
- 3/4 cup chopped onions (1 1/2 medium)
- 1/3 cup milk
- 2 cans (10 3/4 oz each) condensed cream of chicken soup
- 1/2 teaspoon dried basil leaves
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 container (12 oz) small-curd cottage cheese
- 3 cups diced cooked chicken
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese (8 oz)
- 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese (4 oz)
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Spray bottom and sides of 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. Cook and drain noodles as directed on package.
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Step2Meanwhile, in 2-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium-high heat. Cook bell pepper and onions in butter, stirring occasionally, until crisp-tender; remove from heat. Stir in milk, soup, basil and pepper.
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Step3Place 4 noodles in baking dish. Top with about 1 cup of the soup mixture, half of the cottage cheese, 1 1/2 cups of the chicken, 2/3 cup mozzarella cheese and 1/3 cup Cheddar cheese. Repeat layers once, starting with noodles. Place remaining 4 noodles over top. Top with remaining soup mixture, mozzarella cheese and Cheddar cheese. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese over top.
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Step4Bake uncovered 50 to 55 minutes or until bubbly and hot in center. Let stand 15 minutes before cutting.
Nutrition
520
Calories
24g
Total Fat
40g
Protein
36g
Total Carbohydrate
4g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 520
- Calories from Fat
- 220
- Total Fat
- 24g
- 37%
- Saturated Fat
- 12g
- 59%
- Trans Fat
- 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 95mg
- 31%
- Sodium
- 1230mg
- 51%
- Potassium
- 370mg
- 10%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 36g
- 12%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 10%
- Sugars
- 4g
- Protein
- 40g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 15%
- 15%
- Vitamin C
- 10%
- 10%
- Calcium
- 40%
- 40%
- Iron
- 15%
- 15%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 5 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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