Cheesy, chicken and white sauce lasagne

Change up your usual lasagne with this chicken and cheese white sauce version. We bet your entire family will love it.

Ingredients:

• 9 lasagne noodles
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 2 cloves of garlic, minced
• ½ cup of butter
• ½ cup of flour
• 1 teaspoon of salt
• 2 cups of chicken broth
• 1 ½ cups of milk
• 4 cups of shredded mozzarella
• 1 ¼ cup of grated parmesan
• 1 teaspoon of dried basil
• 1 teaspoon of dried oregano
• 1 tablespoon of fresh parsley, chopped
• 2 cups of ricotta cheese
• ½ teaspoon of black pepper
• 2 cups of chicken, diced and cooked
• 300g of spinach

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 175°C.
2. In a large pot, boil salted water. Add lasagne noodles and cook for 8 to 10 minutes. Drain and rinse.
3. In a large saucepan over medium heat, melt butter.
4. Add onion and garlic and cook until soft.
5. Add flour and salt and stir. Let simmer.
6. Add chicken broth and milk and bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
7. Add 2 cups of mozzarella and ¼ cup of parmesan cheese. Stir.
8. Add oregano, basil and pepper and stir. Remove from heat.
9. Take 1/3 of the white sauce and spread over a 22cm x 33cm dish.
10. Add lay out ⅓ of the noodles. Top with ricotta, half the spinach, and chicken.
11. Add the next ⅓, top with sauce, remaining spinach, ½ cup of parmesan, and half the remaining mozzarella.
12. Add the last noodles on top, spreading the last of the sauce. Top with the remaining mozzarella, parsley and parmesan cheese.
13. Cook for 35 to 40 minutes or until top begins to brown.

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