White Chicken Lasagna Soup

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + cornstarch

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

mozzarella cheese

🥗Healthier: part-skim mozzarella

💰Cheaper: cheddar cheese

Part-skim mozzarella is lower in fat, while cheddar is often more affordable.

chicken breast

🥗Healthier: turkey breast

💰Cheaper: canned chicken

Turkey is leaner, while canned chicken offers a cost-effective protein option.

Parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated Pecorino

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free, while Pecorino is often less expensive.

Cut the chicken breasts in half to make them thinner.

Cover the chicken with plastic wrap and pound them out to be thinner.

Season both sides of the chicken with homemade basil garlic salt, Italian seasoning, and fresh cracked black pepper.

Add olive oil to a Dutch oven and sear the chicken breasts until they have a tiny sear, not fully cooked.

Remove the chicken from the pot and set aside.

Dice 2 onions finely and add them to the Dutch oven to sauté.

Add more olive oil and pats of butter to the pot with the onions.

Mince a whole head of garlic and add it to the onions to sauté for a couple of minutes.

Sprinkle flour into the pot to start making a roux and stir to cook out the flour taste.

Pour in 5 to 6 cups of chicken broth and season with basil garlic salt, red pepper flakes, and additional Italian seasoning as it comes to a boil.

Add the seared chicken breasts back into the pot and let them cook for about 8 to 10 minutes.

Remove the chicken after about 8 minutes, shred it with two forks, and return it to the pot.

Break lasagna noodles into pieces and add them to the soup, stirring to ensure they are submerged in the liquid.

Add drained sundried tomatoes to the pot.

Once the noodles are almost al dente, add heavy cream and chopped baby spinach, stirring until the spinach wilts slightly.

Stir in grated Parmesan cheese and serve.

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