Chicken Lasagna With Roasted Red Pepper Sauce Recipes

CHICKEN WITH ROASTED RED PEPPER SAUCE

Steps:

• Broil peppers 4 in. from the heat until skins blister, about 15 minutes. Immediately place peppers in a bowl; cover and let stand for 15-20 minutes. Peel off and discard charred skin. Coarsely chop peppers; transfer to a food processor., Remove papery outer skin from garlic (do not peel or separate cloves); cut top off of garlic bulb. Brush with 1 teaspoon oil. Wrap bulb in heavy-duty foil. Bake at 425° for 30-35 minutes or until softened. Cool for 10-15 minutes. Squeeze softened garlic into the food processor with peppers; cover and process until almost smooth. Set aside., Sprinkle both sides of chicken with 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. In a large nonstick skillet, cook chicken in remaining oil over medium heat for 3-4 minutes on each side or until lightly browned. Remove and keep warm., In the same skillet, cook leek for 2 minutes or until leek is lightly browned. Add broth, stirring to loosen any browned bits from pan. Add red pepper mixture, chicken and remaining salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 3 minutes until the chicken juices run clear. Uncover; pepper sauce over pasta if desired. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

ROASTED RED PEPPER LASAGNA

Steps:

• Cut each pepper into quarters; remove seeds. Place peppers, cut side down, on a foil-lined baking sheet. Broil 4 in. from the heat for 20-25 minutes or until skin is blistered and blackened. Immediately place peppers in a bowl; cover and let stand for 15-20 minutes. Peel off and discard skin. Cut peppers into 1/4-in. strips., Cook lasagna noodles according to package directions; drain. In a saucepan, cook red peppers and garlic in oil for 1 minute; add the tomatoes, parsley, sugar, basil and pepper. Simmer, uncovered, for 20 minutes. In a saucepan, melt butter. Stir in flour, salt and nutmeg until smooth. Gradually add milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened., Spread 1 cup pepper sauce in a 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Top with three noodles, 1-1/2 cups pepper sauce, 1 cup white sauce and 1/3 cup Parmesan cheese. Repeat layers. Top with remaining noodles, white sauce and pepper sauce. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until bubbly. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Let stand for 15 minutes before cutting.

ROASTED RED PEPPER AND CHICKEN LASAGNA

Steps:

• Roast red peppers (see Recipe #18589 for instructions).
• Boil lasagna noodles according to package directions.
• Steam chicken, cut into thin pieces.
• Cook olive oil and garlic in a large skillet at medium heat for about 1 minute.
• Add half the chicken chicken and 1/2 cup cheese and toss well.
• Add milk, stir and raise to medium high heat for about 2 minutes.
• To prevent curdling, mix yogurt with the rest of the chicken pieces in a separate bowl.
• Turn off heat, return mixture to skillet and mix well.
• In lasagna pan, layer chicken and sauce, roasted red peppers, and noodles.
• Top with remaining 1/2 cup of cheese.
• Bake at 350 just until hot.

CHICKEN AND ROASTED RED BELL PEPPER LASAGNA

Steps:

• Make the sauce: Process all ingredients in a food processor until smooth, stopping to scrape down sides.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Stir together the chicken, cream cheese, spinach, garlic salt, and pepper.
• Layer a lightly greased 11x7 inch baking pan with one-third of the Red Bell Pepper sauce, 3 noodles, one-third chicken mixture, and one-third cheese. Repeat layers twice. Place baking dish on a baking sheet.
• Bake, covered, for 50 to 55 minutes. Uncover and bake 15 minutes longer.

ROASTED RED PEPPER & CHICKEN LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
• Heat oil in a non-stick skillet over medium heat. Sauté onion, garlic and red pepper flakes for a few minutes. Add the ground chicken. Use the back of a wooden spoon to break up the ground chicken into smaller pieces as it cooks. Sauté for about five minutes.
• Puree the canned diced tomatoes. Add to pot along with the tomato paste, tomato sauce, mushrooms, water, spinach and balsamic vinegar. Season with parsley, black pepper and pesto. Cover and bring to a boil. Simmer 30 minutes on low.
• In a food processor, combine the eggs, cottage cheese, rosemary, thyme and nutmeg and process until smooth.
• Grate the mozzarella cheese and set aside.
• To assemble, spoon 1 ½ cups (375 mL) of the meat mixture onto the bottom of an oiled baking pan or slow cooker. Top with 5-6 noodles, breaking to fit and overlapping as necessary. Top noodles with 1 ½ cups (375 mL) of the cottage cheese mixture and 1 Tbsp (30 mL) Romano cheese, then a layer of red peppers and basil leaves. Save half the peppers and basil leaves for the next layer. Repeat with another layer of sauce, noodles and cottage cheese mixture ending with roasted red peppers and basil leaves and until all the ingredients are used. Finish with grated mozzarella cheese and any remaining Romano. Sprinkle with dried basil. Bake in preheated oven for 60 minutes or until noodles are tender and the top is slightly browned.