Garlic Chicken Parmesan Pasta Bake

An easy dish to adapt using ingredients often on hand. Use a rotisserie chicken, left-over cooked chicken or turkey. You could even use shrimp, asparagus or make it vegetarian.  A little drizzle of Olive Us Truffle oil when serving is deliciously decadent too!
Ingredients for lasagna:

10-15 no-boil lasagna noodles

3 cups cooked, shredded chicken (i.e. – rotisserie chicken)

3/4 cup (12 oz) frozen peas

1/2  cup Parmesan or Grana Padano cheese, grated

1/2  cup Swiss cheese, grated

1 cup water

1/4  cup seasoned breadcrumbs

Optional: Fresh herbs for topping (i.e. – parsley, thyme, etc)

Ingredients for sauce:

6 Tablespoons Olive Us Butter infused olive oil

1 1/2 Tablespoons minced garlic

6 Tablespoons flour

1/2  teaspoon poultry seasoning

3/4 teaspoon sea salt

5 cups milk

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Thoroughly grease a 9×13 pan.

Sauce: Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium high heat. Add the garlic and sauté until fragrant, stirring continuously to avoid burning. Add the flour, poultry seasoning, and salt. Whisk and cook for 1-2 minutes. Add the milk, one cup at a time, whisking after each addition & let it thicken slightly each time before adding the next cup. When the sauce is smooth and thick, remove from heat and set aside.

Lasagna: Cover the bottom of the pan with about 4-5 broken lasagna noodles, half of the chicken, half of the peas, 1/4 cup Parmesan, 1/3 cup water, and 1½ cups sauce. Repeat this layer once more. Top with a layer of broken noodles, 1/3 cup water, 1½ cups sauce, and 1/2 cup Swiss cheese. Cover with foil and bake for 40 minutes.

Remove dish from oven & remove the foil, sprinkle evenly with breadcrumbs, & bake 5-10 minutes more until the top is bubbly & golden brown. Sprinkle with fresh herbs if desired. Let stand 10 minutes or more before cutting and serving.

 

Adapted from recipe by pinch of yum

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