Caprese Chicken Lasagna Bellisima!
"This dish says WHY NOT, sounds marvelous. Placing it here for safe-keeping."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (528.2 g)
- Calories 962.4
- Total Fat - 52.9 g
- Saturated Fat - 29.8 g
- Cholesterol - 265.5 mg
- Sodium - 2011.1 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 21.2 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2 g
- Sugars - 7.9 g
- Protein - 97.8 g
- Calcium - 1948.6 mg
- Iron - 2.4 mg
- Vitamin C - 8.9 mg
- Thiamin - 0.3 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Preheat oven to 375º. In a large pot of salted boiling water, cook lasagna noodles until very al dente. Drain.
Step 2
Meanwhile, in a large skillet over medium heat, heat oil. Season chicken with oregano, salt, and pepper. Cook in a single layer, in batches if necessary, until golden and cooked through, 8 minutes. Return all chicken to skillet, then add balsamic vinegar and half the garlic to pan and stir until balsamic is slightly thickened, 1 minute. Transfer to a plate.
Step 3
Make sauce: Bring skillet back to medium heat and melt in butter. Add remaining garlic and cook until fragrant, 1 minute. Add flour and cook until golden, 1 minute more. Gradually add in milk while whisking, then simmer until thick and creamy, 3 minutes. Add Parmesan and 1 cup mozzarella, stirring until melty. Season with salt and pepper.
Step 4
In a small bowl, stir together ricotta and egg and season with salt and pepper.
Step 5
In a large baking dish, spread a thin layer of sauce. Add a layer of lasagna noodles, slightly overlapping, and top with about a third of ricotta mixture, a third of tomatoes, a third of the basil, a third of the cooked chicken, another layer of sauce, and a third of mozzarella. Repeat for a total of three layers, ending with mozzarella.
Step 6
Bake until bubbly and cheese is melty, about 25 minutes. Turn oven to broil and broil until lightly golden, 2 to 3 minutes.
Step 7
Garnish with basil and drizzle with balsamic glaze before serving.
Tips
No special items needed.