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Ground Chicken Lasagna

ground chicken lasagna on a plate
Kanchan Dilip
Juicy ground chicken with cremini mushroom and peppers in a homemade marinara sauce layered between lasagna noodles and topped with ricotta sauce and cheese. Slices of the chicken lasagna pair well with bread or salad. This recipe can be customized to make it richer and/or meatier.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Servings 8
Calories 448 kcal

Equipment

  • Dutch oven, lasagna baking dish

Ingredients
 
 

For the ground chicken:

  • 1 lb ground chicken
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 1 tbsp olive oil extra virgin
  • 2 red onion
  • 3 tomato
  • ¾ cup sundried tomato pesto
  • 2 cup marinara sauce
  • 4 clove garlic crushed
  • 1 bell pepper chopped
  • 8 cremini mushroom chopped
  • 6 basil leaves
  • 1 tsp Italian seasoning
  • ¾ tsp cayenne powder
  • 1½ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp ground pepper

For the ricotta sauce:

  • 1 cup Ricotta cheese
  • 1 egg

For the Ground Chicken Lasagna assembly:

  • 1 lb lasagna noodles
  • ½ cup Parmesan and Romano cheese
  • 8 Mozzarella slices fresh
  • 4 sprig parsley

Instructions
 

How to make the ground chicken filling:

  • Heat a Dutch oven with butter and olive oil. Sauté the onions, garlic for 2 minutes and add the tomatoes.
    saute onion and tomato
  • Toss in the mushrooms and the basil, marinara sauce and sundried tomato pesto and cook for a minute.
    toss in the mushrooms
  • Add the pepper, season with spices, dried herbs and salt.
    season with spices
  • Add the ground chicken and cook on high for 6-8 minutes stir occasionally.
    add the ground chicken
  • Thicken the ground chicken filling until it is neither runny nor dry.
    cook the gorund chicken filling for the lasagna

Prepare the ricotta sauce:

  • Add the egg to the ricotta cheese in a mixing bowl.
  • Whisk the mixture with a pinch of salt for a few seconds.

How to assemble Ground Chicken Lasagna:

  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Parboil or partially cook the lasagna noodles and drain them. In a 9"x 13" lasagna baking dish, spray the bottom with olive oil. Arrange a few noodles on the bottom by overlapping them a little.
    arrange the noodles for the ground chicken lasagna
  • Spoon some of the ground chicken filling on top.
  • Place a few noodles on top. Spread the ricotta sauce on top of the noodles and place a few slices of Mozzarella.
    spread the ricotta cheese sauce
  • Repeat the process of noodles layers, ricotta sauce, Mozzarella slices and finally top with the Parmesan and Romano cheese. Bake 20 minutes covered with a foil sprayed with olive oil.
    bake for 20 minutes
  • Remove the foil and bake uncovered for 25 minutes or until golden brown on top.

Notes

  1. Adding homemade bechamel sauce on top of the lasagna is optional.

Nutrition

Calories: 448kcalCarbohydrates: 57gProtein: 24gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 87mgSodium: 1019mgPotassium: 932mgFiber: 5gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 1498IUVitamin C: 34mgCalcium: 140mgIron: 3mg
Keyword Chicken lasagna, ground chicken lasagna, lasagna
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