Ingredients:
1/2 C Butter or margarine
1/2 C Flour
1/2 t Salt
1/2 t Basil,dried leaf
3 C Chicken broth from Simmered
2 1/2 C Chicken from Simmered Chick
1 Egg,lightly beaten
2 C Cottage cheese,creamed
1/2 lb Lasagne noodles,cooked/drain
1 pk Spinach,frozen,thawed/draine
1/4 lb Mozzarella cheese,thin slice
1/4 C Parmesan cheese,grated
SIMMERED CHICKEN
1 Chicken,broiler-fryer
2 1/2 C Water
1 Onion,small,sliced
2 Celery tops
1 Bay leaf
1 t Salt
1/4 t Pepper
Melt butter in a large; blend in flour, salt and basil. Stir in chicken broth; cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and comes to a boil. Remove from heat; add chicken. Mix beaten egg into cottage cheese. Lightly grease a 13x9x2-inch baking dish. 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. Repeat the layering; end with the last third of the chicken mixture. Top with Parmesan cheese. Bake in preheated 375F. oven 45 minutes. Remove from oven; let stand 10 minutes before cutting into squares.
*** SIMMERED CHICKEN ***
Put chicken in a kettle; add water and remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil and cook until done.
last updated 8/1/00