Chicken Cordon Bleu Lasagna
Sounds like an excellent lasagna, on my to make and taste list. Links to the shortcuts are listed in the Recipe Notes section.
Ingredients
- 1 package lasagna noodles, oven ready type, you will not use all of them
- 1/2 cup butter, (1/2 block / 1 stick)
- 1 package cream cheese, softened, (8 oz / 250 g)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 cups Swiss cheese, shredded, (8 oz / 250 g)
- 1 3/4 cups warm milk
- 2 1/2 cups rotisserie chicken, diced, Shortcut
- 250 grams deli ham, chopped, (8 oz)
- 1/2 cup bread crumbs
- 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning, Shortcut
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 200 C (400 F). Get out a 9x9 baking dish.
- Melt the butter in a saucepan on medium heat then stir in the cream cheese.
- When the cream cheese is melted, about 5 minutes, stir in the salt, onion powder, and pepper.
- Slowly whisk in the milk and continue whisking until smooth.
- Once the mixture is smooth, whisk in 1 1/2 cups of shredded Swiss cheese. Whisk until cheese has melted and sauce thickened, 5-10 minutes. Remove from heat.
- Spread a thin layer of sauce on the bottom of the baking dish. Place 3 lasagna noodles on top of the sauce. Three noodles should fit well, break noodles to and fit as needed to cover the bottom.
- Spread half the chicken and half the ham over the noodles.
- Pour 1 cup of sauce over the chicken and ham.
- Repeat with another layer of noodles, remaining chicken and ham, and another 1 cup of sauce.
- Add another layer of noodles, remaining sauce, remaining 1/2 cup shredded Swiss cheese, bread crumbs, and sprinkle with Italian seasoning.
- Cover with foil, bake for 25 minutes. Remove foil and bake for another 10 minutes or until the crumbs are nicely browned.
- Remove from the oven and let stand for 10 minutes.
- Slice, serve, and enjoy.
Notes
Low cost per serving.
Shortcuts: Rotisserie Chicken, Italian Seasoning.
Variants: 1. Use boil first lasagna noodles in place of oven ready. 2. Use ham slices instead of chopped. 3. Use your favorite roasted chicken in place of rotisserie chicken.
Adapted from an internet recipe.
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