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Meat Recipes
Recipe Name
Chicken, Courgette and Butternut Squash Lasagne
Difficulty
Easy
Preparation Time
00:15
Cooking Time
00:30
Total Time
00:45
Serves
6-8
Introduction
There is nothing more satisfying than adding a modern and healthy twist to a classic dish.
Ingredients
- 6Chicken breasts, sliced thinly
- 2Large courgettes
- 1Butternut squash
- 9gPaprika
- 10 - 14Lasagne sheets
- 300gGrated cheese
- to tasteSalt and pepper
- 120gPlain flour, sieved
- 120gButter
- 3gEnglish mustard
- 1 litreMilk
- 200mlDouble cream
- 1/2Whole nutmeg, ground
Method
- Step 1To make the sauce: Heat the milk in a pan, and in a separate pan, carefully heat the butter without browning it.
- Step 2Stir the flour into the butter stirring continuously for 2-3 minutes on a medium heat.
- Step 3 The flour should be a golden colour.
- Step 4Next, use a ladle to add a little of the heated milk to the butter/flour mixture stirring continuously until the milk has been combined.
- Step 5Continue until all of the milk has been added.
- Step 6Stir in the cream, mustard and nutmeg then check the seasoning and remove the pan from the heat.
- Step 7To make the lasagne: Spiralize the courgettes and sweet potatoes with the Spiral slice blade. Cut the ribbons into 5-6 cm pieces.
- Step 8Build up your lasagne in layers. Start with a little bechamel sauce in the bottom of an over proof tray.
- Step 9Place a layer of lasagne sheets over that followed by a layer of chicken, butternut squash, courgette and more sauce and sprinkle with paprika.
- Step 10Then add another layer of lasagne sheets followed by the chicken, and continue in this way until the chicken, butternut squash and courgette have been used up.
- Step 11The top layer should consist of a layer of lasagne sheets and bechamel sauce, sprinkled with the cheese.
- Step 12Cook in an oven on 175ºC for 30-35 minutes until the chicken is thoroughly cooked.
- Step 13Toms Tip: For a vegetarian option, try halloumi to replace the chicken.
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