Best Cheesy Chicken Lasagna Recipes

SLOW-COOKER CHEESY WHITE CHICKEN LASAGNA

Steps:

• Spray 4-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Add lasagna noodles, chicken, onion, garlic, Alfredo sauce, chicken broth, basil, salt and pepper to slow cooker. Stir gently; stir in 1 cup of the cheese.
• Cover and cook on Low heat setting 1 1/2 hours; stir mixture thoroughly until pasta is covered in sauce. Cover; cook 1 1/2 hours longer or until pasta is tender.
• Gradually add spinach, carefully stirring to wilt; sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup cheese. Increase to High heat setting; cover and cook 5 to 10 minutes or until cheese is melted.

CHEESY CHICKEN LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil over medium-high heat and add chicken breasts; reduce heat and let simmer until chicken falls apart easily with a fork and is no longer pink, 10 to 15 minutes. Drain water, shred chicken with 2 forks, and set aside.
• While chicken is boiling, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook lasagna noodles in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain and lay noodles in a single, flat layer on a paper towel to dry.
• Heat butter in a small saute pan over medium-high heat. Saute onion and garlic in the hot butter just until onion is translucent, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Mix shredded chicken, onion-garlic mixture, 1 cup spaghetti sauce, ricotta cheese, 1/2 of the Parmesan cheese, and Italian seasoning together in a large bowl.
• Mix remaining spaghetti sauce and remaining Parmesan cheese together in another bowl. Spread a thin layer on the bottom of a glass 9x13-inch baking dish. Layer 3 lasagna noodles, spread chicken mixture on top, then add another thin layer of the sauce mixture. Repeat, leaving a final layer of noodles on top. Top with remaining sauce. Sprinkle mozzarella and Cheddar cheese on top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until heated through and cheese bubbles, about 45 minutes.

CHEESY CHICKEN LASAGNA

Steps:

• Cook noodles according to package directions; drain. In a large saucepan, combine soup and milk. Cook and stir over low heat until blended. Remove from the heat; stir in vegetables and chicken. , In a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish, layer three noodles, a third of the soup mixture and six cheese slices. Repeat layers twice., Cover and bake at 350° for 30 minutes. Uncover; bake 5-10 minutes longer or until bubbly. Let stand for 15 minutes before cutting.

CHEESY CHICKEN-TORTILLA LASAGNA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. Spread 2 tablespoons of the enchilada sauce in bottom of baking dish.
• In medium bowl, mix tomatoes, chicken, onions and beans. In another medium bowl, mix remaining enchilada sauce and the veggie dip until well blended.
• Arrange 8 tortilla pieces over sauce in dish, overlapping as necessary. Spoon half of the chicken mixture over tortillas; sprinkle with 1/2 cup of the cheese. Spoon half of the sauce mixture over cheese. Repeat layers once, reserving 1/2 cup cheese.
• Cover with foil. Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until hot. Sprinkle with reserved 1/2 cup cheese. Bake uncovered about 5 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. Let stand 5 minutes before serving. Sprinkle with olives and cilantro.

CHEESY MEXICAN CHICKEN LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Brush the inside of an 8-inch square baking dish with oil.
• Toss the chicken with 1/2 teaspoon salt in a medium bowl. Heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and cook, undisturbed, until it begins to brown in spots, about 2 minutes. Add the poblanos, tomatoes and 1/2 teaspoon salt and cook, stirring frequently, until the chicken is cooked through, the peppers are crisp-tender and the tomatoes are saucy, 5 to 6 minutes. Remove the skillet from the heat and stir in the garlic. Transfer the chicken, vegetables and juices to a medium bowl to cool.
• Wipe out the skillet, add enough oil to just cover the bottom and heat over medium heat. Once the oil begins to shimmer, add 3 of the tortillas and fry until they are hot but still pale, about 10 seconds per side. Remove the tortillas to a baking sheet and sprinkle with salt. Fry the remaining tortillas in batches of 3, adding and heating oil as needed between batches.
• Cover the bottom of the prepared baking dish with 4 overlapping tortillas. Top with half the chicken-poblano mixture, sprinkle with 1 cup of the Mexican cheese blend and 1/4 cup of the Parmesan and dollop with 1/4 cup of the sour cream. Top with 4 more overlapping tortillas, the remaining chicken-poblano mixture, 1 cup of the remaining Mexican cheese blend and the remaining 1/4 cup each of Parmesan and sour cream. Top with the remaining tortillas and 1 1/2 cups Mexican cheese blend.
• Cover the dish loosely with foil and bake until the lasagna is hot and the cheese is melted, about 25 minutes. Remove the foil and bake for 5 minutes more. Let rest for a few minutes. Cut into 4 squares, place on 4 serving plates and divide the romaine and radishes among the plates.

