Lasagna With Chicken And Pepper Sauces Recipes

CHICKEN LASAGNA I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add lasagna and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
• In a saucepan melt the butter and saute the onions, green peppers, red peppers, mushrooms. Add chicken soup and milk; cook until smooth.
• In a 9x13 inch baking dish, layer noodles, cooked chicken, soup mixture and cheeses. Alternate until gone. Bake in a preheated oven for 45 minutes.

LASAGNA WITH CHICKEN AND PEPPERS

Steps:

• For pepper sauce: halve and seed the peppers and cut into 1/2 inch dice.
• Seed and chop the tomatoes, reserving 1 cup of juice.
• Mince 1 tablespoon herbs.
• For both the pepper and chicken sauce, mince the 8 onions, 8 cloves garlic.
• Chop 2 cup parsley and 1/2 cup basil.
• For the pepper sauce, heat olive oil in large frying pan.
• Add half of the onions and pepper and cook until soft, aobut 15 mins.
• Add the tablespoon of minced herbs and half of the garlic, parsley, basil and cook about 2 mins.
• Add tomatoes and reserved 1 cup juice and cook until most of the liquid had evaporated, about 15 mins.
• Season to taste.
• The pepper sauce can be made one week ahead.
• For chicken sauce, trim the chicken breasts of fat and connective tissue and season with salt and pepper.
• Cut the prosciutto in 1/2 inch pieces.
• Heat 4 tablespoons of the butter in a large frying pan over medium heat.
• Sear the chicken about 2 minutesa side until well browned, cooking in batches to avoid overcrowding.
• Reduce heat, return all chicken to pan and simmer until barely cooked through, about 10 minutes.
• Remove from pan and cool.
• Cut chicken into 1/2 inch dice.
• In the same frying pan, heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil over medium heat and briefly saute ham and remaining garlic, parsley and basil until fragrant, about 2 minutes.
• Add to chicken.
• In the same pan used to cook the chicken and ham, heat remaining 6 oz of butter and 1 tablespoon of olive oil.
• Add the remaining onions and peppers.
• Saute until soft, about 5 minutes.
• Whisk in flour and cook for 4 minutes over low heat, stirring constantly.
• Whisk in chicken stock and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Add the chicken mixture and heavy cream and season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Chicken sauce can be made several days ahead.
• Boil the spinach noodles according to package directions and cook until tender.
• If using fresh, cook in batches for about 2 minutes a batch.
• Remove lasagne to a large bowl of cold water to stop the cooking, then to a damp towel.
• Grate parmesan and fontina cheeses.
• Butter four 9 by 13 inch lasagna pans or large oval pans.
• Pour a layer of hte pepper sauce into each pan.
• Put a layer of lasagna noodles on top of the sauce, overlapping slightly.
• Add a layer of the chicken sauce, then a layer of the cheeses, and another layer of pasta.
• Repeat the process 3 more times ending with the pepper sauce and cheeses.
• Cover with foil.
• Lasagne at this point can be made a day ahead.
• Cooking and serving: Heat oven to 375 F.
• Bake lasagne in a preheated oven until cooked through, about 45 mins.
• Allow lasagne to rest for 15 mins.
• before cutting and serving.

CHICKEN ASPARAGUS HOLLANDAISE LASAGNA

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease a 13 x 9-inch baking dish.
• Sauté the mushrooms and onions in butter until the mushrooms release their moisture and the onions are soft (not brown).
• Spread a small amount of prepared Hollandaise sauce on the bottom of the baking dish.
• Place a layer of cooked lasagna noodles evenly over the sauce.
• Cover the noodles with the chicken or turkey.
• Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Then top with HALF of the mushroom/onion mixture.
• Then HALF of the remaining Hollandaise sauce.
• Sprinkle with HALF of the basil and oregano.
• Top the spices with HALF of the mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses.
• Then top the cheeses with ALL of the asparagus.
• Repeat the layers (omitting a layer of asparagus), ending with the cheeses.
• Bake uncovered for 35 minutes, or until bubbly.
• Let stand about 10-15 (or more) minutes before slicing.

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.

ELEGANT CHICKEN LASAGNA WITH WHITE SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook noodles in a large pot of boiling water until done. Drain.
• Mix mushroom soup, broth, and poultry seasoning in a saucepan. Heat through.
• Beat together the cheeses, sour cream, and mayonnaise. Stir in olives, onions, green pepper and parsley.
• Place half of the noodles in a 9 x 13 inch pan. Layer with 1/2 cheese mixture, 1/2 chicken, and 1/2 mushroom soup mixture. Repeat. Top with crumbs.
• Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 30 minutes, or until heated through.