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Lazy Chicken Lasagna

One of the hits from Trim Healthy Mama Cookbook was Lazy Lasagna. Here is a creamy white version using chicken you are going to love.This recipe is found in the "Comforting Casseroles & Bakes" section of Trim Healthy Table Cookbook, page 124. This recipe is a family-serve recipe that feeds 6 to 8 people.

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Servings: 6
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One of the hits from Trim Healthy Mama Cookbook was Lazy Lasagna. Here is a creamy white version using chicken you are going to love.This recipe is found in the "Comforting Casseroles & Bakes" section of Trim Healthy Table Cookbook, page 124. This recipe is a family-serve recipe that feeds 6 to 8 people.

Ingredients
  • 4 Tbs butter (1/2 stick)
  • 1 onion (diced)
  • 2 stalks celery (diced)
  • 1 Tbs basil (dried)
  • 1 Tbs parsley flakes (dried)
  • 1/2 tsp oregano (dried)
  • 1 tsp garlic powder (1-2 teaspoons, or 4 to 6 garlic cloves, minced)
  • 1/2 tsp TH Mineral Salt
  • 1/4 cup TH Baking Blend
  • 1 cup unsweetened cashew milk (or unsweetened almond milk)
  • 2 cups chicken breasts (2 to 3 cups small-diced cooked chicken breast (see page 45 for cooking methods) or diced rotisserie chicken)
  • 8 oz 1/3 less fat cream cheese
  • 14 oz 1% cottage cheese (1- (14-ounce) container 1% cottage cheese)
  • 2 large eggs
  • 16 oz frozen spinach (thawed, drained, and squeezed, or 16 ounces fresh spinach)
  • 8 oz mozzarella cheese (grated; part-skim mozzarella cheese)
  • 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese (powder-style Parmesan cheese; from the green can)
Instructions
  1. 1
    Preheat the oven to 350°F.
  2. 2
    Melt the butter in a skillet over medium-low heat. Add the onion and celery and cook for 5 minutes, or until soft. Add the herbs, garlic powder, and salt and cook for another couple minutes.
  3. 3
    Add the Baking Blend, increase the heat to high, and cook for 90 seconds. Slowly add the nut milk, about 2 tablespoons at a time, whisking well and letting the sauce thicken after each addition. Add the chicken and simmer until heated through.
  4. 4
    Put the cream cheese, cottage cheese, and eggs in a food processor and process until smooth.
  5. 5
    Layer half the chicken sauce in the bottom of a 9 × 13-inch baking dish. Top with half the cream cheese mixture, then layer on half the spinach. Follow with half the grated mozzarella. Repeat the layers, ending with the mozzarella. Top with the Parmesan and bake for 40 minutes, or until bubbling.
Note

Read it online: https://trimhealthymama.com/recipe/lazy-chicken-lasagna/