Lasagna with Chicken & Creamy Genovese Pesto Sauce
Lasagna with Chicken & Creamy Genovese Pesto Sauce
40 minutes total
- Chicken
- Classic Blue Box
- Dairy/Cream
- Easy
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Garlic
- Gatherings
- Lasagna
- Pesto Sauce
- Tomatoes
- Weekend
- Weeknight
- Winter Recipes
Creamy béchamel sauce is layered on top of sautéed vegetables and then topped with dollops of pesto and Barilla Lasagne sheets.
Holiday Pasta Recipes
Ingredients
Serves 8
| 10 | Barilla® Oven-Ready Lasagne sheets |
| ½ | Cup Barilla® Creamy Genovese Pesto sauce |
| 7 | Ounces ground chicken |
| 1 | Cup onion, diced |
| 1 | Cup celery, chopped |
| 1 | Cup carrot, chopped |
| 1 | Clove garlic, minced |
| 2 | Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil |
| 1 | Tablespoon tomato paste |
| 1 | Bunch rosemary |
| ½ | Cup Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, grated |
| To taste | Salt and pepper |
| Béchamel Sauce: | |
| 32 | Ounces milk |
| 6 | Tablespoons all-purpose white flour |
| 6 | Tablespoons butter |
| To taste | Salt and nutmeg |
Disclaimer
Individuals with allergies or specific dietary concerns should verify that the ingredients they utilize for the recipes comply with their restrictions.
Method
Step 1
Prepare the béchamel: Melt butter in a saucepan, add flour and mix well. Pour in hot milk in small increments, stirring constantly to avoid lumps, and bring to a boil. Season with salt, a pinch of nutmeg and set aside.
Step 2
Pre-heat oven to 350 °F and grease a baking dish with butter.
Step 3
In a saucepan, slowly brown the onions, celery and carrots with olive oil and a bunch of rosemary. Add chicken and let it brown as well.
Step 4
Add tomato paste, cover with water, and let it cook for 10 minutes.
Step 5
Season with salt and pepper. Remove the rosemary and set aside.
Step 6
In the greased baking dish pour a first layer of veggie chicken sauce and béchamel sauce on the bottom then add dollops of pesto.
Step 7
Next add a layer of Lasagne sheets, followed by another layer of sauces.
Step 8
Sprinkle with cheese and continue to build the Lasagne, alternating the pasta and sauces. Make sure the final layer is sauce, and sprinkle with remaining cheese.
Step 9
Bake for 20 minutes at 350 °F or until the cheese is crispy and golden brown.
Step 10
Remove from the oven when it is perfectly baked, crispy, and golden brown.
Step 11
Let it cool for about 10 minutes before serving. This allows the Lasagna to hold its shape when serving.
Oven-Ready Lasagne
The wide flat sheets of lasagne pasta originally made by the Romans were called lasagne. Lasagne later came to refer to a dish cooked in a pot using long flat pasta sheets, layered with minced meat, cheese, and tomatoes. Barilla® Oven Ready Lasagne does not require boiling the pasta before baking -- simply add it directly to your pan and bake.
Barilla® Oven Ready Lasagne is made with non-GMO ingredients. For more information, please read our position.
- Shape Oven-Ready Lasagne
- Pack size 9 oz.
- Range Classic Blue Box