Chicken Alfredo Lasagna Roll Ups
This chicken alfredo roll up recipe is a twist on a weeknight dinner that will have you wanting more. From the savory chicken, creamy alfredo, and spinach for color, its the perfect dish.
How to Make Alfredo Sauce
Alfredo sauce is so universal and it comes together with just a few ingredients. Its almost like a blank canvas. With some butter, garlic, heavy cream, and parmesan cheese, you can make this silky sauce yourself. The key is to simmer the sauce. If you cook it on too high of a heat, you run the risk of separating the milk fats and solids and essentially curdling your sauce.
Chicken Alfredo Lasagna Roll Ups
This chicken alfredo roll up recipe is a twist on a weeknight dinner that will have you wanting more. From the savory chicken, creamy alfredo, and spinach for color, its the perfect dish.
Ingredients
- 3 chicken breasts cubed
- 8 lasagna sheets
- 2 cups spinach
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1½ cup mozzarella cheese divided
- 1 cup ricotta cheese
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1 pinch parsley minced
- ⅛ cup cajun seasoning
- paprika, black pepper, complete seasoning to taste
Instructions
- Boil lasagna noodles according to packaging, set aside.
- To a bowl, season chicken with half of cajun seasoning, as well as complete seasoning, paprika, and black pepper. Heat a skillet to medium high heat and cook chicken thoroughly, while breaking into bite size pieces.
- Once chicken is thoroughly cooked, add spinach and fold. Allowing the residual heat to cook the spinach. Remove from heat and place into separate bowl.
- To that same bowl, add in ricotta cheese and season well.
- To the skillet, add minced garlic, and once fragrant add heavy cream and bring to a simmer. Do not boil your heavy cream. Keep heat to a medium low. Once heavy cream is simmering, add in remaining cheese and whisk until smooth. Season with cajun seasoning and complete seasoning.
- Take one lasagna sheet, put a thin layer of sauce, followed by some chicken and spinach mixture. Roll the lasagna sheet tightly so that none of the mixture falls out and set aside.
- To a baking dish, cover the bottom with alfredo sauce followed by your lasagna rolls. Cover lasagna rolls with sauce and top with mozzarella cheese. Garnish with parsley and bake at 375 for 15 minutes, or until cheese is melted.
- Allow to cool slightly, then enjoy,
