Bongtaste : Chicken Lasagne

Lasange' are wide ,flat shaped pasta, originated in Italy. It is one of the most popular main course in Italian cuisine. I made chicken lasagne ,as my kid love chicken in any form.You can replace chicken with lamb or beef.For vegetarian ,you can replace chicken with paneer, tofu or mushroom.
This Chicken Lasagne is really tasty.The combinations of chicken sauce and Bechamel sauce are really delicious and flavourful. Adding Parmesan on top can make this dish a show stopper of your dinner party.
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Author - Moumita
Preparation Time - 30 Minutes
Cooking Time - 2 hours
Servings -6
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Ingredients

Lasagna noodles-10
Chicken Sauce- 3/4 cup
Bachamel Sauce-1 cup
Oilve oil or butter-1/2 teaspoon (for greasing )
Permesan cheese -1 cup (grated)

Ingredients For Making Chicken Sauce
Ground chicken -500 grams
Olive oil-2 tablespoons
Large Onion - 1
carrots, finely chopped
Celery sticks-2 (Chopped )
Garlic-4 cloves minced
Tomato puree-1/4 cup
Tomato paste-3 teaspoon
Sugar-1 teaspoon
Oregano-1:teaspoon
Basil leaves-4 chopped (or 1 tsp dry basil)
Vinegar -3 tablespoons
Freshly ground black pepper- 1 teaspoon

Ingredients For Making Bechamel Sauce
Butter-1/2 cup
Flour- 1/4 cup
Milk-3/4 cup
Nutmeg-1/2 teaspoon
Salt to taste
Freshly ground black pepper-1/2 teaspoon

Method Of Making Chicken Sauce

In a large pan heat oil over medium high heat. Add onion,garlic and celery over medium heat until softened, stirring constantly.

Add ground chicken and cook until it changes its color.

Add tomato paste, tomato puree, vinegar sugar, oregano, basil, salt and pepper to taste. Cover, bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer for about 1/2 hours.Remove from heat and set aside.

Method Of Making Bechamel Sauce

In a medium sauce pan, melt the butter over medium-low heat. Add the flour and stir until smooth, for about 1 minute, until bubbling. Remove from heat and add milk gradually ,stir until mixture is smooth.

Return to heat and stir constantly until the sauce boils and begin to thicken. Add nutmeg, salt and pepper and set aside until ready to use. Give it a stir from time to time.

How To Cook Lasagne Sheets
Some complany sell ready to use lasange sheet which do not require preboiling, if your lasagne sheets require precooking follow the instructions of ppacket or the following instructions of boiling lasagne sheets.

Filled 2/3 portion of a big vessel with water,add a pinch of salt and oil.When the water starts boiling, add lasagne noodles and let them cook according to the time on box or 10 -15 minutes.Stir occasionally. When lasgne sheets are done,drain the water and keep aside the sheets to cool.

Assemble Lasagne

Preheat oven to 350 F or 180C.

Grease a lasagna dish with olive oil or melted butter.

Spread a layer of chicken sauce over the bottom of the baking dish. Spread a 1/4 cup of Bechamel . Place a single layer of noodles over top and press gently. Depending on noodles size might be used 3 to 4 noodles per layer. Repeat spreading half of the remained chicken sauce over the noodles. Spread 1/4 cup of Bechamel sauce on top. Add a new layer of noodles, pressing gently. Spread the remained chicken sauce,1/4 cup of Bechamel and add the last layer of noodles

Top the last layer of noodles with the remaining Bechamel sauce and sprinkle the freshly grated Parmesan over the top. Cover with aluminum foil making sure it doesn't touch the surface.

Cook for about 25 minutes covered with foil, and another 25 minutes without.

Set aside for about 15 minutes before serving. Serve alongside some toasted bread.

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