Butter chicken lasagna
Break the rules with this fusion of flavours!
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Why limit yourself to just one fan-favourite food when you can whip up the ultimate combination of two popular dishes? Chef Devan Rajkumar is here to show us how to make one of his favourites — butter chicken lasagna. This very unique fusion mashup is where India meets Italy! Get creative, use up some leftovers, and enjoy the flavours of the world with this simple savoury recipe (any time of the year!).
Ingredients
2
pounds ground chicken
580
ml Just Sauce Butter Chicken Sauce
580
ml Just Sauce Marinara
2
cups mozzarella, shredded
1/2
cup parmesan, grated
1
cup ricotta
1
cup basil leaves
1
tsp chili flakes
360
grams lasagna sheets (fresh pasta)
2
tsp olive oil
salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
Method
- Place a large sauté pan on medium heat. Add olive oil, ground chicken, salt, pepper, chili flakes and sauté until golden brown. Then stir in butter chicken sauce and remove from heat.
- Pre-heat oven to 375°F.
- In a 9 x 13 baking dish, spread a thin layer of marinara sauce then cover with a layer of fresh pasta.
- Add an even layer of butter chicken sauce, top with cheese and cover with another layer of fresh pasta.
- Add ricotta, basil leaves and another layer of lasagna sheets.
- Repeat step 4.
- Add marinara sauce, remaining mozzarella cheese and top with parmesan.
- Cover lasagna with one sheet of parchment paper and then with foil. Bake in the center of the oven for 45 minutes.
- Remove lasagna from the oven, turn on broiler, remove foil and parchment, and broil top of lasagna until golden brown.
- Allow lasagna to cool for 15-20 minutes prior to serving.