1 stick butter
10 oz cream cheese (1 brick + 2 oz cream cheese)
1 tablespoon garlic salt (I used The Spice house brand)
1/2 cup heavy cream
1-2 tablespoons fresh chopped parsley
1-2 tablespoons fresh chopped basil
In a saucepan, melt butter.
Add cream cheese and whisk to melt until smooth.
Add garlic salt and stir in heavy cream.
Allow to boil for 1-2 minutes until heated through.
Stir in fresh herbs and toss with pasta.... or use in a lasagna as I did below:
Chicken Veggie Alfredo Lasagna
original Joelen recipe
(to use up random ingredients on hand)
original Joelen recipe
(to use up random ingredients on hand)
1 cooked chicken breast, sliced
1 small yellow squash, halved lengthwise and sliced into half moons
1 small zucchini, halved lengthwise and sliced into half moons
1 cup sliced white button mushrooms
1 cup shredded colby jack cheese
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
9 lasagna pasta sheets (dry)
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a baking dish, spread 1-2 tablespoons of prepared alfredo sauce.
- Place a layer of 3 dry lasagna pasta sheets.
- Top with half of the chicken, squash, zucchini and mushrooms.
- Sprinkle with half of the cheeses.
- Place another layer of 3 dry lasagna pasta sheets.
- Spread enough prepared alfredo sauce over pasta sheets to cover.
- Top with remaining chicken, squash, zucchini and mushrooms.
- Sprinkle with half of the remaining cheeses.
- Place top layer of 3 dry lasagna pasta sheets.
- Spread enough prepared alfredo sauce over pasta sheets to cover.
- Sprinkle with remaining cheeses.
- Bake in preheated oven for 45-50 minutes until pasta is cooked and cheese is golden brown & bubbly.
Great recipe - thanks for sharing! It looks mighty tasty!
ReplyDeleteI love a good "white" lasagna.
ReplyDeletemmm, that looks delicious!!
ReplyDeleteThis looks wonderful! I think "white" lasagna is so underrated!
ReplyDeletewow alfredo is my fav...
ReplyDeleteThis sounds delicious. I have never made a lasagna with white sauce but it sounds like I need to!
ReplyDeleteI'm a huge fan of veggie lasagna. Very good.
ReplyDeleteThat looks excellent! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI love this idea. It looks so good! I'm going to have to give this one a try. I've actually never made a white lasagna so this will be the first!
ReplyDeleteThis looks great. I love vegetable lasagnas. Good way to use up your leftovers!
ReplyDeleteMmmm this looks and sounds so creamy and delicious!
ReplyDeleteYum! It's funny how the best-tasting things can be the stuff that uses up the leftovers from the fridge!
ReplyDeleteHi Joelen
ReplyDeleteHow many pounds was your chicken breast and how did you cook it to incorporate it into this dish.