Creamy Chicken Lasagna

This Creamy Chicken Lasagna recipe is brimming with layers of juicy chicken, tender noodles, and velvety homemade white sauce with plenty of gooey, melty cheese. It’s the ultimate comfort food that’s make-ahead friendly!

Why You’ll Love This White Chicken Lasagna

This creamy chicken lasagna is a fun twist on traditional lasagna that’s just as comforting. Here’s why we love it:

• Use up leftover chicken. If you have a rotisserie chicken on hand, or chicken breasts from last night’s dinner kicking around the fridge, this lasagna is a wonderful way to use it. The rest of the ingredients are simple, too, so there’s a good chance they’re already in the pantry!
• Full of flavor. This lasagna is literally layer upon layer of hearty flavor. It has juicy chicken, seasoned cheese filling, plus a rich, buttery white sauce in between layers of tender noodles beneath golden, melty cheese.
• Make-ahead friendly. This chicken lasagna is easy to make ahead and stow away for last-minute freezer meals.

If you’re in the mood for more cozy casseroles, don’t miss my round up of 10 easy chicken casseroles! This chicken noodle casserole is one of my all-time favorites and if you want to switch things up a bit, I also love mostaccioli and cheesy chili mac casserole.

Ingredients You’ll Need

Below is a short overview of the ingredients you’ll need to make your chicken lasagna. Be sure to scroll to the recipe card below the post for the full ingredient details and amounts.

• Lasagna Noodles: You’ll need 16 lasagna pasta sheets in total.
• Chicken: This recipe is a great way to use up leftover cooked Chicken Breast. Alternatively, you can purchase a ready-cooked rotisserie chicken, or make shredded chicken at home.
• Spinach: I love including chopped fresh spinach in my lasagna, for extra nutrition and a pop of green.
• Cheese: This lasagna recipe combines ricotta and mozzarella for the cheese filling. Set aside additional mozzarella for sprinkling over top of the final layer.
• Egg: Adding an egg to the filling layer helps to bind the ingredients, for more stable slices.
• Seasonings: I mix Italian seasoning, garlic powder, salt, and pepper into the cheese for even more flavor.

For the Cream Sauce

• Butter: Because every good cream sauce starts with butter.
• Shallot and Garlic: You can also use finely diced white or yellow onion in place of shallots, along with garlic for aromatics.
• Flour: You’ll stir a bit of all-purpose flour into the butter for a roux, which acts as the base and thickener for the sauce.
• Chicken Broth: Use low-sodium chicken broth or Homemade Chicken Stock.
• Half and Half: Or heavy cream, to add richness to the white sauce.
• Cream Cheese: I recommend using the type of cream cheese that comes in blocks, brought to room temperature before you start. Cut it into cubes so that melts easily into the other sauce ingredients.
• Parmesan: No white sauce is complete without parmesan cheese. Freshly grated is best, but the regular pre-grated kind is fine, too.
• Salt and Pepper

How to Make Chicken Lasagna

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