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Creamy chicken lasagna

Janine
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Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 2 hours
Course Main Course
Servings 8

Ingredients
  

chicken filling

  • 2 Large Chicken breast
  • 1/4 White onion
  • 3 Cloves
  • 2 Cardamom
  • 1 Tsp Dry coriander
  • 1 L Boiling water
  • 2 Bay Leaves
  • 3 Tbsp Olive Oil
  • 1 Large Diced white Onion
  • 1 Diced celery
  • 1 Diced yellow pepper
  • 1 Vegetable stock
  • 1 Chicken stock
  • 2 Cups Chopped mushrooms
  • 5 Minced garlic
  • 5 Fresh thyme
  • 1 Tbsp Mustard seeds
  • 1/2 Tbsp Garlic powder
  • 1/2 Tbsp Onion powder
  • 1/2 Tbsp Paprika

Béchamel

  • 100 grams Salted butter
  • 100 grams Plain flour
  • 2 L Full fat milk
  • 1 Tsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 Tsp Nutmeg
  • 2 Tsp Black pepper
  • 2 Tsp paprika
  • 1/2 Tbsp chicken seasoning
  • 1 Garlic and herb Boursin cheese
  • 1 Packet of lasagna sheets
  • 1 Tsp Sea salt
  • 150 Grams Shredded Mozzarella cheese
  • 100 Grams Red Leicester cheese
  • 1 Tbsp Italian seasoning

Instructions
 

Chicken filling

  • Start by boiling two chicken breast with cloves, Cardamon, dried coriander and Bay leaves for 8minutes. Once done strain the chicken, allow them to cool down for 15 to 20 minutes before shredding.
  • In a large frying pan start by sautéing your onions,peppers and celery with olive oil. Once softened add the chicken and vegetable stock and cook for another few minutes. Add the sliced mushrooms, minced garlic and fresh thyme and cook for 5 minutes or until the mushrooms have softened. Add the shredded chicken with mustard seeds, garlic powder,onion powder,paprika powder and 1 cup of water and cook for 5 minutes.

Béchamel

  • Start by melting the butter once melted add the flour and mix. Once everything has been mixed allow it to cook for two minutes or until the butter and flour start to darken in colour. Add little bit of milk slowly to avoid getting any clumps. Add the nutmeg, garlic powder, paprika, black pepper, salt and chicken seasoning and whisk until the mix starts to thicken.
    Add whole block of Boursin cheese and once melted you are ready to start assembling your lasagna.

Lasagna

  • In a baking tray starts by adding a layer of Béchamel, chicken then lasagna sheets and repeat that 3 times starting and finishing with Béchamel.
  • Sprinkle salt and add the mozzarella and Red Leicester cheese and sprinkle Italian seasoning. Cook for 45 minutes on 170C in the oven.