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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.
Oh my gosh Lindsay, this looks ah-may-zing! Chicken and caesar is always a good combo! I think my hubby may have a new favorite dinner too!
Oh my goodness. My mouth is watering, and I’m pretty sure my stomach just growled even though I just ate breakfast. . . . This. Looks. PERFECT!!
Also – my prayers are with your loved ones in Cebu. Have you heard anything?
THank you Sara! The kids are all safe and CSC didn’t sustain any damage to facilities or anything. But I know others in Cebu who are without water and power, and last I heard some areas that were hit hardest were still unreachable, so it’s hard to know how bad the damage was. Thanks so much for your prayers.
Hi, very cool your blog, but one question, what you doing with all the food that you cook?
Freezing, taking to work for lunch, sharing with friends. 🙂
This is so so so so sos ososososoososos up my alley facehole.
You get me.
I’ve been obsessing over Caesar salads lately too! Never would have thought to give lasagna a Caesar-twist! Genius! Looks delicious!
This dish does look amazing, but I just wanted to post and say I am thinking of you and your friends in the Philippines today. Praying they are okay.
Thank you Meagan! That means so much! It sounds like initial reports and better than they were expecting, so we’re really thankful. Hopefully it stays that way!
Oh yum, that sauce looks so white and creamy!
I came here to tell you that you, and all the adorable little kids and friends you made in Cebu, have been in my thoughts all morning. And then I find this delicious recipe that will for sure be making it’s way to our dinner table soon!
But, really though, a big hug from us in International Falls (okay, okay, Chubbs wanted to throw in a lick too! 😉 )
Thank you Crystal! I couldn’t sleep last night… I was really worried about the typhoon. But it sounds like initial reports are looking better than expected! Thanks again!
I love how cheesy and delicious this dish looks!! Also, as someone who is pretty much obsessed with all things Caesar, I’m pretty sure I’d be in love with this dish!
I’ve been obsessed with all things Caesar lately! I’ve got to make this!
Jump on the train girl.
Well this just sounds like a match made in heaven! I love lasagna with caesar salad on the side. Can’t wait to try it.
Ooh! I’ve been craving lasagna a lot lately. Could I use homemade or other dressing? I live in the Netherlands.
I have never made my own Caesar dressing before, but here’s a recipe that looks good: https://www.onceuponachef.com/recipes/caesar-salad-dressing.html
This sounds great – I never thought about putting caesar dressing in lasagna! Thanks for sharing.
Um, YES! I think this might need to be one of my first wifey meals to make now that I’m married!
OH my! I cannot wait to try this!!!! I am excited 🙂
Oh, Lindsay! This is a stroke of genius! What a totally brilliant, mouth-watering creation! I absolutely love lasagna, love caesar salad … ditto kale and sun-dried tomatoes! I need this in my life, no doubt!!! 😀
Did you go to Serious Pie in Seattle?! We stayed across the street from the restaurant and it was delish!
I say the following having just finished my third helping of our own creamy-pasta-bake dinner: I would eat half this pan right now. This recipe has my number. Love it!
(PS – glad to read your comment above about CSC…continuing to pray for the rest of the nation as they recover!)
Caesar salad; it gets me every time, especially when you make the dressing from scratch and add lots of amazing parmiagiano!
Gorgeous!! I have to give this one a try! I love all things Caesar and pasta!
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!
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.
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)
Is your orphanage ok?
Leigh
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!