I love a good white lasagna, there’s just something so fun about taking a classic and turning it on its head. I like to pack this recipe full of melty cheese and round it out with a little bit of heat courtesy of red pepper flakes. Is your mouth watering yet?
What Is White Lasagna?
I’m sure we’re all familiar with the more traditional style of lasagna, one with rich hearty red sauce and lots of beef. White lasagna however is an equally stick to your ribs dish that uses a butter and cream based white sauce and perfectly tender chicken instead. We’re still layering on that delicious ricotta on perfectly al dente mafalda pasta.
What Is Mafalda Pasta?
If you’re unfamiliar with this style of pasta, I don’t blame you – I mean it’s not exactly common. This style almost looks like shrunken down lasagna sheets which means they’ll be totally twirlable when incorporated into your dish. I promise you’ll be able to find them at your local grocery store but if not any small shaped pasta will work just fine.
Ingredients
Butter – Unsalted as we want to control the sodium content of our dish. Onion – Chopped up, be sure to look for something that cooks down well like white or yellow onion. Garlic – Use as much or little as you like. Mushrooms – Cleaned and chopped, cremini or button will work perfectly for this dish. Spices – Italian seasoning and red pepper flakes. Flour – The thickening agent of our white sauce. Broth – Low sodium chicken broth as we want to control our salt. Milk – Any fat percentage you’d like. Pasta – I used mafalda pasta today. Cheese – We’re loading up this dish with ricotta, mozzarella, and Parmesan. Believe me you’ll want all three! Spinach – Fresh spinach is what I used today, feel free to use frozen if you’d like but be sure to drain it before incorporating. Chicken – Breasts cooked and shredded. Feel free to use skinless boneless thigh if you’d prefer. Seasoning – Salt and pepper. Parsley – Fresh and chopped up fine to be sprinkled on top as garnish.
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Other Additions
Consider this recipe a nice blank canvas for whatever you’d like to use up in your fridge. I promise the flavors are so divine that any thing you can think to add will only make the dish even more stellar!
Leftovers
Properly cool the lasagna before storing it, so that it will freeze and store evenly. It will stay fresh for 3 – 5 days in an airtight container in the fridge. Frozen lasagna will last for 2 – 3 months, just be sure to allow to thaw fully in the fridge before re heating.
More Delicious Lasagna Recipes To Try:
Chicken Lasagna alla Bolognese Zucchini Lasagna Taco Lasagna One Pot Hamburger Helper Lasagna Lasagna Soup Skillet Lasagna Lasagna Roll-ups Buffalo Chicken Lasagna Instant Pot Lasagna Vegetable Lasagna
