Chicken & Asparagus Lasagna

CHICKEN & ASPARAGUS LASAGNA

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INGREDIENTS:
4 lbs. Fresh asparagus
1 lb. Butter
2 C. Flour
2 C. Chablis
4 tsp. Lemon Zest
2 C. Half and Half
2 C. Milk
16 oz. Ricotta Cheese
8 whole Eggs
1 box Lasagna Noodles
9 boneless skinless Chicken Breasts, cooked
1 lb. Mozzarella Cheese
1 lb. Parmesan Cheese

DIRECTIONS:
Roast asparagus in a small amount of olive oil in oven at
400 degrees for 15 minutes. Make the white sauce with the
next six ingredients. Mix eggs, and Ricotta cheese together,
and add this to the white sauce. Cook lasagna noodles as
directed on package, and coat the noodles with sauce, and
lay in a 9 by 13 inch casserole that has been coated with
nonstick spray. Chop chicken and asparagus, spread over the
noodles, sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. One layer of noodles
and repeat. Top with noodles, sauce and mozzarella cheese.
Cook at 400 degrees for 30 minutes. Serve after casserole
has sat for 15 minutes. Toping of red sauce and sprinkle
with Parmesan cheese.

MARINARA SAUCE:
1 large onion, chopped fine
1 carrot, grated
1/2 C. Butter
5 ripe Roma Tomatoes, quartered
1/4 C. chopped Fresh Basil Leaves
1 tsp. Salt
1 tsp. Black Pepper
1 to 1 tsp. Sugar
2 C. Chicken Stock

SAUCE DIRECTIONS:
In a quart sauce pan saute onions and carrots in butter.
Stir in tomatoes, basil, salt, pepper, and sugar. Cover and
simmer for 15 minutes. Puree in blender until smooth. Return
to saucepan, and chicken stock and reheat.

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