Chicken and spinach lasagne
10 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | -(up to) | |
| 10 | Chicken breast halves | |
| 6 | Butter | |
| 8 | tablespoons | Flour |
| 1½ | cup | Buttermilk |
| 1 | cup | Milk (or Half and Half) |
| Salt to taste | ||
| Pepper to taste | ||
| 3 | packs | (10-oz) frozen chopped spinach; thawed and drained (up to) |
| 5 | ounces | Ricotta cheese |
| 6 | ounces | Cream cheese; softened |
| 8 | ounces | Jarlsberg cheese; grated |
| 2½ | cup | Dry white wine |
| Lemon pepper to taste | ||
| 1 | dash | Cayenne pepper; or more |
| Salt to taste | ||
| Pepper to taste | ||
| Nutmeg to taste | ||
| ¾ | pack | (16-oz) lasagne noodles; uncooked |
| ½ | cup | Grated Parmesan cheese |
Directions
Place chicken breast halves in a small stockpot with enough water to cover.
Simmer and cook for 15 to 20 minutes. Make a B‚chamel sauce by melting butter in saucepan. Stir in flour to form a stiff paste, then add buttermilk, milk, salt and pepper to taste. Stir until thick. Cook chicken and cut into small pieces. In a large bowl, combine chicken, spinach, cheeses and a small amount of wine to moisten. Season with lemon pepper, a dash or two of cayenne pepper, salt, pepper and nutmeg to taste. Pour a small amount of Bechamel sauce into a 9x13 baking dish or a lasagne dish.
Add a layer of UNCOOKED lasagne noodles. Sprinkle liberally with white wine. Add layer of chicken mixture filling, then sauce, then noodles, wine, and top with more filling. End with sauce. Sprinkle with ½ cup Parmesan cheese. Bake, uncovered, at 350ø for 1 hour. Yield: 10 to 12 servings.
MELINDA MORSE
From <Traditions:ATasteoftheGoodLife>, by the Little Rock (AR) Junior League. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .