Quick & Easy Chicken Lasagna
A totally fantastic chicken lasagna recipe everybody will enjoy.
Quick & Easy Chicken Lasagna Ingredients
500g instant lasagna noodles/ sheets
1kg chicken mince
500g whole peeled tomatoes (tinned is fine)
800g tomato puree
4 cloves garlic, finely chopped or minced
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 onions, finely sliced or diced
1+ ½ tablespoons basil (fresh is best, but dried will do)
4 cups cheese, grated
4 cups vegetables, diced (fresh is best, but frozen will do if you're in a hurry)
Quick & Easy Chicken Lasagna Directions
Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
In a large saucepan, heat the oil.
Add in garlic and onion.
Saute until onion has softened and has started to turn transparent.
Add chicken.
Cook - stirring frequently - until chicken has started to brown.
To the saucepan, add in the basil, tomatoes (both whole peeled and puree), and the vegetables.
Allow the chicken & vegetable mixture to simmer gently for 5 - 10 minutes.
In a large oven-proof baking dish (square or rectangular, preferably), spoon in a large spoonful or two of the chicken & vegetable mixture.
Place a single layer of lasagna noodles/ sheets over the top.
Continue to layer the chicken & vegetable mixture with the lasagna sheets.
Your final layer should be the chicken & vegetable mixture.
On top of your final layer, sprinkle the cheese generously.
Bake - covered with aluminium foil - for 30 minutes.
Remove from oven and remove foil.
Return to oven and bake - uncovered - for a further 15 minutes, or until cheese is bubbling and browning.
Serves: 10.