Welcome back to What’s Cookin’ Wednesday! I ran across this recipe the other day and can’t wait to try it! This is definitely something that you can make to “wow” your friends and family with! It uses a rotisserie chicken from your local grocery stores that I love so much. We pick up one of these chickens at least a couple times a month. They are always so delicious and helps save tons of cooking time! Something else that is great about this dish is that it freezes well, so you can easily make a batch or two and freeze it until you are ready to cook it!
Freeze-Ahead Chicken & Artichoke Lasagna
Recipe Courtesy: Whole Foods Market
Printable Version: Freeze-Ahead Chicken & Artichoke Lasagna
Ingredients:
1 rotisserie chicken
1 (14-ounce) can artichoke hearts in water, drained and chopped
1 (15-ounce) container (2 cups) ricotta cheese
1 large egg
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 (28-ounce) jar tomato sauce
8 ounces no boil lasagna noodles (half a box)
1 (12-ounce) bag shredded mozzarella
1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
Directions:
Remove wings and drumsticks from chicken and set aside for another use, such as lunch. Discard skin; pull meat from breast and thighs and chop it. Combine in a bowl with chopped artichokes. In another bowl, stir together ricotta, egg and salt.
In a 9 x 13-inch baking dish, pour in a thin layer of tomato sauce and top with a layer of noodles. Cover with half the ricotta and sprinkle with some mozzarella. Top with another layer of noodles, a thin layer of sauce and the chicken-artichoke mixture. Layer noodles, more sauce and remaining ricotta on top, and sprinkle with cheese. Put a final layer of noodles on top, spread with remaining sauce, and sprinkle with remaining mozzarella and Parmesan. Cover with plastic wrap, seal tightly with foil, and freeze up to 2 months.
To bake, remove foil, discard plastic and re-cover with foil. Bake at 400°F until bubbling, 1 to 1 3 hours. Remove foil, raise heat to 450°F and bake until browned, about 10 minutes more. Let cool 10 to 15 minutes before slicing and serving.
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Looks interesting – please let me know how it turns out! Also heard rave reviews from some mutual friends on your cooking!
We had this for dinner last night and it was amazing. We wanted to eat it right away so there was no freezing involved. I baked it at 400 degrees for about 30-35 minutes. YUMMY!