Some days call for food that hugs back. The kind of meal that feels indulgent, deeply comforting, and unapologetically cheesy - without demanding an entire afternoon in the kitchen. This one-pot spinach pesto chicken lasagna is exactly that dish.
It delivers everything you love about classic lasagna — tender pasta, rich sauce, and melted cheese — without layering, baking, or endless washing up. Everything happens in a single pot, right on the stovetop.
Ingredients That Do the Heavy Lifting
Juicy chicken, fragrant basil pesto, fresh spinach, and lasagna sheets come together in a way that feels far more luxurious than the effort involved. The pasta cooks directly in the sauce, soaking up flavour and thickening it naturally.
One Pot, No Fuss
Onion and garlic build the base, chicken adds depth, and pesto transforms stock into a creamy, aromatic sauce. Broken lasagna sheets slide straight into the pot, eliminating pre-boiling entirely.
Spinach wilts in at the end and mozzarella melts into a bubbling finish. Let it rest briefly, then serve straight from the pot.
🍃 One-Pot Spinach Pesto Chicken Lasagna
Creamy, cheesy, pesto-packed comfort food.
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 30 mins
- Servings: 4–6
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves
- 400 g chicken breast
- 200 g lasagna sheets
- 500 ml chicken stock
- 150 g basil pesto
- 150 g spinach
- 200 g mozzarella
- Salt & pepper
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a large, deep skillet or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the onion and sauté until softened (about 3 minutes).
- Add the garlic and tomato purée and cook for 1 minute until fragrant.
- Add the chicken pieces and cook until browned on all sides.
- Pour in the chopped tomatoes and add enough chicken stock to cover the chicken and coat the pan generously (this liquid will cook your pasta!).
- Stir in the pesto, season generously with salt and pepper, and bring the mixture to a simmer.
- Stir in the squares of fresh lasagne sheets. Reduce the heat to low, cover the pan, and let it simmer for 10–12 minutes until the pasta is tender and the sauce has thickened.
There you have it—a gourmet-tasting lasagna that didn’t require a culinary degree or a mountain of dishes. Whether you’re feeding a hungry family or just hiding from a long Monday with a fork and a dream, this one-pot wonder has your back.
Now, go forth and enjoy that extra free time you just saved - perhaps by contemplating why we ever bothered with the 12-layer version in the first place.
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