Chicken and Ricotta Lasagne
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Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Italian
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Serves: 6
 
Ingredients
  • 375 g of lasagna sheets
  • 2 tablespoons of olive oil
  • 1 onion
  • 1 clove of garlic
  • 500 grams of minced chicken
  • 800g of crushed tomatoes
  • 5 tablespoons of tomato paste
  • salt to taste
  • ½ teaspoon of sugar
  • 1 teaspoon of mixed herbs
  • 1 cup of water
  • 500 grams of ricotta cheese
  • 250grams of mozzarella cheese
  • ½ cup of parmesan cheese
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 200 degrees celsius.
  2. Cook onion and garlic in the olive oil over a gentle heat until sot and translucent.
  3. Add the chicken mince and turn up to a medium heat and cook until browned.
  4. Add the tomato paste and the tomatoes.
  5. Season to taste with salt and add in the sugar, herbs and water. Stir thoroughly and simmer for 20 minutes.
  6. Assemble the lasagna in a large dish by adding ½ cup of sauce on the base, then covering with pasta sheets.
  7. Add another sauce layer, then ¼ of the ricotta, ¼ of the parmesan, and ¼ of the mozzarella.
  8. Repeat with pasta, sauce and cheese until all the layers are complete and you finish with the cheese layer on top.
  9. Cover with foil and cook for 35 minutes.
  10. Remove foil and cook for another 10 minutes.
  11. Let it stand before serving.
Recipe by eatmystreet at https://www.eatmystreet.net/2016/08/14/chicken-ricotta-lasagne/