Chicken Cordon Bleu Lasagna

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Chicken Cordon Bleu Lasagna

Author Catherine's Plates

Ingredients

  • 2 TBS butter
  • 1 TBS oilive oil
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 4 TBS butter
  • 4 TBS all purpose flour
  • 2 cups chicken broth
  • 2 cups milk
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp pepper
  • 1/4 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/4 tsp onion powder
  • 2 cups cooked chicken baked, broiled, boiled, or my favorite to use rotisserie chicken
  • 1 cup diced deli ham
  • 16 oz cottage cheese
  • 16 slices swiss cheese or you can use shredded cheese
  • 1 box oven ready lasagna noodles or regular lasagna noodles cooked
  • parsley, to garnish
  • 2 tsp garlic minced

Instructions

  • In medium skillet over medium heat add 2 TBS butter and 1 TBS cooking oil and bring to a sizzle.
  • Add 1 diced onion and cook until softened and translucent. Salt & pepper to taste.
  • To make the roux, add 4 TBS butter to the onion and melt. Place in 4 TBS of flour and whisk together for 1 minute to cook the raw flour taste out.
  • Add 2 tsp minced garlic and stir for 1 minute.
  • Gradually whisk in 2 cups chicken broth and then 2 cups of milk. Raise heat to bring mixture to a boil. Season with salt, pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder, to taste. After sauce is thickened, turn off heat.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees, and lightly spray the bottom and sides of a casserole dish with cooking spray.
  • Place 2 scoops of white sauce into bottom of casserole dish and smooth out to cover bottom.
  • Place have of the cooked diced chicken evenly over sauce.
  • Place 1/2 (1/2 cup) deli ham evenly over chicken.
  • Evenly place lasagna noodles over ham. (break one piece into pieces to fill in gaps)
  • Place 1/3 of the sauce over noodles and smooth out.
  • Spread 1/2 (8oz) cottage cheese over sauce.
  • Lay swiss cheese over the cottage cheese in a single layer.
  • Repeat all ingredients for 2nd layer. (cooked chicken, ham, lasagna noodles, 1/3 sauce, cottage cheese, and swiss cheese)
  • Then spread rest of sauce over the swiss cheese evenly.
  • Place in 350 degree preheated oven for 45 minutes uncovered.
  • Garnish with parsley and enjoy.