MAKE-AHEAD CHEESY BARBECUE CHICKEN LASAGNA ROLL-UPS

Steps:

• In 5-quart Dutch oven, cook lasagna noodles as directed on package. Drain; rinse with hot water. Drain well.
• In large bowl, beat cream cheese, 2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese and the Cajun seasoning with electric mixer on medium speed until blended. On low speed, add eggs one at a time, beating after each addition. Stir in chicken and finely chopped green onions. Spread slightly less than 1/3 cup chicken mixture along center of each cooked lasagna noodle to within 1 inch of one short end. Roll up firmly toward unfilled end. Line 15x10x1-inch pan with foil. Place roll-ups seam side down in pan; cover loosely with foil. Freeze about 30 minutes or until firm.
• Place frozen rolls in two labeled 1-gallon freezer bags. Freeze up to 3 months.
• To bake 16 lasagna roll-ups, spray two 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dishes with cooking spray. Remove roll-ups from freezer bag; place 8 in each baking dish. Cover with foil; thaw in refrigerator at least 8 hours but no longer than 24 hours.
• Heat oven to 350°F. Pour 1 cup barbecue sauce over and around roll-ups in each baking dish. Cover tightly with foil; bake 40 to 50 minutes or until hot and bubbly. Remove foil; sprinkle each dish with 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese. Bake uncovered 3 to 5 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. Sprinkle with green onion greens. Let stand 5 minutes before serving. Drizzle with ranch dressing.

NO-BOIL-THE-NOODLES CHEESY CHICKEN LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• In mixing bowl, stir together the sour cream, cream of chicken soup, and cottage cheese.
• Spray cooking oil spray into bottom of deep lasagna pan.
• Pour all of the chicken broth into the lasagna pan.
• Place 5-6 uncooked lasagna noodles on bottom of lasagna pan (in the chicken broth), making sure they lie flat (even if you have to break off the corners of the noodles).
• Spread 1/3 of the sour cream/soup/cottage cheese mixture over the noodles.
• Sprinkle 1/3 cooked cubed chicken and mushrooms (and spinach if using) over noodles, followed by 1 cup grated mozzarella.
• Repeat layers so you end up with 3 layers, gently pushing each layer down to pack it in and to lie as flat as possible.
• Top final mozzarella layer with grated Co-Jack or Colby cheese and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
• Cover dish with foil and bake at 375 degrees for 60 minutes.
• Uncover dish and bake an additional 10 minutes to lightly brown the top layer of cheese.
• Let dish stand for 10 minutes before cutting.

BUFFALO CHEESY CHICKEN LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a lasagna pan.
• In a large bowl combine the chicken, spaghetti sauce, hot sauce, vinegar, water, garlic powder, onion, bell pepper and mushrooms; mix well and set aside. In a medium bowl, mix together the egg beat and ricotta cheese.
• Spread 1 cup of the chicken/spaghetti mixture in the bottom of the prepared pan. Layer with lasagna noodles, then another 1 1/2 cups of the chicken mixture. Spread 1/2 of the ricotta/egg mixture over all, then top with 1/2 of the mozzarella cheese. Add another layer of noodles, 1 1/2 cups chicken mixture, remaining ricotta mixture and remaining mozzarella. Top with one last layer of noodles and remaining chicken mixture.
• Cover pan and bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 70 minutes. Remove cover, sprinkle with crumbled blue cheese and bake uncovered for another 5 minutes.
• Remove from oven, cover and let stand for about 15 to 20 minutes before serving.

EASY, CHEESY CHICKEN & POTATO LASAGNA

Steps:

• For the sauce: In a large stockpot, combine the alfredo sauce, diced tomatoes, sun-dried tomatoes, bell pepper, onion, garlic, water, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat, cover and simmer for 1 hour.
• Crumble the ground chicken in a saucepan. Cook until no pink remains. Add the chicken to the stockpot. Simmer for another 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, cook the lasagna noodles according to package directions. Drain and set aside.
• Cook the mashed potatoes according to package directions. Stir in butter and sour cream.
• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• To assemble, place a thin layer of sauce in the bottom of a 9x13" baking pan. Layer 1/3 of each, noodles, potatoes, Mozarella, Swiss and Cheddar cheeses. Crumble small pieces of goat cheese and dot over other cheeses. Add another layer of sauce. Repeat layers 2 more times, ending with cheeses. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until cheese is melted and bubbly.

