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A casserole dish filled with baked lasagna, topped with melted, golden-brown cheese. A serving has been scooped out, revealing layers of pasta, sauce, cheese, and sweet roasted corn nestled between.
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Healthy Chicken Lasagna

This chicken lasagna is high-protein, rich and creamy. Layers of courgette/zucchini, bechamel, bolognaise and lasagna sheets, heavenly!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Resting time10 minutes
Course: Main, MAIN/MEAL PREP
Cuisine: Italian
Servings: 6
Calories: 571kcal
Author: Mimi Harrison

Ingredients

  • 4 servings chicken bolognese
  • 3 courgettes, sliced into thin rounds
  • 700 ml semi skimmed milk
  • 50 g pecorino, finely grated
  • 200 g dry lasagne sheets
  • 1 ball of mozzarella

Cupboard Essentials

  • 4 tbsp olive oil
  • 3 tbsp flour
  • 1/2 tsp nutmeg
  • salt
  • pepper

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 190°C/ 375°F FAN.
  • Start by adding 1 tbsp olive oil and courgette rounds to the pan. Season generously with salt and pepper and cook for about 8 minutes, or until the moisture has cooked off. Set aside.
  • To the same pan, add 3 tbsp olive oil and 3 tbsp flour. Fry for about 2 minutes to cook off the raw flour flavour, then slowly add the milk whilst continuously whisking, slowly incorporating until all the milk is combined. Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg.
  • Add half of the pecorino and gently cook until the bechamel has thickened nicely.
  • To an 8-inch by 11-inch dish, add a layer of chicken bolognese, bechamel, courgette, then lasagna sheets.
  • Repeat until you reach the final layer, which should be lasagna, chicken bolognese, bechamel, mozzarella and the remaining half of the pecorino. Cover with foil and pop in the oven for 1 hour, removing the foil halfway through.
  • Remove from the oven and leave to rest for 10-15 mins before tucking in!

Notes

  • Cook all of the moisture out of the courgette before adding into your chicken lasagna. If you add raw courgette into the layers, you’ll get a super soggy lasagne. You could also air-fry the courgette rounds if you prefer. 
  • Slowly incorporate the milk with the flour/oil mix whilst whisking quickly to prevent any lumps in the bechamel for this chicken lasagne recipe. 
  • To prevent the foil from sticking to the mozzarella, lightly grease the foil with some oil.
  • As we don't use low-moisture mozzarella (no need to spend extra), I like to squeeze the ball of mozzarella over the sink to get rid of the excess moisture.

Nutrition

Calories: 571kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 37g | Fat: 25g