White Chicken Lasagna

By mamacook1

Bruce's Fabulous Foods

Ingredients

• For the filling:
• 1# box noodles cooked or 4 frozen pasta sheets
• 1 1/2 # boneless chicken breasts, cooked or plain rotisserie chicken,skinned and deboned - finger shred
• 2 tbs EVOO or bacon drippings
• 1 c green pepper, diced
• 1 c celery, diced 1 c onion, diced
• Cook vegetables about 3 minutes and then add to chicken.
• Set aside.
• For the cheese:
• 1 c cottage cheese
• 1 c ricotta cheese
• 2 eggs
• 1 tbs dried oregano
• 1 tbs dried basil
• 1 tbs dried parsley
• 1 tsp white pepper
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp dried thyme
• 2 c shredded mozzarella or Italian blend.
• 1 c Parmesan cheese, grated
• Mix all except mozzarella and Parmesan. Set aside.
• For the sauce:
• 4 tbs butter,melted
• 4 tbs all purpose flour
• 1 tsp fresh nutmeg, ground
• 1 c Parmesan cheese
• Add flour to melted butter and whisk until smooth. Add cheese and nutmeg, continue to whisk. Do not boil.
• Build in 3 layers. Coat bottom with sauce, add pasta, meat, cheese, sauce and mozzarella repeat. Reserve some sauce to drizzle on top after cooking.
• Bake 1 hour covered. Rest 10-15 minutes before serving. Top with sauce and grated Parmesan cheese.

Details

Servings 10

Preparation

Step 1

Serve with green salad and garlic bread.