Chicken And Italian Sausage Alfredo Lasagna

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 tablespoons olive oil (divided)
• 2 garlic cloves (divided)
• 1 yellow onion, chopped (divided about 1 cup total)
• 2 boneless chicken breasts, skinless, cut into bite sized pieces
• 1 lb mild italian bulk sausage
• 1 teaspoon paprika (smoked or regular)
• 2 tablespoons dried italian seasoning (divided)
• 9 -12 lasagna noodles (not oven-ready or no-boil)
• 1 quart heavy whipping cream
• 3 1/2 cups parmesan cheese, divided
• 16 ounces ricotta cheese
• 1 egg
• 15 ounces mozzarella cheese

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 – makes 1 13×9′ pan.
• 2 in a frying pan on medium heat add 1 t olive oil. when heated, add 1 clove garlic and half of the chopped onions and cook until translucent (about 2 minutes). add chicken, bulk sausage, 1 tsp italian seasoning, and paprika. cook until meat is cooked thoroughly.
• 3 meanwhile, cook lasagna noodles according to package directions. drain and set aside in single layer so they don’t stick together.
• 4 in a small bowl combine ricotta cheese, egg, and 1 t italian seasoning – set aside.
• 5 in a saucepan over medium heat – use remaining olive oil (1t), 1 clove garlic, and remaining onions. heat until translucent. add heavy whipping cream. when warmed, add 2-1/2 cups shredded parmesan. cook stirring constantly until cheese melts but do not allow to boil – turn the heat down if it gets too warm.
• 6 assembly: put a thin layer of sauce on the bottom of your 13×9′ pan. top with enough noodles for a single layer. i use wide-lasagna noodles so it takes 3 to do each layer for a total of 9 noodles.
• 7 top the noodles with 1/2 of the ricotta cheese mixture.
• 8 add 1/2 of the meat.
• 9 add 1/3 of the mozzarella cheese and sprinkle with scant tsp italian seasoning.
• 10 repeat and finish with sauce, reserved parmesan, mozzarella, and sprinkle with scant tsp of italian seasoning.
• 11 bake at 375 degrees for 45 minutes. if the top starts to brown too much, cover in foil. remove from oven and let sit 15 minutes before cutting.