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Chicken Cordon Bleu Lasagna
4.5 from 105 votes

Chicken Cordon Bleu Lasagna

Chicken Cordon Bleu Lasagna layers tender cooked chicken, chopped ham, and Swiss cheese within cooked lasagna noodles, all enveloped in a creamy cheese sauce made from butter, cream cheese, and milk. The cheese sauce simmers until thickened, combining with the chicken and ham to provide a rich and smooth texture. A crunchy breadcrumb topping with Italian seasoning finishes the dish in the oven, adding contrast to the creamy layers beneath.

Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
35 mins
Servings: 8 servings
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: French

Ingredients

  • 1 lasagna noodles 8 ounce package, about 9 noodles
  • 1/2 /2 cup butter (1 stick)
  • 1 cream cheese 8 ounce package, softened
  • 1/2 /2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 /2 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1/4 /4 teaspoon black pepper ground
  • 2 cups swiss cheese shredded, divided
  • 1 3/4 /4 cups milk warm
  • 2 1/2 /2 cups chicken rotisserie, diced
  • 8 ounces ham deli, chopped
  • 1/2 /2 cup bread crumbs
  • 1 Italian seasoning pinch, or to taste

Instructions

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  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
  2. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook lasagna noodles in the boiling water until cooked through but firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain.
  3. Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat and stir in cream cheese into hot butter until it begins to melt, about 5 minutes. It might look strange here! Don't worry. This is normal. Season with salt, onion powder, and black pepper. Whisk warm milk gradually into cream cheese until smooth; make sure to do it slowly. Stir in 1 1/2 cups of Swiss cheese.
  4. Bring the sauce to a simmer, whisking continually until cheese has melted and sauce has thickened, about 5 to 10 minutes. Remove mixture from heat.
  5. Spread a thin layer of cheese sauce onto the bottom of a 9x9-inch baking dish.
  6. Arrange 1/3 of the lasagna noodles over the sauce (3 noodles for me). You can tear them to fit as needed. Spread half the cooked chicken and half the ham over the noodles. Pour 1 cup sauce over chicken and ham. Repeat layers starting with half the remaining lasagna noodles, remaining chicken, remaining ham, and 1 more cup of cheese sauce. Finish by layering remaining lasagna noodles, remaining sauce, remaining 1/2 cup Swiss cheese, and bread crumbs; sprinkle top with Italian seasoning. Cover dish tightly with aluminum foil.
  7. Bake in the preheated oven until casserole is bubbling, about 25 minutes. Remove foil and continue to bake until crumbs are browned, about 10 more minutes. Let casserole stand 10 minutes before serving.