October 28, 2013


I've had a couple of friends in the last several weeks make pans of lasagna and it made me start craving it I just didn't wanna go to all the trouble :)  I have in the past made lasagna roll-ups and they are just as tasty as the big ole pan.  This recipe came from
 www.cookingclassy.com 

                                  Creamy White Chicken Lasagna Roll-Ups

9 lasagna noodles
2 c. boneless, skinless chicken, cooked
8 oz. shredded Mozzarella cheese, divided (2 c.)
1 oz. finely shredded Parmesan (1/4 c.)
1 oz. finely shredded Romano (1/4 c.)
1/4 c. chopped fresh parsley
2 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened
1 c. milk
1 1/2 tsp. dried basil
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1/2 tsp. onion powder
Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste

Preheat oven to 350.  Prepare noodles according to package, drain and align noodles in a single layer on a large sheet of wax paper.
In a mixing bowl toss together shredded chicken, 1c. Mozzarella cheese, Parmesan cheese, Romano cheese and 3 Tbls. fresh parsley, set aside.
In a separate mixing bowl using an electric mixer set on low speed, blend cream cheese until smooth, then mix in the milk, dried basil, garlic powder, onion powder and season with salt and pepper to taste.  Pour half of the cream cheese mixture into the chicken mixture and toss to evenly coat, reserve remaining cream cheese mixture.
Spread 1/3 c. of the chicken mixture into an even layer along the length of each cooked noodle then roll noodles to the opposite end.  Spread 1/4 of the remaining cream cheese mixture along the bottom of a 9x9 inch dish.  Align pasta snugly and side by side in baking dish - 3 rows of 3.  Cover each lasagna roll evenly with remaining cream cheese mixture, being sure to cover tops of pasta entirely so, they don't dry while baking.  Sprinkle tops with remaining 1 c. Mozzarella cheese.  Bake 25-30 minutes until heated through and cheese has melted.  Sprinkle evenly with remaining 1 Tbls. chopped fresh parsley.  Serve warm.

 

My note:  They only thing I did different was use an Italian cheese blend and that was it.  This was very tasty and was even better as leftovers which we had the next night it had been a long week.  Enjoy!!!!!!!