Chipotle Chicken Lasagna
Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at 8:06AM
Here’s a shocker. I had leftover chicken the other night and rather than making leftover “risotto” I changed it up a bit.
I wanted to make something that had a kick to it and this did! Personally I would have thrown another tablespoon of the chipotle puree in there, but there are some in this house who do not possess the palate or stomach for the spicy kick that the smokey fiery little pepper can deliver. The plain white sauce turns a great color from the chipotle puree. Everything is already cooked so you are just really heating it up and letting lasagna absorb all the all the yummy cheese sauce.
Makes 1 8x8 inch lasagna
Ingredients
2 cups chicken, cooked and shredded
2 cups (16oz) Jack cheese, cut into 1 inch cubes
3-cups béchamel sauce
4 oz butter
4 oz flour
3 cups whole milk
2-3 tablespoons chipotle pepper puree (see notes below)
12 no cook lasagna sheets
Grated cheese for top (optional)
Preheat oven to 375°F.
Make the béchamel sauce. Melt butter in a medium saucepan. Add flour and whisk until a paste forms. Cook roux for 2 minutes. Slowly whisk milk into roux. Continue whisking until sauce is thick and smooth, about 5 minutes. Add cheese and stir until melted. Take out 1 cup of sauce and reserve. Whisk chipotle puree into remaining sauce. Add chicken and stir to combine.
Assemble lasagna. Oil ovenproof lasagna dish. Spread a little of the cheese mixture on the bottom. Layer bottom of pan with three pasta sheets. Spread with chicken mixture and top with three more pasta sheets.
Continue for 4 layers pressing each layer down as you go. Pour reserved white sauce on top of lasagna sprinkle with grated cheese. Cover with foil and bake for 35 minutes. Remove foil for last 10 minutes. Let rest 15minutes before cutting.
It’s All Delicious Notes: To make chipotle puree just process a can of chipotle peppers in adobo sauce in a food processor until smooth. The puree will keep a few weeks in the fridge thanks to the vinegar in the peppers.
Reader Comments (2)
A different take on lasagna! I like it already =)
Making this wonderful dish this coming weekend! I printed it off for my office buddies too! Thanks again, Sally!