My Fail-Proof Smoky Chicken Lasagna: The Easiest Recipe I’ve Ever Developed

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I’ll be honest, the first time I made lasagna, I didn’t use enough sauce. I ended up with “crunchy” pasta sheets that were basically crackers hidden in cheese. It was heartbreaking! The Trick: Make sure your red sauce is a bit “liquidy”—the pasta sheets will soak up that moisture in the oven to become perfectly tender. Also, let the lasagna rest for 10 minutes after baking. If you cut it immediately, it will just slide apart into a delicious (but messy) soup. To make a Smoky Chicken Lasagna without an oven, we use a “Stovetop” method with a heavy-bottomed pan and a charcoal smoke technique to get that authentic barbecue aroma.

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Fozia Siraj

Smoky Chicken Lasagna Without Oven Recipe

Smoky BBQ chicken lasagna the ultimate comfort food. Extra creamy white sauce smoky chicken lasagna (one-pan style)

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Prep Time 40 minutes mins

Cook Time 45 minutes mins

Servings: 5

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: Italian

Calories: 2900

Ingredients Equipment Method Video

Ingredients

  

• Prepare Chicken:
• Chicken tikka masala 3 tbs
• Adrak lehsan paste Ginger garlic paste ½ tbs
• Lemon juice 3 & ½ tbs
• Chicken fillet 350g
• Cooking oil 2-3 tbs
• Coal for smoke
• Prepare Red Sauce:
• Cooking oil 2-3 tbs
• Pyaz Onion chopped 2 medium
• Lehsan Garlic chopped 1 & ½ tbs
• Tomato puree 1 & ½ Cup
• Namak Salt ½ tsp or to taste
• Zeera powder Cumin powder 1 tsp
• Kali mirch powder Black pepper powder ½ tsp
• Lal mirch Red chilli crushed 1 tsp
• Chicken powder 1 tsp optional
• Dried oregano 1 & ½ tsp
• Water ½ Cup or as required
• Prepare White Sauce: 02:09
• Makhan Butter 2 tbs
• Maida All-purpose flour 2 tbs
• Doodh Milk 1 & ½ Cup
• Kali mirch powder Black pepper powder ½ tsp
• Chicken powder 1 & ½ tsp Substitute: Chicken Cube 1
• Dried oregano 1 tsp
• Namak Salt ¼ tsp or to taste
• Assembling:
• Lasagna sheets as required boiled until 3/4th done
• Cheddar cheese grated
• Mozzarella cheese grated
• Shimla mirch Capsicum julienne
• Pyaz Onion sliced
• Dried oregano
• Lal mirch Red chilli crushed
• Namak Salt 1 pack

Equipment

• 1 Pan ( large ) To boil the lasagna sheets in salted water.
• 1 skillet To sauté the marinated chicken and provide the "charcoal smoke".
• 1 saucepan To cook the Red Sauce, then cleaned (or a second saucepan) to make the White Sauce.

Method

 

1. Prepare Chicken:
2. In a bowl,add chicken tikka masala,ginger garlic paste,lemon juice and whisk well.
3. Add chicken fillets and mix well,cover & marinate for 15 minutes.
4. On grill pan,add cooking oil,marinated fillets & grill until done (6-8 minutes each side) and keep turning sides in between.
5. Give charcoal smoke for 2 minutes.
6. Let it cool.
7. Chop coarsely with the help of knife & set aside.
8. Prepare Red Sauce:
9. In a saucepan,add cooking oil,onion & mix well.
10. Add garlic,mix well and sauté until onions are translucent.
11. Add tomato puree & mix well.
12. Add salt,cumin powder,black pepper powder,red chilli crushed,chicken powder,dried oregano & mix well.
13. Add water & mix well,cover & cook on low flame for 5-6 minutes & set aside.
14. Prepare White Sauce:
15. In a saucepan,add butter & let it melt.
16. Add all-purpose flour & whisk well for a minute.
17. Add milk & whisk well.
18. Add black pepper powder,chicken powder,dried oregano,salt,mix well & cook until thickens (2-3 minutes) & set aside.
19. Assembling:
20. In a baking dish,add & spread prepared red sauce,place lasagna sheets then add & spread red sauce.
21. Add chicken,spread prepared white sauce,cheddar cheese,mozzarella cheese,capsicum,onion & dried oregano.
22. Add lasagna sheets,red sauce,smoky chicken,white sauce,lasagna sheets,red sauce,cheddar cheese,mozzarella cheese,sprinkle dried & red chilli crushed on top. Baking in Pot:
23. In pot,add 1 pack of salt,place steamer rack/wire rack (minimum 2“high) and preheat on medium flame for 15 minutes.
24. Place prepared lasagna,cover and bake on medium flame for 12-15 minutes.
25. Baking in Oven:
26. Bake in preheated oven at 180 C for 20-25 minutes. -Cut in slices & serve!

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