Creamy Chicken Spinach Lasagna Roll Ups

By SMorrissey

Ingredients

• 9 lasagna noodles
• 2 cups boneless, skinless chicken breast, cooked and shredded
• 8 oz. shredded Mozzarella cheese, divided (2 cups)
• 1 oz. finely shredded Parmesan cheese (1/4 cup)
• 1 oz. finely shredded Romano cheese (1/4 cup)
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
• 2 (8 oz) pkg. cream cheese, softened
• Bag of frozen spinach
• 1 1/4 cup milk
• 1 1/2 tsp dried basil
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp onion powder
• salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 3 Tbsp of melted butter (used to drizzle over rolled noodles in pan)

Details

Adapted from cookingclassy.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare lasagna noodles according to the directions listed on package, drain pasta and align noodles in a single layer on a large sheet of wax paper.

In a mixing bowl toss together shredded chicken, 1 cup Mozzarella cheese, Parmesan cheese, Romano cheese and 3 Tbsp fresh parsley, set aside.

In a separate mixing bowl using an electric hand mixer set on low speed, blend
cream cheese until smooth;
Stir in thawed spinach
Mix in milk,
dried basil, garlic powder, onion powder and season with salt and pepper to taste
(I hardly used any salt and 1/2 tsp pepper).

Pour half of the cream cheese mixture into the chicken mixture and toss to evenly coat, reserve remaining cream cheese mixture.

Spread 1/3 cup of the chicken mixture onto the cooked lasagna noodle and spoon spinach onto the noodle (spread on entire length of noodle) then roll noodles to opposite end.
Spread 1/4 cup of the remaining cream cheese mixture along the bottom of a 9 x 9-inch dish .
Align pasta snugly and side by side in baking dish - 3 rows of 3. Cover each lasagna roll evenly with remaining cream cheese mixture, being sure to cover tops of pasta entirely so they don't dry while baking. (If lasagna roll ups look dry, you can add about 1/4 cup of water over the top of the entire casserole; Drizzle melted butter over the noodles. Bake in preheated oven 45 minutes until heated through;
Sprinkle rolled lasagna noodles evenly with remaining 1 cup Mozzarella cheese; top evenly with remaining 1 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley. Serve warm. Excellent with garlic toast!