White Chicken Lasagna is one of those amazing recipes you need when you want a fresh take on classic comfort food. It's creamy, full of flavor, and super easy to throw together. A rotisserie chicken makes quick work of a this lasagna, bacon adds incredible flavor, and lemony ricotta helps round out the flavors with a citrusy pop. I'm gonna toot my own horn. This recipe is fannnnntastic!
Make it for an easy weeknight meal, for a family get together, or for the freezer for a super easy meal when you need something quick! White Chicken Lasagna is going to be your new best friend!
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And, if you're looking for more cozy, comforting pasta dishes, I got you! Try my pesto lasagna, simple buttered noodles, or even a white lasagna soup!
why make white chicken lasagna?
White Chicken Lasagna is one of my favorite meals ever. Don't get me wrong, I love a good old-fashioned lasagna, but this one makes me so very happy. It's creamy and savory in a way that I just love. The mushrooms, bacon, and shallot come together to create the most phenomenal flavor.
We make this anytime we need a comfort food situation on the table for dinner. Using a rotisserie chicken, the prep time is very little. Most of the time needed for this recipe is the baking so it makes an incredible weeknight dinner for those busy days. We have those days A LOT and this recipe is just perfect!
This White Chicken Lasagna is casual enough to make for family during the week, but I would not hesitate to serve it for dinner with friends. With a lovely green salad and a glass of wine, you could not go wrong! And, leftovers?! This recipe makes a lot so you'll have plenty to enjoy the next day!
what goes in it
Rotisserie Chicken - When I'm making a recipe like this, I will almost always grab a rotisserie chicken. They're delicious and easy and chicken that is roasted whole on a bone will be superior in flavor. I will die on this hill.
Bacon, Butter, Shallot - The smell wafting from the sauté pan when these cook is explanation enough. Nuff said.
Mushrooms, Spinach, Garlic, and Sun Dried Tomatoes - Add flavor, color to the white chicken lasagna.
Heavy Cream and Parmesan Cheese - Makes the chicken/veg layer saucy and creamy and delicious and wonderful. You'll be temped to shovel this in your mouth before you can even get the lasagna layers constructed.
Whole Milk Ricotta, Eggs, Dried Basil, and Lemon - This makes up the ricotta cream layer. The basil adds that classic herby flavor and the lemon brightens everything up.
Mozzarella Cheese - For topping and that ooey, gooey, cheese pull that is a requirement for all lasagna recipes.
Oven Ready Lasagna Sheets - It makes this entire recipe so much easier by eliminating the need to precook the noodles. I love these.
how to make it
White Chicken Lasagna is a dreamy comfort meal that will please even the pickiest of palates. I would know. I have two small kids! Seriously, everyone loves this dish and you will, too. It's delicious AND easy to throw together!
Here's the basic rundown:
- Render the bacon. You need the fat for flavor and cooking the shallots and mushrooms.
- Add the butter, shallots, and mushrooms. Cook those until softened. Your kitchen should be smelling incredible at this point.
- Add spinach, sun dried tomatoes, and garlic. Cook until the spinach wilts. The red and green colors make this a beautiful dish.
- Add heavy cream, parmesan, salt and pepper. This makes the sauce. No need for a roux here!
- Mix ricotta, eggs, lemon juice and zest, basil, salt and pepper. It's creamy, dreamy, and the lemon brings everything together!
- In a greased 9x13 baking dish, evenly spread a thin layer of the chicken, spinach, bacon mix. Build away!
- Add one layer of oven ready lasagna noodles.
- Add another layer of the chicken mixture.
- Evenly spread a layer of the ricotta mixture.
- Add a layer of the shredded mozzarella. I will always give you a high five if you add as much cheese as your heart tells you.
- Repeat layers. This doesn't have to be perfect!
- End with a layer of the chicken mixture, Top with extra parmesan and mozzarella. Make it rain!!!
- Bake and Enjoy that ooey, gooey, cheesy, creamy white chicken lasagna!
recipe frequently asked questions
Can I make this lasagna recipe gluten-free?
