1/2 cup butter or margarine
1/2 cup flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp basil,dried leaf
3 cup chicken broth from simmered+
2 1/2 cup chicken from simmered chick+
1 egg,lightly beaten
2 cup cottage cheese,creamed
1/2 lb lasagne noodles,cooked/drain
1 package spinach,frozen,thawed/draine
1/4 lb mozzarella cheese,thin slice
1/4 cup parmesan cheese,grated
SIMMERED CHICKEN
1 chicken,broiler-fryer
2 1/2 cup water
1 onion,small,sliced
2 celery tops
1 bay leaf
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
Directions
1. Melt butter in a large; blend in flour, salt and basil.
2. Stir in chicken broth; cook, stirring constantly, until mixture
thickens and comes to a boil.
3. Remove from heat; add chicken.
4. Mix beaten egg into cottage cheese.
5. Lightly grease a 13x9x2-inch baking dish.
6. Place a third of the chicken mixture in the bottom of the dish;
top with half the noodles, half the cottage cheese mixture, half the
spinach and half the mozzarella cheese.
7. Repeat the layering; end with the last third of the chicken
mixture.
8. Top with Parmesan cheese.
9. Bake in preheated 375'F. oven 45 minutes.
10. Remove from oven; let stand 10 minutes before cutting into
squares.
*** SIMMERED CHICKEN ***
1. Put chicken in a kettle; add water and remaining ingredients.
2. Bring to a boil.
3. Cover tightly; reduce heat and simmer 1 hour, or until tender.
4. Remove from heat; strain broth.
5. Refrigerate chicken and broth at once.
6. When chicken is cool, remove meat from bones; cut into small cubes.
Servings: 6 servings
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Categories: Chicken; Italian; Pasta; Poultry
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