Super delicious chicken lasagna recipe you will adore

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For all those tired of the regular lasagna recipe, we present to you a rather unusual spin on this classic Italian dish. Check out this article to find out how you can make lasagna with chicken and vegetables.

Lasagna recipe with chicken and vegetables

Italy is known for its delicious recipes, one of them being lasagna (you might also encounter it being spelled as lasagne, both are correct). However, this dish is usually made with beef, which might not be an ideal option for everyone. That is why we want to teach you how to make lasagna with chicken, and it will be just as delicious, if not more.

Lasagna ingredients

For this tasty recipe, you are going to need a lot of ingredients, but do not be alarmed, as it will not make the preparation more complicated than it needs to be. So get your shopping list ready and add the following things to it:

Two medium-sized zucchinis;
Three-medium-sized carrots;
240 grams of fresh mushrooms;
Four cloves of garlic;
180 grams of fresh baby spinach;
1/4 cup of fresh basil;
1 tablespoon of olive oil;
1 1/2 teaspoons of salt;
1/2 teaspoon of ground black pepper;
425 grams of ricotta cheese (whole milk);
2 cups of Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, grated and divided;
Two big eggs;
Two 680-gram jars of tomato basil sauce, divided;
250-gram package of lasagna noodles ready for the oven;
340 grams of provolone cheese, sliced;
Four cups of chicken, cooked and chopped;
450 grams of mozzarella cheese, shredded.

A few notes on the ingredients:

You can use store-bought tomato basil sauce or make your own. You can find the recipe here.
Make sure you get the lasagna noodles that are pre-cooked and ready for the oven, otherwise, you will have to spend extra time boiling them.
If you cannot find provolone cheese anywhere, you can replace it with cheddar or simply add more mozzarella.

Once you get all the necessary ingredients, proceed to the instructions.

How to prepare lasagna with chicken and vegetables

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As we have mentioned before, do not let the sheer amount of ingredients scare you away from this recipe, as there is really nothing too complicated about it. Just follow these steps, and you will be having your delicious lasagna in no time!

The first thing you need to do is prepare the ingredients. Take your vegetables (zucchinis, carrots and mushrooms), wash and peel them, and then cut them up into thin slices. Cut up your basil as well and mince the garlic.
Then, take a big pan and use it to heat up the olive oil on medium heat. When it is significantly hot, add the vegetables and garlic and cook them for up to six minutes until they are all tender.
Add the spinach to the pan and stir until it wilts. Continue cooking (do not forget to stir!) until almost all the liquid in the pan evaporates. Add the basil, pepper and salt, and set the pan aside.
Take a medium-sized bowl and mix in it your ricotta, eggs and one cup of Parmigiano-Reggiano and set it aside.
Preheat your oven to 180 °C. Get a deep enough baking dish and spray it with a cooking spray or spread some oil so that your lasagna does not stick to the dish.
Now it is all about proper layering. Start by spreading half a cup of sauce in the dish and covering it with four lasagna noodles. Then, put half of your vegetable mixture along with one cup of sauce and top it with a quarter of your provolone cheese. Cover with four lasagna noodles and top it off with a quarter of the ricotta mixture.
Combine the chicken with mozzarella and spread this mix over ricotta. Cover with a cup of pasta sauce and quarter of provolone, put four lasagna noodles on top and spread a quarter of ricotta mixture on top.
Put the rest of your chicken and mozzarella on top of ricotta, then add a cup of sauce and a quarter of provolone, cover it with four more noodles and spread the remaining ricotta.
Add what is left of the sauce and provolone cheese, sprinkle the remaining Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese and put your dish in the oven. Be careful, as it is going to be rather heavy at this point.
Bake your lasagna for up to an hour until it gets hot and bubbly. After that, take it out of the oven and let it sit for about ten minutes before serving.

And that is how you can make a very tasty lasagna with chicken and vegetables in just ten steps. It is certainly not the hardest recipe you are going to try in your kitchen, but it is definitely among the most delicious ones. So go ahead and make your own lasagna! Bon appetit.

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