White Chicken Lasagna can easily be made gluten-free with a swap of pasta. These gluten-free, oven-ready noodles are the perfect answer!
Can you freeze this white chicken lasagna recipe?
This would be a fantastic recipe to throw in the freezer for a rainy day!
Freezer Instructions: Wrap the unbaked lasagna tightly in plastic wrap and freeze it for up to 2 months. Thaw overnight in the refrigerator, then bake as directed (preheat oven to 375 degrees, bake 25 minutes with foil, 25 minutes without foil).
To bake the frozen lasagna straight from the freezer, bake 1 hour covered with foil and 24 minutes without the foil (the lasagna must reach 165 degrees on an internal thermometer).
Can this recipe be made low-carb?
This recipe can be made into a perfect low-carb situation! Simply use thinly sliced zucchini or squash instead of traditional lasagna noodles. Eggplant slices would also be an amazing noodle substitution for this lasagna recipe.
Could I turn this recipe into a lasagna soup?
This white chicken lasagna recipe could absolutely be turned into an amazing soup. Ammmaaaazzzzzing. Make the chicken, bacon, spinach mixture according to the recipe. Add 4-6 cups of chicken or veggie broth. Simmer. Add broken lasagna noodles and cook until just al dente. Omit the egg in the ricotta mixture and use that as a dollop at the end! I'll be doing this soon!
I also have a White Lasagna Soup recipe that is fantastic!
storage and substitutions
- Use whatever protein you like here. Ground turkey, chicken, and beef are great substituitions.
- Leftovers will stay good in the fridge for up to 3 days.
- To reheat, warm in increments in the microwave covered with a damp paper towel.
Recipe
White Chicken Lasagna Recipe
Ingredients
Chicken, Bacon, Spinach Mixture
- 1 rotisserie chicken, deboned and meat shredded save the bones for bone broth
- 4-5 slices bacon, diced
- 2 tablespoon salted butter
- 2 shallots, diced onions would be great here, too!
- 8 oz mushrooms, sliced I used cremini, but use whatever you have or love!
- 1 10 oz bag baby spinach, rough chopped
- ½ cup sun dried tomatoes, finely diced
- 1 ½ cups heavy cream
- 1 cup parmesan cheese, finely grated
- kosher salt and fresh ground pepper, to taste
- avocado oil to grease the baking dish
Ricotta Cheese Mixture
- 1 15 oz container whole milk ricotta
- 1 cup parmesan cheese, finely grated
- 2 eggs
- 1-2 tablespoon dried basil add to your taste
- 1-2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 tsp fresh ground pepper
- juice and zest of 1 lemon
Pasta And Layering Cheese
- 9-10 oven ready lasagna sheets
- 16 oz low-moisture mozzarella, shredded
- parmesan cheese, finely grated measure with your heart
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375°.
- On medium-high heat, render the diced bacon.
- Once the bacon has rendered its fat, add the butter, shallots, and mushrooms. Cook those until softened.
- Add spinach, sun dried tomatoes, and garlic. Cook until the spinach wilts. Add heavy cream, parmesan, salt and pepper. Set aside.
- In a separate bowl, mix the ricotta, parmesan, eggs, lemon juice and zest, basil, salt and pepper. Set aside.
- In a greased 9x13 baking dish, evenly spread a thin layer of the chicken, spinach, bacon mix.
- Add one layer of oven-ready lasagna sheets. Next, add another layer of the chicken mixture. Spread an even layer of the ricotta mixture. Add a layer of the shredded mozzarella. Repeat layers. This does not have to be perfect!
- End with a layer of the chicken mixture. Top with mozzarella and extra parmesan. Measure cheese with your heart. Those calories don't count.
- Bake, covered, with foil for 30 minutes. Remove foil and continue to bake for another 30 minutes or until bubbly and the top is golden.
- Remove lasagna from oven and let rest for 10-15 minutes before slicing.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition
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Thank you!
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Happy Cooking!
-Rufus
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