There are days when I look through my fridge, cupboards, and freezer and find all sorts of random food items, bits and pieces of saved things that do not seem to go together in any appropriate fashion. In order to eliminate waste and to avoid grocery shopping, I try to mix up something creative with these items and create something spectacular (which sometimes does or doesn't happen). This happened to me last night.
Random Food Items
Half a box of lasagna noodles
2 Frozen chicken breasts
Frozen bag of purple cauliflower
1/4 bottle of Imagine Moore gratitude
Tupperware full of random blocks of Yancey Fancy cheese
Magical Dish- Creamy Lasagna!
In a pot of salted water, cook lasagna noodles.
In a large skillet, saute an onion in a bit of olive oil. Chop up chicken bits and cook until browned. Add chopped up purple cauliflower and 1/4 cup of white wine, salt and pepper to taste. Steam cauliflower til tender.
Drain lasagna noodles. In pot, melt 1 Tbl of butter and saute a few cloves of garlic. I added a ice cube size hunk of pesto (another random freezer item) but you could add dried basil if you choose. Add 1/2 cup of milk (if you have cream or half&half, this would prob be more delish). Bring to a simmer. Add 3 Tbl of flour. Cook til thickened. Add some shredded cheese to sauce. Add chicken/cauliflower mixture.
Layer noodles, CreamyCC mix and shredded cheese about 3 times in that fabulous order. Bake at 350 for about 20-30 minutes or until bubbly and browned on top. Serve with the rest of that leftover wine.
...and you know what they say, "Lasagna is always better as leftovers." This is true. I'm eating the leftovers right now.
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