This week has been/is an extremely busy week for me, and it's only half over. I had appointments to go to yesterday and again today. Today's took longer than I had hoped/planned on, and as a result I missed out on the opportunity to have breakfast with a friend from High School and her kiddos. She called me this morning to let me know she was going to be in town for an appointment and we thought we might be able to meet up if our schedules would work out...unfortunately it didn't...mine went longer and her kiddos just couldn't wait! Sorry N. hopefully it will work in the future!!! I was able to meet up with my Mom and oldest niece F. at Breton Village though, and that was really nice. Gramma took F. to Pooh's Corner Bookstore as a nice surprise and I was able to surprise my niece there! She came running up to me with a Princess Book in hand and said, "Aunt Melissa, I'm so happy to see you!" That just made my day...well that and the HUGE hug that she gave me! We sat and read Cinderella and another one about Princesses while Gramma perused the bookstore. Then it was time for them to leave to go and pick up W. from school, and I was able to meet up with my cousin V. and have a nice lunch at the Cherie Inn on Cherry Street in GR. Thanks for hanging out today V., it was great to catch-up!!! LOVE spending time with my family!
The recipe that I'm going to share is what I made for supper last night! It received rave reviews from Brother J., and I will definitely make it again! It is a Lasagna...and for those that know me well, you know that I don't praticularly care for lasagna. But this one is different, it doesn't use and Ricotta/Cottage Cheese and it has Chicken instead of Beef in it. I will post the recipe as it is and then tell you what I added to it. You know that I RARELY follow a recipe exactly!
CREAMY CHICKEN LASAGNA
INGREDIENTS:
3 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
6 uncooked lasagna noodles
1 cube chicken bouillon
1/4 C. Hot Water
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
2 C shredded mozzarella cheese
1 (26 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook lasagna noodles for 8 to 10 minutes, or until al dente. Drain, rinse with cold water, and set aside. Meanwhile, place the chicken in a saucepan with enough water to cover, and bring to a boil. Cook for 20 minutes, or until no longer pink and juices run clear. Remove from saucepan, and shred. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Dissolve the bouillon cube in hot water. In a large bowl, mix the chicken with the bouillon, cream cheese, and 1 cup mozzarella cheese. Spread 1/3 of spaghetti sauce in the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish. Cover with the chicken mixture, and top with 3 lasagna noodles; repeat. Top with remaining sauce, and sprinkle with remaining mozzarella cheese. Bake for 45 minutes in the preheated oven.
***NOTE*** Here's what I did.
INGREDIENTS:
3 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves 6 uncooked lasagna noodles
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
2 C shredded mozzarella cheese
1 1/2 C. Parmesan Cheese; shredded
1 (26 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce
1/2 Large Onion; chopped
1 Medium Red Bell Pepper; chopped
2 Containers Fresh Mushrooms
2 C. Fresh Spinach
I followed all directions above; except for the ones with the boullion cube and water. I mixed the Chicken with Cream Cheese, 1 C. Mozzarella Cheese and 1/2 C. Parmesan Cheese. I followed the layers, but added 1/2 the Onion, Red Pepper, Mushrooms and Spinach before placing the noodles on top. I then repeated the layers as directed. I topped with the Sauce, remaining Mozzarella Cheese and Parmesan Cheese before baking.
Here's how mine turned out:
It was really tasty. And I think that it would have been just too plain without the additional items I added in. The Spinach even cooked up nicely in it! I hope that you will give it a try and let me know how you liked it!
Mmmmm looks good! I'm not a huge lasagna fan either but I think I'm gonna give this a try (your recipe though!) Thanks!!!
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