Chicken & ham lasagne

Freezable family recipe for 6 - 8 people, takes only 50 mins; recipe has boneless skinless chicken breast, onion, bay leaf, white wine, butter, plain flour, semi-skimmed milk, ham, spinach, lasagne, mozzarella and parmesan.

Chicken & ham lasagne

Chicken & ham lasagne

Recipe by Chef Soomro Course: Freezable family
Servings

6 - 8

servings
Prep time

20 mins

Ingredients

  • Parmesan: 25g parmesan, finely grated
  • Onion: 1/2 medium onion, sliced
  • Butter: 100g butter
  • Bay Leaf: 2 bay leaves
  • Mozzarella: 200g ready-grated mozzarella
  • Ham: 140g sliced smoked ham, cut into strips
  • Plain Flour: 100g plain flour
  • White Wine: 200ml white wine
  • Spinach: 200g young spinach leaves
  • Semi Skimmed Milk: 500ml semi-skimmed milk
  • Lasagne: 225g no pre-cook dried lasagne sheets (about 20 sheets)
  • Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast: 6 boneless skinless chicken breasts (around 700g)

Directions

  1. Put the chicken breasts in a medium saucepan with the onion, bay leaves and wine. Pour over just enough water to cover, around 200ml. Put a lid on top and bring to a gentle simmer. Poach gently for 15 mins or until the chicken is just cooked. Transfer the chicken to a board and strain the liquid into a jug.
  2. Melt the butter in a large non-stick saucepan over a medium heat. Stir in the flour with a wooden spoon and cook for about a minute. Gradually add the milk, a little at a time, stirring well between each addition to ensure the sauce stays smooth. Once all the milk has been added, stir in the reserved cooking liquid and continue cooking for a further 2-3 mins. Adjust the seasoning to taste. Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6.
  3. Cut the chicken into small chunks and stir into the saucepan. Add the ham and spinach and cook until the spinach has wilted. Spoon a third of the chicken mixture into the base of a 3-litre lasagne dish (about 26 x 18cm). Top with a third of the lasagne sheets. Repeat the layers twice more, ending with lasagne. Scatter the mozzarella and Parmesan on top and season with black pepper. Can be frozen at this stage (see below). Bake for about 25 mins or until the lasagne is tender, the topping is well browned and the filling hot.