The absolute best lasagna recipe — easy to make, layered up with the most delicious flavors, and so incredibly cozy and comforting lasagna recipe.
Course Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine Italian
Prep Time 30 minutesminutes
Cook Time 30 minutesminutes
Total Time 1 hourhour
Servings 6People
Ingredients
Lasagna boiling:
12sheetsLasagna(400 gm)
3cupsWater
1pinchSalt
1tbspOil
Chicken Filling:
2tbsOil
1/2cupOnion Chopped
1tbsGarlic and ginger paste
½kgChicken Mince
1cupTomato Chopped
½cupTomato ketchup
1tspSalt
1tspRed chili Crushed
1tspBlack pepper Crushed
1tspDried oregano
½cupChicken stock or water
1/2cupBell pepper Chopped
White sauce:
2tbsButter
2tbspAll-purpose flour
2 ½cupMilk
½tspSalt or to taste
1tspWhite pepper powder
1tspBlack pepper powder
1/2cupcheddar cheese grated
Garnish:
1/2cupMozzarella cheese grated
3tbspKetchup
1/3cupOlives sliced
1/3cupCornsoptional
1/2tspOregano
Instructions
For boiling sheets:
Add water, bring it to boil then add in lasagna sheets.Follow the instructions on the packet. Add a couple of tablespoons of olive oil into the water to prevent the sheets from sticking together and stir them occasionally with a wooden spoon. Strain cooked lasagna sheet carefully into strainer and pour some cold water . Leave them in there until ready to use. This helps prevent them from sticking together or drying out. You can do this while the chicken Filling sauce is gently simmering away so all elements are ready at the same time.
For Chicken Filling:
In pan, add oil and onion and garlic, sauté for 1-2 minutes then add chicken mince and sauté until mince changes color. Add tomatoes, tomato ketchup and mix well.
Add salt,red chili crushed,black pepper crushed,dried oregano and chicken stock or water,cook for 2-3 minutes. Add bell pepper,mix and set aside.
For white sauce:
On over low heat, melt butter. add in flour mix well then add the milk then season it with salt and peppers and cook until it thickens. For making it more gooey and yummy you can also add some mozzarella or cheddar cheese in it .
Assembling:
-Grease baking dish with butter, spread white sauce, cover it with lasagna sheets, add chicken filling sauce then pour white sauce, sprinkle cheddar cheese and other desired veggies.