CREAMY WHITE CHEESY CHICKEN LASAGNA

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bring large pot of salted water to boil. Cook lasagna noodles 8-10 minutes. Drain and rinse with cold water.
• 2. Meanwhile melt butter in saucepan over medium heat. Cook onion and garlic in butter until tender stirring frequently. Stir in flour and salt, simmer until bubbly.
• 3. Mix in the broth and milk, and boil stirring constantly for 1 minute. Stir in 2 cups of mozzarella cheese and 1/2 cup parmesan. season with basil, oregano and pepper. Remove from heat, set aside. Mix together the ricotta cheese and the soup. set aside.
• 4. Spread 1/3 of sauce mixture on bottom of 9x13 inch baking dish. Layer with 1/3 of noodles, all of the ricotta/soup mixture, and all of the chicken. Arrange 1/3 of the noodles over the chicken and layer 1/4 of the sauce mixture, the spinach, and the remaining 2 cups of mozzarella cheese.
• 5. Arrange remaining noodles over cheese and spread remaining sauce evenly over noodles. Sprinkle with parsley and 1/4 cup parmesan cheese (optional). Bake 35-40 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes before cutting.

CHEESY CHICKEN TACO LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Combine chicken and taco seasoning in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir until chicken is no longer pink, about 5 minutes. Add 1 1/2 packages cheese and 3/4 jar salsa. Mix thoroughly and set aside to cool.
• Spread 1/2 jar salsa in a 9x13-inch baking dish. Cover salsa with 6 corn tortillas. Spoon refried beans on top. Cover beans with 1/2 package cheese. Add a layer of 6 corn tortillas. Spread chicken mixture evenly on top. Add the last 6 corn tortillas. Spread 1 jar salsa on top. Sprinkle remaining 2 packages cheese on top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted and filling is hot and bubbly, 30 to 45 minutes.

CHEESY SLOW-COOKER CHICKEN LASAGNA

Steps:

• Brown chicken in large skillet; drain. Return chicken to skillet. Stir in ricotta and seasoning.
• Combine pasta sauce and water. Spread about 1/2 cup onto bottom of slow cooker sprayed with cooking spray. Top with 1/4 of the chicken mixture and 2 noodles, broken to fit; cover with layers of 1/4 each of the remaining sauce mixture, Parmesan and mozzarella. Repeat layers of chicken mixture, noodles, pasta sauce and cheeses 3 times; cover with lid.
• Cook on LOW 4 to 4-1/2 hours (or on HIGH 2 to 2-1/2 hours).

CHEESY CHICKEN AND SPINACH LASAGNA

Steps:

• Melt butter in 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Cook chicken in butter 3 to 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until golden brown.
• Stir in Sauce Mix, hot water and 1 cup milk. Heat to boiling, stirring occasionally. Stir in uncooked Pasta; heat to boiling. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in spinach and tomato. Remove from heat.
• Stir Supreme Topping Mix and 1/4 cup milk about 30 seconds or until almost smooth. Stir chicken mixture; pour cheese mixture evenly over chicken mixture. Let stand uncovered about 5 minutes or until sauce is as thick as you'd like (sauce will thicken as it stands).

DELICIOUS CHEESY CHICKEN LASAGNA

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease a 13 x 9-inch baking dish.
• For the sauce; in a skillet melt butter over medium heat.
• Add in onion and saute for about 5 minutes, adding in the garlic the last 2 minutes.
• Stir in the undiluted cream of chicken soup, alfredo sauce, pimientos with juice, mushrooms, white wine and basil; simmer over low heat for about 15-20 minutes.
• Season the sauce with salt and pepper to taste (you can prepare the sauce well in advance if desired).
• Set about 1 cup of the sauce aside for the top of the noodles (if doubled the sauce then set aside 2 cups).
• For filling mixture; In a bowl mix together the drained chopped spinach, cottage cheese, ricotta, garlic powder, Parmesan cheese, egg, and mozzarella cheese (if using) season the mixture with salt and pepper.
• Place 3 cooked lasagna noodles in the bottom of the prepared baking dish.
• Layer with HALF of the sauce (not the 1 cup of reserved sauce, that will go on top of the casserole).
• Then half of the spinach mixture and then HALF the chicken, then about 1 cup of cheddar cheese (you can use more cheese if desired).
• Place 3 lasagna noodles on top of the cheddar cheese then repeat the procedure.
• Top with the 3 remaining noodles and the reserved 1 cup of sauce.
• At this point you can cover and refrigerate for up to 1 day.
• Bake covered for about 45 minutes, uncovered and sprinkle with about 1 cup cheddar cheese.
• Return to oven and bake uncovered for another 10 minutes.

