Chicken & Bacon Lasagne

Chicken & Bacon Lasagne

An alternative to traditional lasagne with chicken, bacon and red pepper.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 3

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  1. Preheat the oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6.
  2. Season the chicken with salt & pepper and fry with garlic until the chicken is cooked but not browned. Set to one side.
  3. Fry the bacon & onion and once the onion is soft add the mushroom, pepper and cooked chicken. Add enough tomato puree to coat the chicken, then stir in the tomatoes. Add thyme & basil to taste, season and bring the sauce to the boil. Lower the heat and simmer with the lid on for 15-20 minutes until the sauce starts to thicken.
  4. Remove the lid and sprinkle in the stock cube. Simmer until the sauce has thickened further.
  5. To make the bechamel sauce:

    Put the milk in a saucepan with the bay leaf and bring to a simmer. Strain into a jug and rinse the pan out. Put the pan back on the heat and gently melt the butter, stir in the flour (use a wooden spoon or mini whisk) and cook for 1 minute, don't let the butter or flour brown at all. Take the pan off the heat and add the milk in 3 stages. At each stage beat or whisk the milk into the flour until it is completely smooth.

  6. Once the flour is all in, bring the mixture back up to a simmer, stirring all the time to stop any lumps forming. Once the mixture looks as if it won't thicken any more, simmer it for 5 minutes, stirring/whisking now and then, until it looks really glossy. If you do have a few lumps, just strain the lot through a sieve.
  7. But a layer of the chicken sauce into an overproof dish. Add a layer of lasagne, then 1/2 the bechamel sauce. Repeat this again and top with cheese.
  8. Bake in the oven for 30 mins until the cheese has gone golden. Leave to cool for 5 mins before serving.
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  • Binder photo amber

    17 May 2009

    amber commented on this recipe

    there is no mention of bacon in the list of ingredients, also isn't a bit cheaty to use a jar of sauce??

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  • Binder photo Dean

    22 May 2009

    Dean commented on this recipe

    Woops, thanks for that. And yes it is a bit of a cheat!

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  • Binder photo Dean

    24 May 2009

    Dean rated this recipe

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  • Binder photo Rach S

    30 May 2009

    Rach S rated and commented on this recipe

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    this went down really well in my house, cheated though and used a jar of white sauce as I'm useless at making bechamel. Definately going to be a regular on the menu

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  • Binder photo pam

    23 June 2009

    pam commented on this recipe

    Must wear my glasses when reading recipes I didn't see the mention of jar sauce and did it without it turned out well anyway I did on the other hand see the bacon in the list of ingredients I made my own bechamel and the whole thing was really tasty you could argue that it would be tasty with or without the cheese.

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  • Binder photo pam

    23 June 2009

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  • Binder photo Sharon Harris

    08 August 2009

    Sharon Harris commented on this recipe

    Slightly confused by Ambers comments. There is bacon on the list and no mention of a jar of sauce. I thought it was really yummy and anyway what is wrong with cheating and using a jar of sauce?

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  • Binder photo susiebrown

    27 October 2009

    susiebrown commented on this recipe

    I didn't see mushrooms in the ingredient list. Totally agree that using a jar is not a cheat, especially for the bechamel! Good recipe, will be a favourite in our house from now on.

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  • Binder photo debz

    11 November 2009

    debz commented on this recipe

    hi there........stage 2 of the bechamel sauce....... it says once the flour is all in.......is it meant to say......once the milk is all in??????........hoping to try this tonight....sounds lovely :-)

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  • Binder photo ellepm

    04 January 2010

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  • Binder photo recipes

    19 August 2010

    recipes rated and commented on this recipe

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    Loved this, so much better than normal mince/bolognese sauce. Used a basic white sauce with cheese on top

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  • Binder photo Wendy

    30 September 2010

    Wendy commented on this recipe

    Odd - I can read the bacon in the ingredients - and the instructions!

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  • Binder photo Wendy

    30 September 2010

    Wendy commented on this recipe

    Odd - I can read the bacon in the ingredients - and the instructions!

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  • Binder photo retro75

    05 December 2010

    retro75 rated and commented on this recipe

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    PERFECTION! PUT THIS ON YOUR "MUST MAKE" LIST TODAY! Easy to make with clear instruction with one exception the list of ingredients does NOT show MUSHROOMS whilst the recipe uses mushrooms in step 2! I added about 300g chestnuts and it worked ovely. I think the mushroom really just bulks out if using chestnut or similar plain variety. The entire family were almost literally licking the plates after this one!

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  • Binder photo jessica stewart

    12 March 2011

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  • Binder photo ChefAnnna

    12 April 2011

    ChefAnnna rated and commented on this recipe

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    This is soooo niceeeeee! I didn't use bacon as I had none, but it was absolutely fine without!! Thank you for sharing recipe!

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  • Binder photo recipes

    13 April 2011

    recipes commented on this recipe

    I really like this, as it seems much lighter than a traditional bolognese lasagne. Don't bother with bacon or mushrooms though

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  • Binder photo joannie

    26 August 2011

    joannie commented on this recipe

    Just made this tonight, think I made mistake of putting too much salt in when cooking chicken with garlic initially, on learning curve at moment with cooking and never know how much seasoning to use, tend to overdo it, apart from that absolutely fab x

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  • Binder photo Marie

    08 September 2011

    Marie rated and commented on this recipe

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    A great recipe as an alternative to traditional lasagne.

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  • Binder photo Mica

    30 October 2011

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Serves 3

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