Sausage Lasagna Recipe with Cajun Chicken and Alfredo Sauce
Sometime back, I took a trip to New Orleans. While doing the tourist self-walking tour of that beautiful city, I stumbled upon a quaint little hole-in-the-wall restaurant. The place was deserted, being that it was a couple of hours before the dinner rush. And that I had been walking for hours with a friend. We were starving, so we made our way in and boy was I glad we did.
Now, I don’t like to order lasagna or spaghetti or really any pasta dish in restaurants because I typically can make most of it at home and pasta is stupidly cheap. I don’t get my money’s worth with a full plate of pasta for $20. But I am saying it right now for a second time. I am so glad I did. I ordered a cajun style lasagna with one half of the slice covered in a homemade pasta sauce and the other in a rich white Alfredo sauce.
Many years later, I spent some time recreating one of my most favorite lasagnas that I could find nowhere else. And I think I have gotten pretty close. This is pretty involved lasagna with Andouille sausage, bite-sized chicken, spaghetti sauce, and homemade Alfredo sauce. I like to make my cajun spice mix but you can easily purchase your favorite variety for this recipe.
Cost to make this recipe.
As lasagnas go, this one doesn’t do too bad on the price points. Your cheeses, creams, chicken and sausages are going to be the culprits in racking up the grocery bill for this meal. I came to about $23 or a little over $2 per serving size, all depending on how big of portions you cut for yourself, of course.
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Cajun Chicken & Sausage Lasagna
Ingredients
Lasagna
- 12 whole lasagne noodles …[$2.00]
- 1 lb. Andouille sausage diced…[$4.25]
- 1 lb. chicken breast diced…[$4.00]
- 2 tsp Cajun seasoning …[$0.22]
- 3 cloves garlic minced…[$0.33]
- 1 large onion chopped…[$0.35]
- 3 cups mozzarella cheese shredded…[$3.75]
- 1 quart spaghetti pasta sauce …[$1.25]
- ⅛ tsp. dry basil …[$0.05]
- ⅛ tsp. dry oregano …[$0.05]
Alfredo Sauce
- 1 stick unsalted butter …[$1.00]
- 1 pint heavy cream …[$2.30]
- 2 oz. cream cheese …[$0.50]
- ¼ cup white granulated sugar …[$0.07]
- 1 tsp. garlic powder …[$0.05]
- ½ cup fresh Parmesan cheese …[$2.25]
- ½ tsp. black pepper …[$0.46]
Instructions
Lasagna
- Boil lasagna noodles. Cook noodles al dente, or firm to the touch. They will rip if the noodles are too soft.
- Cut the garlic, onion, and Andouille sausage into small pieces and set aside.
- Cut chicken breast into small pieces and toss in Cajun seasonings. Cook seasoned chicken in skillet along with chopped onion and garlic. Set aside after all has cooked.
- For Alfredo sauce, melt butter in saucepan over medium heat. Add heavy cream, garlic powder, black pepper, and sugar. Stir and simmer for about 15 minutes. Add parmesan cheese and cream cheese to mixture and stir often to make sure cheeses melt properly.
Layer 1
- Prepare layers: Smear spaghetti sauce (a few tablespoons) on bottom of 9×13 pan then 3 lasagna noodles. Next, smear spaghetti sauce (a few tablespoons) over noodles. Sprinkle half chicken mixture and 1 cup of mozzarella cheese.
- Next a new layer is 3 lasagna noodles then smearing a few tablespoons of Alfredo sauce. Sprinkle half Andouillé sausage and mozzarella cheese.
- Repeat layers by alternating chicken with spaghetti sauce with Andouille sausage with Alfredo sauce with three noodles in between the layers.
- Sprinkle remaining mozzarella cheese, basil and oregano on very top of the last noodles and bake covered for one hour at 350 °F. Once cooked, let lasagna set for about 15 minutes otherwise it will fall apart when you cut into it.
- Pour extra Alfredo and spaghetti sauce on top of each piece of lasagna before serving.
Cajun Chicken & Sausage Lasagna
Ingredients
Lasagna
- 12 whole lasagna noodles, …[$2.00]
- 1 lb. Andouille sausage, diced…[$4.25]
- 1 lb. chicken breast, diced…[$4.00]
- 2 tsp. Cajun/Creole seasoning, …[$0.22]
- 3 cloves garlic, minced…[$0.33]
- 1 large onion, chopped…[$0.35]
- 3 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded…[$3.75]
- 1 quart spaghetti sauce, …[$1.25]
- ⅛ tsp. dry basil, …[$0.05]
- ⅛ tsp. dry oregano, …[$0.05]
Alfredo Sauce
- 1 stick unsalted butter, …[$1.00]
- 1 pint heavy cream, …[$2.30]
- 2 oz. cream cheese, …[$0.50]
- ¼ cup white granulated sugar, …[$0.07]
- 1 tsp. garlic powder, …[$0.05]
- ½ cup Parmesan cheese, …[$2.25]
- ½ tsp. black pepper, …[$0.46]
Instructions
Lasagna
- Boil 12 whole lasagna noodles. Cook noodles al dente, or firm to the touch. They will rip if the noodles are too soft.
- Cut the 3 cloves garlic, 1 large onion, and 1 lb. Andouille sausage into small pieces and set aside.
- Cut 1 lb. chicken breast into small pieces and toss in 2 tsp. Cajun/Creole seasoning Cook seasoned chicken in skillet along with chopped onion and garlic. Set aside after all has cooked.
Alfredo Sauce
- Melt 1 stick unsalted butter in sauce pan over medium heat. Add 1 pint heavy cream, 1 tsp. garlic powder, ½ tsp. black pepper, and ¼ cup white granulated sugar. Stir and simmer for about 15 minutes.
- Add ½ cup Parmesan cheese and 2 oz. cream cheese to mixture and stir often to make sure cheeses melt properly.
Layer 1
- Prepare layers: Smear few tablespoons of 1 quart spaghetti sauce on bottom of 9×13 pan then 3 lasagna noodles. Next, smear more 1 quart spaghetti sauce over noodles. Sprinkle half chicken mixture and 1 cup of the 3 cups mozzarella cheese.
- Add a new layer of 3 lasagna noodles then smearing a few tablespoons of Alfredo sauce. Sprinkle half Andouillé sausage and mozzarella cheese. Repeat layers by alternating chicken with spaghetti sauce with Andouille sausage with Alfredo sauce with three noodles in between the layers.
- Sprinkle remaining 3 cups mozzarella cheese, ⅛ tsp. dry basil and ⅛ tsp. dry oregano on top of the last noodles and bake covered for one hour at 350 °F.
- Once cooked, let lasagna set for about 15 minutes otherwise it will fall apart when you cut into it. Pour extra Alfredo and spaghetti sauce on top of each piece of lasagna before serving.