JULIE'S CHEESY CHICKEN LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook lasagna noodles in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain.
• Combine chicken, milk, ranch dressing mix, and black pepper in a skillet; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until sauce is reduced and thickened, about 20 minutes.
• Layer 4 lasagna noodles in the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Spread 1/2 the sauce over noodles. Sprinkle 1/2 the Cheddar cheese and 1/2 the mozzarella cheese over sauce. Repeat layering with remaining ingredients.
• Bake in the preheated oven until bubbling and cheeses are slightly browned, 30 to 40 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes before cutting.

EASY CHEESY CHICKEN LASAGNA

Steps:

• 1. Blend soups, sour cream, milk, and parmesan cheese. Fold in chicken and vegatables.
• 2. pour 1/4 of chicken mixture into the bottom of a greased 9x13 baking dish. Top with 3 of the cooked noodles.
• 3. Spread 1/3 of the remaining chicken mixture over noodles, sprinkle with 1/3 of the shredded cheese. Repeat layers two more times but reserve the last portion of shredded cheese.
• 4. Cover with foil and bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.
• 5. Remove from oven and remove foil. Sprinkle with reserved shredded cheese. Continue baking, uncovered, for 15 minutes, until cheese is melted and lightly browned. Let stand for 15 min. before cutting and serving.

CHEESY CHICKEN TORTILLA LASAGNA

Steps:

• 1. Spray 13 x 9 glass baking dish with cooking spray 2. Spread 2 tbsp of enchilada sauce in bottom of dish 3. Mix tomatoes, chicken, onions and beans in a bowl. 4. Mix remaining enchilada sauce and dip until well blended 5. Arrange 8 tortilla pieces over sauce in dish, overlapping as necessary. 6. Spoon half of the chicken mixture over tortillas. Sprinkle with half of the cheese. Spoon half of the asuce mixture over the cheese. 7. Repeat layers, reserving 1/2 cup cheese 8. Cover with foil. Bake 40-45 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake uncovered about 5 minutes longer or until cheese is melted 9. Let set five minutes before cutting. sprinkle with cilantro

CHEESY CHICKEN RANCH LASAGNA

Steps:

• 1. In a 3 quart saucepan, on low heat, combine evaporated milk, ranch dressing mix and pepper. Stir until dry ingredients are dissolved. Simmer uncovered about 25 minutes. Stir frequently. Sauce will thicken slightly.
• 2. Layer half the lasagna noodles, chicken sauce, and cheese in a well greased 9 X 13 in. pan. Repeat layers.
• 3. Bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes, until bubbly. Let rest about 10 minutes before serving.
• 4. If desired, garnish with chopped parsley and grated parmesan cheese.

CHEESY BUFFALO CHICKEN LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 F and grease a 9x13" baking dish
• Mix together cream cheese, 3 cups of colby-jack, ranch seasoning, buffalo sauce and milk until well combined. Fold in chopped bacon if desired.
• Spread 1/4 of the cream cheese mixture on the bottom of the prepared pan.
• Cover with a layer of noodles, overlapping the edges to form a solid layer of pasta.
• Repeat layering with 1/4 of the cream cheese mixture, shredded chicken, noodles, cream cheese mixture, shredded chicken, noodles and the rest of the cream cheese mixture. Sprinkle with remaining shredded cheese and then cover with foil.
• Bake for 45 minutes and then remove the foil. Return to the oven for another 10 minutes or until cheese is all melted and the lasagna is bubbly.
• Rest for about 10 minutes before serving. Garnish with desired toppings.

CHEESY CHICKEN LASAGNA

Steps:

• Cook the chicken and noodles first at the same time. Once noodles are done-rinse in cold water and set aside (it keeps them from sticking together).
• Combine evaporated milk (don't use fat-free version) and Ranch dressing in a 3 quart heavy saucepan. Heat over low heat, stirring frequently until dry ingredients are dissolved. Stir in chicken and pepper. Simmer, uncovered, 25 minutes (don't do any less), stirring frequently.
• Layer half of lasagna noodles, poultry sauce, and cheese in well-buttered 9×13 pan. Repeat layers again.
• Bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes or until hot and bubbly. Let rest 10 minutes before serving.