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Great recipe. I made 4 of them to give away and got rave reviews from everyone! Wouldn’t change a thing. Thank you!
Lori
This post is sponsored by Marzetti® and Sway.
My husband has a new favorite meal.
It starts with Chicken Caesar and it ends with Lasagna, with layers of creamy spinach, sun dried tomatoes, and Mozzarella in between, and it is deeelish.
When we were in Seattle a few weekends ago, Bjork and I went out to a pizza place and ordered a Caeser salad to share. Only as an appetizer before each eating our own full-size wood fired pizza, so don’t go thinking we’re a shared-salad-as-an-entree kinda couple, alright? Sheesh. Mid-bite into the crunchy romaine and creamy dressing and Parmesan and buttery crouton wonderfulness, my food spirit lifted up and away, straight to salad heaven.
Caesar salad is SO good. I guess I had, um, forgotten. There are so many superdelicious foods in this world, you know? Like, how can a girl ever keep up?
So when we came back home, I was inspired to make a Caesar something. Enter this chicken caesar lasagna. I had all the ingredients I needed to make a lasagna, like no-boil noodles, cheese, chicken in the freezer, and the yummy Marzetti® Simply Dressed Caesar dressing, and so Creamy Chicken Caesar Lasagna began and it felt so right.
Guess what? I love veggie lasagna, so this did not come away without a few handfuls of fresh baby kale sneak-ed in there (spinach would work, too!) and sun dried tomatoes. I think the somewhere between the creamy sauce and the cheese and the chicken, the veggies became a little more tasty for the man of the house because Bjork told me today: “I thought it was going to be a veggie lasagna, but YES! CHICKEN!” Apparently he didn’t notice the layer of green and red vegs in the 2.43 seconds it took him to inhale the first piece.
This one just works for everyone. Some kale and sun dried tomatoes to please the veggie lover, some chicken to satisfy the protein-needer, some creamy Caesar and homemade sauce and melted cheese for every person in the world who loves lasagna.
And that’s how this weeknight dinner ended with us all living happily ever after.
Creamy Chicken Caesar Lasagna
- Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
- Yield: 12–15 1x
Description
Chicken Caesar Lasagna! A classic favorite but made with your favorite chicken caesar ingredients. Super simple for an easy dinner!
Ingredients
For the sauce
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 4 ounces light cream cheese
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- ground black pepper to taste
- 1/2 cup Marzetti Simply Dressed Caesar Dressing
- 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
For the lasagna
- 9 lasagna noodles
- 3 cups cooked, shredded chicken
- 3 cups Mozzarella cheese
- 3 cups chopped spinach or kale
- 1/2 cup sun dried tomatoes packed in oil
Instructions
- Melt the butter over medium high heat. Stir in the flour and cook for 2-3 minutes. Add the milk, a little bit at a time, until the mixture is smooth and creamy. Whisk in the cream cheese, Parmesan, and Caesar dressing until smooth and creamy. Taste and adjust as necessary.
- Cook the lasagna noodles according to package directions. Add the chicken to the sauce mixture and keep over medium low heat.
- Grease a 9×13 pan and preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Cover with 3 lasagna noodles. Top with 1/2 the chicken mixture, 1 1/2 cups kale, 1/4 cup sundried tomatoes, and 1 cup mozzarella. Cover with 3 more noodles. Repeat layers, ending with another layer of noodles and the remaining 1 cup cheese.
- Bake for 30 minutes covered with greased foil. Remove the foil and bake for another 5-10 minutes to brown the cheese. Let stand for 10 minutes before cutting.
Notes
You can also divide this into more layers – just cook a few extra noodles and spread the filling out a bit more over 3 or 4 layers instead of just 2. You can also use the oven-ready noodles that don’t require boiling. However, I found it helpful to add a few tablespoons of water to the dish before baking if you do use them.
- Prep Time: 30 mins
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Category: Dinner
- Cuisine: Italian
Keywords: chicken caesar lasagna, chicken lasagna, caesar lasagna
This yummy post was sponsored by Marzetti® and Sway.
Made this last night! Absolutely delicious! I used a rotisserie chicken so this was extremely simple to make!
Hi – I made this for a crowd and it was delish! I would like to make it again, but wondering if I can freeze some of it after baking? thank you
Great recipe. I made 4 of them to give away and got rave reviews from everyone! Wouldn’t change a thing. Thank you!
So happy to hear that, Lori!
I had this lasagna at a church dinner and it was amazing! I’ve decided to make it for Christmas Eve along with another traditional lasagna. I was wondering if I could make and assemble this and freeze it and pull it out Christmas eve morning to cook that evening. Do you think that would work? How do you think the cream sauce and spinach would freeze?
We haven’t tried freezing this so can’t really say! But we agree – freezing the cream sauce might cause the consistency to get a little weird. 😬
I’m practically drooling over this mouth watering Lasagna. I could do this during one of the weekends when I’m just at home. But I’m more excited eating this.
Can you please post the nutrition information for this recipe? I don’t see it here. Thank you!
I made this dish for dinner last night and it was delicious…think I am going to eat some for breakfast
Glad to hear that Star!
Just had this tonight and everyone loved it. Looking forward to making it again, possibly with seafood next time.
I’m making this for the second time tonight. My kid does not like sauces (def not Caesar) and doesn’t like spinach – but lo, she gobbled this up when I made it for the first time, and requested it again! Thanks!
so funny! Thanks for the comment Stacey!
Hi!
Just wanted to let you know I appreciate and love your recipe! It was a hit with my family. I adapted it and provided credit to you here: http://www.iliketocookstuff.com/food/creamy-caesar-chicken-lasagna-recipe/
Thanks a bunch!
Made this tonight for my family and it was so good! Everyone loved the creamy, ceasar taste with the spinach and sun dried tomatoes! Will definitely made this dish again!
Yummy! Thanks Whitney!
Tried and true, this lasagna was delish! Love love love your blog. Not sure what’s better, the photos or actual recipes themselves. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Angela!
We’re trying this tonight. I made my own Caesar dressing for it because dressings sold in the store are full of chemicals and are very unhealthy. Is this entire blog sponsored?
When I do occasional posts that are sponsored by a particular brand, they should be clearly noted as “sponsored”.
We had this tonight and it was delicious! Thanks for another yummy recipe!
Thanks Kim!
I’m currently living in Greece, my family came to visit, and we loved this! It served 6 of us with extras. So good and simple!
I am not sure if everyone in Honolulu saw this post, but I went to a few different stores and they were all out of this the particular flavor of the Marzetti® brand of dressings. However, I do not give up easily and I will find it somewhere – this lasagna must be made. And soon. 🙂
Caesar in lasagna – GENIUS!
I made this for dinner tonight, and OMG it is to die for! Great recipe!
I followed this recipe exactly and it turned out horrible. 🙁
Two of my favorite foods in one creamy dish! Yum.
I’m so sorry to hear about the Philippines going through yet another disaster. I’m glad to hear that Cebu wasn’t impacted as badly but I’m sure it’s still so painful for you to hear about these disasters. I’m thinking of you today!
Is your orphanage ok?
Leigh
you kill me because I think we have the exact same tastes, whether it’s healthy or confort food. I don’t think there is a single recipe on your blog I’m not dying to try. And now I’m hungry (I mean THOSE LASAGNAS LOOK SO DELICIOUS IT HURTS!! :P)
Great combo, so creative. I would have never thought to join two of my favorite things lasagna and Ceasar chicken! Gotta try this one soon.
This looks delish! I just made a big batch of caesar dressing and was wondering what else to do with it. Lasagna is a great idea and looks so ooey gooey and cheesy. Yum!