Photo: Lily Banse
Chicken & Pesto lasagne
23 ingredients
Serves 6
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A fantastic recipe for entertaining, simple but delicious!
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
1030
Calories
75g
Protein
49g
Fat
73g
Carbs
Counts 19 of 23 ingredients — the other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 19 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Ricotta Cheese | 1/2 cup (124g) part-skim | 174 |
| Chicken | 100g cooked | 165 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Cheese | 1 oz (28g) cheddar | 113 |
| Parmesan Cheese | 1 oz (28g) | 110 |
| Cherry | 1 cup (138g) | 87 |
| Artichoke | 1 medium (128g) | 60 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Bacon | 1 slice cooked (8g) | 43 |
| Asparagus | 6 spears (90g) | 27 |
| Wine | 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) | 25 |
| Tomato | 1 medium (123g) | 22 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Spinach | 1 cup raw (30g) | 7 |
| Clove | 1 tsp ground (2g) | 7 |
| Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Olive | 1 large (4g) | 4 |
| Basil | 5 leaves fresh (2.5g) | 1 |
| Topping | not in our table | 0 |
| Sauce | not in our table | 0 |
| Salad | not in our table | 0 |
| Meat | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 1 pack skinless, boneless chicken thighs
- 1 pack lardons, or streaky bacon
- 1 pack lasagne sheets (any colour)
- 1 Jar Green pesto
- 2 tubs ricotta cheese (For topping)
- Grated Parmesan cheese
- 2-3 Courgettes, cut lengthways into thin slices
- 1-2 bunches asparagus spears
- 1 large bag of spinach, washed
- 2-3 cloves of garlic, crushed
- 1 large red onion, finely chopped
- 2 tbsp white wine
- 1 handful fresh basil, chopped
- N.B- If ricotta is unavailable, use a basic cheese sauce as the topping and use a good melting cheese to finish it off like mozarella.
- For the salad:
- Mixed leaves (strong flavoured)
- Artichokes (from a jar)
- Green Olives
- Roasted red peppers (from a jar)
- Cherry tomatoes
- olive oil & lemon juice to dress
- Toasted ciabatta rubbed with garlic to serve.
- This dish is also delicious as a vegetarian lasagne, just leave out the meat!
Directions
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By bbcgoodfood ·
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