We love pasta dishes in our house. Noodles just seem to disappear off everyone’s plates! The kids preference is noodles with butter and grated parmesan cheese. Curly, the four year old, likes white sauce and not red. The twins like red and white sauce on pasta and tend to get super messy when eating it!
I decided to create a lasagna the four year old would eat. I knew it had to have white sauce to make her happy. With leftover chicken in hand I just needed a vegetable to add color, texture and flavor. I decided spinach would be fun! So this is how I made Gluten Free Chicken Alfredo Lasagna.
What You Need:
2 cups chopped cooked chicken – I used rotisserie
2 jars of GF alfredo sauce – I used Classico
Salt and pepper
Garlic powder
1 box GF lasagna noodles – uncooked – I used De Boles
2 cups mozzarella cheese
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
2 cups chopped thawed spinach
1 cup Parmesan cheese shredded
How To Make It
Heat oven to 350 degrees. In one bowl mix together the chopped chicken, seasoning and 1.5 jars of the alfredo sauce. In a second bowl mix together the mozzarella and grated Parmesan cheese. Take a 9 x 12 casserole dish and create your layers: 1/4 jar of alfredo sauce, GF noodles, chicken and sauce mix, spinach, cheese mix, noodles and repeat. For the top layer spread the rest of the sauce from the jar and 1 cup of shredded Parmesan cheese. Cover with foil and cook for 50 minutes.
This came out super tasty! The four year old liked it but wasn’t a fan of the spinach so she ate around it. Oh well, I tried! It even tasted great heated up the next day for lunch. This ones a keeper!
*UPDATE*
I have found that adding a cup of cottage cheese to the cheese mixture adds some rocking flavor and texture. So add some cottage cheese if you want to take it to the next level!
Enjoy!
Post linked to Gluten Free Wednesdays.
try chopping the spinach up fine and mixing it with the alfredo sauce! That is how I have sneaked a veggie in when making white pizza! Thanks for the idea, can’t wait to try!