It’s officially cold and wet here in Ohio.
What does that mean to me?
Comfort food. 
Fortunately, comfort food doesn’t always have to equal high fat and calories. Check out this lasagna recipe that calls for chicken and spinach! 
Chicken Lasagna
Modified from this recipe
Serves 5-6
Note: This meal takes about 2 hours from start to finish to prepare. Don’t make on a night when you are short for time! 
Ingredients:
- 3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 2 tsp olive oil
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 1 tsp minced garlic
- ½ of a 10 oz. bag of fresh spinach (you could probably use a whole bag, but I didn’t want to scare Brandon with too much green)
- 1 (8 oz) package low fat cream cheese, softened
- 3 cups shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese, divided
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp pepper
- 1.5 tbsp Italian seasoning
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- 1 (24 oz) jar spaghetti sauce
- 9 oven-ready lasagna noodles
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- Put chicken breasts in a large pot. Fill pot with enough water to cover the chicken.
- Bring pot to a boil, then turn down to medium heat. Let chicken cook in the water for 20-30 minutes, until no longer pink and juices run clear.
- In the meantime, heat olive oil over medium-high heat. Sauté onion and garlic for a few minutes. After onion is softened, add spinach and continue cooking for another couple of minutes, until spinach is wilted.
- Once chicken is cooked, remove chicken from pot and place in a large bowl. Shred chicken with two forks.
- Add the following to the shredded chicken: cream cheese, 2 cups mozzarella cheese, onion/spinach mixture, salt, pepper, Italian seasoning, and garlic powder. Mix together.
- In a 9×13 baking dish, spread ¼ of the spaghetti sauce onto the bottom of the pan. Place 3 of the lasagna noodles on top of the sauce. Spread ½ of the chicken mixture onto the noodles.
- Continue with the layers: ¼ sauce, 3 noodles, ½ chicken mixture, ¼ sauce, 3 noodles, and finally ¼ sauce. Sprinkle a little mozzarella cheese on top (you’ll add more later). Note: Make sure that you cover the top layer of lasagna noodles completely with sauce. Otherwise, they may dry out in the oven!
- Cover entire baking dish with 2 layers of foil. Bake for 50-60 minutes, or until noodles are fork tender.
- Remove foil (but keep it for the final step) and add remaining mozzarella cheese. Bake another 10 minutes, until cheese is melted and bubbly.
- When the lasagna comes out of the oven, put the foil back on and let the lasagna sit for about 10 minutes. This step helps soften the top noodles, and it helps “set” the lasagna so that when you cut it, it doesn’t fall apart (I learned my lesson on that one!
). - Serve and enjoy!
This meal was so super flavorful. Seriously. The onion, garlic, and spices made all the difference.
Brandon had a tough time with the concept of “chicken lasagna” initially. In his mind, lasagna = ground beef. But after a couple of bites, he was a believer.
He even gave this meal an “A” grade, while I was pretty excited about. An “A” grade means that I can make this again very soon, and we’ll both be happy!
Question for ya …
What’s one of your favorite comfort foods?
Ever had a chicken lasagna?
Brandon approved = Will approved! (Or at least I think… haha)
I need to find some wheat free lasagna noodles so I can make some. It’s one of my favorite childhood foods but has disappeared from my life
Brittany @ Itty Bits of Balance recently posted..25 Days of Thanks
Aww I’m so sorry about your wheat intolerance.
That would drive me bonkers!
This sounds awesome! I’ve never even thought of using chicken in lasagna, but I love the idea. I’ve tried to make a veggie lasagna before, but the hubs wasn’t too thrilled that it didn’t have meat in it. Chicken solves the problem – I love chicken, and he can’t complain about the “no meat”!
Haha exactly!
Win-win!
ooooohhh, i like this concept. i’ve made a spinach pesto type lasagna before and that was pretty good, but i think i will definitely give this one a whirl!
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Yum that lasagna looks delicious! I love comfort food. My go-to meal is always macaroni & cheese!
Pamela recently posted..Jersey Girl
Mmm sounds and LOOKS amazing! I love lasagna when it starts to get chilly outside.
Katie recently posted..December by the Numbers Challenge
YUUMMM I like the idea of chicken in my lasagna!
Definitely gonna give this one a try. But 2 hours in the kitchen sounds painful. You know I like the quick and easy ones!
I made your Chicken taco soup last night in the crock pot while I was asleep, it turned out AMAZING, everyone in my office loved it too!! Thanks for the great ideas and yummy recipes.
Becky @ Fit Chick on the FLy recently posted..Turkey Day Butt Kickin & Canes Game
Yay! So glad you liked it. And the chicken lasagna doesn’t actually require you to be in the kitchen that long … you just have to go in and out haha. It just takes a while to bring it all together, because it’s in the oven for sooo long!
i LOVE chicken lasagna, but i’ve never made it! this sounds like an awesome recipe
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That looks delish! I’m definitely going to make it soon. Chilly weather comfort food for us is usually chili or some type of cheesy italian food.
natalie @ southern fit foodie recently posted..MIA and Thanksgiving
This looks delish!
This looks yummy. Thanks for the time factor warning. Wheat intolerances stink. My mil is gluten free and diabetic. I have no idea what I can cook anymore if they come over.
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Ooh that does stink! What a challenge!
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