White Chicken Lasagna with Spinach is the creamiest, dreamiest, cheesiest white lasagne you’ll ever have the pleasure of eating. Perfect for the family, dinner guests, or for keeping all to yourself.
Prep Time: 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time: 45 minutesminutes
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Total Time: 1 hourhour5 minutesminutes
Servings:6servings
Ingredients
sauce
3tablespoonsbutter
2teaspoonsminced garlic
3tablespoonsflour
2 ½cupswhole milk , or half and half
salt, to taste
¼cupgrated parmesan cheese
4 ouncescream cheese, softened
lasagna
¾cupricotta cheese
1egg
8dried lasagna noodles, cooked according to package instructions
Place a saucepan over medium heat. Add the butter and when it’s melted and no longer foaming, stir in the garlic and flour. Cook 30 seconds, then gradually whisk the milk into the pan. Bring to a simmer and cook until the sauce is thickened. Remove from the heat and add the Parmesan, cream cheese and spinach. Stir until the spinach is wilted.
assemble the lasagna
Whisk the egg and ricotta in a small bowl until blended.
Spoon about 1/4 cup sauce on the baking dish and top with 2 lasagna noodles, followed by ¼ cup of the ricotta, 2/3 cup chicken, 2/3 cup mozzarella, 1 tablespoon Parmesan and ½ cup of the sauce. Repeat the layers twice more and pour the remaining sauce and Parmesan over the top layer of noodles.
Bake uncovered 20-25 minutes, until the sauce is bubbling.
Let the lasagna cool for 15-20 minutes before serving.
Notes
Leftover or rotisserie chicken work great for this recipe!