Recipe of the day: Creamy chicken lasagna

Oven-grilled and baked dishes are the best recipes to recreate during the week because they are the easiest and quickest meals to prepare for yourself and the family.

This yummy and flavourful creamy chicken lasagna recipe is the perfect comforting meal to recreate after a stressful and tiresome busy weekday.

Enjoy this delicious recipe with your favourite fresh, quick and easy-to-make side salads to make it a more wholesome and filling midweek dish.

Chicken lasagna

Ingredients

• 12 uncooked lasagna noodles
• 1 tablespoon butter or margarine
• 3/4 cup chopped green bell pepper
• 3/4 cup chopped onions
• 1/3 cup milk
• 2 cans condensed cream of chicken soup
• 1/2 teaspoon dried basil leaves
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 container small-curd cottage cheese
• 3 cups diced cooked chicken
• 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese

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Instructions

1. Heat oven to 178°C. Spray bottom and sides of a glass baking dish with cooking spray. Cook and drain noodles as directed on package.
2. Meanwhile, in 2-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium-high heat. Cook bell pepper and onions in butter, stirring occasionally, until crisp-tender; remove from heat. Stir in milk, soup, basil and pepper.
3. Place 4 noodles in baking dish. Top with about 1 cup of the soup mixture, half of the cottage cheese, one-and-a-half cups of the chicken, 2/3 cup mozzarella cheese and 1/3 cup Cheddar cheese. Repeat layers once, starting with noodles. Place remaining 4 noodles over top. Top with remaining soup mixture, mozzarella cheese and cheddar cheese. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese over top.
4. Bake uncovered 50 to 55 minutes or until bubbly and hot in centre. Let stand 15 minutes before cutting.

This recipe was found on bettycrocker.com